{"id":2143054,"date":"2024-01-08T01:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T06:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/playoff-picture-takes-shape-packers-and-steelers-join-the-mix\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T01:23:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T06:23:29","slug":"playoff-picture-takes-shape-packers-and-steelers-join-the-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/playoff-picture-takes-shape-packers-and-steelers-join-the-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers and Steelers enter playoff picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplayoff-picture-takes-shape-packers-and-steelers-join-the-mix%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2143054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>January 7, 2024 \u2013 11:48 PM EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed (11) makes a catch past Chicago\u2063 Bears safety Eddie Jackson (4) during the first quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 The National \u200dFootball League playoff picture came into sharper focus on Sunday as the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers,\u2064 Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh \u2062Steelers kept their respective seasons and Super Bowl hopes alive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The final day of the\u2062 18-week regular season began with 11 teams vying for the final four of 14 playoff spots available across the American Football Conference and \u200dNational Football Conference, with four of the eight division \u2062titles up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Houston, who closed out their regular season with a win on Saturday, clinched the AFC South title for the first time since \u20622019 and the conference\u2019s \u200bfourth seed thanks to the Jacksonville \u200cJaguars\u2019 surprise loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Houston, led by standout rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, will\u2063 host the Cleveland Browns next week when the playoffs begin.<\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville loss also\u2063 sent the\u2062 Bills and Steelers, who kept their playoff hopes alive with a \u200dwin over the \u200dBaltimore Ravens on Saturday, into the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay, in their first\u200c season \u200cwithout\u2063 record-setting quarterback Tom Brady, beat the Carolina Panthers 9-0 to secure their third consecutive NFC South title \u2064and fourth consecutive playoff appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers enter the postseason as the NFC\u2019s fourth seed and will host last year\u2019s Super Bowl\u2063 runner-up, the Philadelphia Eagles, in their playoff\u200d opener.<\/p>\n<p>The final playoff spot\u200b went to Green Bay, \u200bwhose 17-9 \u2064win over the Chicago Bears ended the playoff hopes of the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys had already secured a playoff berth but with their 38-10 rout of the Washington\u200c Commanders on Sunday also locked up the NFC East \u2064title and\u2063 will host their playoff opener against the Packers.<\/p>\n<p>The AFC\u2019s Baltimore Ravens and NFC\u2019s San Francisco 49ers, who\u2062 last week secured\u2063 their respective conference\u2019s top seed \u2013 giving them a bye and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/week-five-college-football-recap-major-upsets-alabama-and-georgia-dominate\/\" title=\"Week Five College Football Recap: Major Upsets, Alabama and Georgia Dominate\">home-field advantage<\/a> for the postseason \u2013 will face the lowest-seeded team remaining in the Divisional Round.<\/p>\n<p>A crucial prime-time clash between Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins was defined by\u2063 a 21-14 win for the Bills, putting them at the top of the AFC \u200cEast division \u200blate on Sunday and securing a fourth consecutive AFC East title.<\/p>\n<p>Miami\u2019s loss meant they\u200d drop to the sixth seed and open the playoffs against the third seed and\u200c defending Super\u2062 Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Frank Pingue \u2063in Toronto; 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Led by standout rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, Houston will host the Cleveland\u200d Browns in the playoffs next week.<\/p>\n<p>The loss by Jacksonville also\u2063 secured playoff spots for the Bills and Steelers, who kept their \u200dhopes alive with a win over the \u200dBaltimore Ravens on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay, playing in their first season without record-setting quarterback Tom Brady,\u200d secured their third\u2063 consecutive \u2063NFC South title and \u2064fourth consecutive playoff appearance by \u200ddefeating the Carolina Panthers 9-0. They enter the postseason as the NFC&#8217;s fourth \u200bseed and will host the Philadelphia Eagles in\u200d their playoff opener.<\/p>\n<p>The final playoff spot \u200cwent to Green Bay, as their win over \u200dthe Chicago Bears ended the playoff hopes of the Seattle Seahawks and \u2063New Orleans Saints. 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