Jaguars could ride roller-coaster season right into playoffs

In a head-scratching league, Jack Del Rio's up-and-down, under-the-radar Jacksonville Jaguars might be the most puzzling.

For starters, they've been outscored 273-225, yet currently hold the sixth seed in the AFC.

They've lost 41-0 at Seattle, which is 5-7. They've lost 30-13 at Tennessee, which is 5-7. And they've lost 20-3 at San Francisco, which is 5-7.

Yet here they are at 7-5 and in pretty good shape if they beat the Dolphins at home on Sunday.

Yes, the Jaguars play the Colts (12-0) next week and the Patriots (7-5) the following week. But if they beat the Dolphins (6-6) on Sunday and the pitiful Browns (1-11) in Cleveland during the season finale, the worst Jack's gang could finish is 9-7.

And that would be good enough to get in the playoffs unless the Jets, Steelers or Ravens win out to finish 10-6.

Vikings planning for Moore The way Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme has played this season, it's not a good thing the Vikings probably won't face him when they travel to Carolina next week.

If Moore finishes out the regular season as the starter, he will face a lineup of opposing QBs that includes Tom Brady on Sunday, Brett Favre next week, Eli Manning and the Giants in Week 16 and Drew Brees and the Saints in Week 17. Brady, Favre and Manning each have won Super Bowls, and Brees' team is 12-0 this year.

"I feel I can't get star-struck, if you will," Moore told reporters. "They're good football players, but I've just got to worry about me, worry about the decisions I'm making, the offense and kind of go with it like that."

Worst-to-first again With the Saints having already clinched the NFC South, the NFL has now had a record seven consecutive years with at least one team going from last in a division one year to first the next year.

It has happened 32 times in NFL history, including 15 times this decade.

Bengals' historic turnaround With a victory over the Vikings on Sunday, the Bengals would tie the record for largest increase in victories through 13 games from one season to the next.