FOCUS ON FIVE STORY LINES

1 Losers can be winners sometimes Carolina at Atlanta

No team in the NFC South will have a winning record, but the winner of this game claims the division title and a home playoff game. The Vikings never beat a team with a winning record this season, but they will have beaten a playoff team.

2 A lot on the line Detroit at Green Bay

The Lions and the Packers are playing for the NFC North title and a first-round playoff bye. The loser will be the No. 6 seed and face an uphill playoff battle. Aaron Rodgers seeks to rebound from the debacle in Buffalo.

3 Trying to sneak in the back door Jacksonville at Houston

The Texans must win and hope Baltimore and San Diego lose to make the playoffs. If that happens, does J.J. Watt's MVP candidacy get a big boost?

4 Two teams, only one spot San Diego at Kansas City

The Chiefs can make the playoffs as well, but they need to win and have Baltimore and Houston lose. The Chargers are in with a victory.

5 Sinking faster than the Titanic Arizona at San Francisco

The playoff-bound Cardinals are a train wreck after losing their top two quarterbacks, but they can clinch a first-round bye with a victory and a loss by Seattle, which plays host to St. Louis.