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With only the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens left to battle it out for the AFC North title, all but one of the spots in the NFL playoff field are set.
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks will receive byes into the second round as the top seeds in the AFC and NFC, respectively, while the rest of the field will play in the wild-card round next Saturday through Monday. Two wild-card games are set for Saturday, three for Sunday and one on Monday night. The schedule for those games will be released Sunday night.
Here’s a look at the matchups:
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The overheard of the day at MetLife Stadium?
“There goes the No. 2 pick.”
As New York Giants running back Devin Singletary rushed 6 yards into the end zone for a game-sealing touchdown in the final minutes of Sunday’s 34-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys, that quip was made by a passerby in the bowels of the stadium. However, it might as well have been a collective exclamation from Giants nation as the prospect of the No. 1 or No. 2 pick went up in smoke with a victory that had the franchise closing out the season at 4-13.
The season is over, and the Indianapolis Colts needed to make a change. Instead, they’re running it back.
The team announced Sunday, shortly after losing its season finale and falling to 8-9, that it intends to keep Chris Ballard in place as general manager. Shane Steichen will also return as the team’s head coach. The Steichen aspect of the announcement makes some sense, but bringing back Ballard is tough to explain — though team principal owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon will try in a news conference scheduled for Monday.
The Colts didn’t need more of the same. They needed a new voice calling the shots, and a new vision to chart a path toward a more promising future than the one they’ve had in nearly a decade of mediocrity under Ballard.
The Indianapolis Colts are retaining general manager Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen, the team announced hours after the Colts lost their season finale against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Ballard will now be brought back for a 10th season after going 70-78-1 through his first nine, with no AFC South titles and just two playoff appearances. Steichen, meanwhile, will return for a fourth season after going 25-26 in his first three years, none of which included a playoff appearance.
“That’s not for me to decide,” Steichen said after Sunday’s loss when asked if he was worried about his future. “What I will say is that I love this team, I love this organization. I love this city. Love the fans.”