One weekend remaining.
So much to be decided.
For those 12 teams eliminated from contention, so much to lament, especially if they're in the NFC, which has five 7-8 teams in position for a ticket to the playoffs.
And so many questions. Will this be the final game for Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre? Or for New York Giants running back Tiki Barber? Both players' teams have a shot at the playoffs, with Barber having vowed to retire whenever the season ends and Favre still uncertain about his future. Similarly, longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott, whose team no longer is in the hunt, again is weighing retirement.
This much is certain: Nine — the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys in the NFC and the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots in the AFC — are assured of berths.
Still alive, in order of conference seeding: the Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars from the AFC, and the Giants, Packers, Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons from the NFC.
In Philadelphia, the Eagles have won four games in a row and are looking to lock up the NFC East title by beating the Falcons, who've lost their last two and are floundering.
"I just know that it doesn't matter in the NFC right now," Eagles coach Andy Reid says. "It doesn't matter if a team comes off a loss or a win. It is obvious by all these records. You better flat get your mind right to play, and that's the important thing. I'm not worried about all that other stuff."
Also at stake is AFC home-field advantage. San Diego gets it with a win vs. the Arizona Cardinals, but Baltimore would snatch it with a win vs. the Buffalo Bills coupled with a Chargers loss. The Bears have clinched NFC home field.