NFL - Week Sixteen Review

There will be some new (different) teams in the NFL Playoffs this season and that became official last weekend when the Kansas City Chiefs knocked off the visiting Tennessee Titans, 34-14 to clinch the AFC West for the first time in seven years.
The Chiefs win, coupled with San Diego's surprising 34-20 loss at Cincinnati gave the division crown to the Chiefs, who are 10-5 while San Diego at 8-7, will miss the playoffs for the first time in five years.
Kansas City QB Matt Cassel passed for three scores and 314 yards in the win.
The Bengals shocked the Chargers as Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week, Bengals' QB Carson Palmer threw four touchdown passes on 16-for-21 passing for 269 yards against the NFL's top overall and top pass defense.
In the NFC, the Chicago Bears (11-4) further solidified their own legitimacy for a first round bye by beating the New York Jets, 38-34 at Soldier Field.
Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler passed for 215 yards and had three touchdown passes to go along with a touchdown run as well.
The St. Louis Rams, a 1-15 team a year ago, came a step closer to winning the NFC West by knocking out the San Francisco 49ers, 25-17 behind a touchdown run by Steven Jackson and a TD pass from Sam Bradford (28 of 37 passing for 292 yards).
The 49ers, who are a disappointing 5-10 this season, fired Head Coach Mike Singletary (pictured above right), following the game. Meanwhile, the Rams are 7-8 and can win the division with a victory at Seattle in the season finale.
The Green Bay Packers (9-6) kept their playoff hopes alive with a 45-17 trouncing of the fading New York Giants. Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers threw four TD passes and had 404 yards in the win. The Giants (9-6) lost for the second straight week as quarterback Eli Manning was intercepted four times in the loss.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers also kept slim playoff hopes intact with a 38-15 beatdown of the visiting Seattle Seahawks.
The Bucs (9-6) were led by quarterback Josh Freeman, who had 237 yards passing and five touchdown passes in the rout.
The Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff spot with a 20-10 win at Cleveland.
Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Steelers also sealed a spot for the post-season with a 27-3 win against the visiting Carolina Panthers last Thursday night.
Both the Steelers and Ravens are 11-4 and battling for the AFC North title, which the Steelers currently lead via tie breakers.
New England continued to roll with a 34-3 beating against the host Buffalo Bills. The Patriots are 13-2 and have home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Quarterback Tom Brady had just 140 yards passing, but threw for three touchdowns in the win.
The Indianapolis Colts won at Oakland, 31-26 behind Peyton Manning's three touchdown passes to move one full game ahead of Jacksonville in the AFC South.
The Jacksonville Jaguars (8-7) saw their playoff hopes seriously damaged with a home loss in overtime against Washington, 20-17. Redskins kicker Graham Gano kicked a 31-yard field goal for the win.
Detroit won a second straight road game by beating Miami, 34-27. Lions' QB Shaun Hill had two TD passes and 222 yards in the third consecutive win for the Lions (5-10).
Denver beat Houston, 24-23 as Tim Tebow earned his first win as a starting quarterback. Tebow threw a TD pass and passed for 308 yards in addition to scoring the winning touchdown on a six-yard run with three minutes left in the game.
The Monday Night Football game saw the New Orleans Saints travel to Atlanta and snap the Falcons' eight game win streak, with a 17-14 victory.
Saints' QB Drew Brees threw a TD pass to offset a pair of interceptions, including one that was taken back for a score and Pierre Thomas scored on a two-yard run.
Both the Saints (11-4) and Falcons (12-3) have clinched playoff spots in the NFC.
The game that was postponed due to the huge blizzard on the East coast until Tuesday night between Minnesota and Philadelphia proved to be a huge turn of events as far as the NFC playoff picture is concerned.
The Vikings stunned the host Eagles, 24-14 as rookie QB Joe Webb ran for a score and passed for another to lead the way for the Vikings (6-9).
The Eagles (10-5) blew a chance to qualify as the number-two seed and a first round bye in the NFC playoffs with the setback. Philadelphia is locked in as the number-three seed and will play either Green Bay, Tampa Bay or the New York Giants in the "Wild Card" round of the playoffs.