The New England Patriots have clinched the AFC East title thanks to a loss by the Buffalo Bills in Week 17 and a win by the Pats over the New York Jets. The Patriots are a great team, but the Denver Broncos match up nicely with them, so Denver might want to face the Pats at some point.

The relationship between football fans in Cleveland and Baltimore has been a fraught one, to say the least. For one day, they were on the same side. The Ravens are still alive for the postseason after their 41-24 victory at Green Bay on Saturday night and Cleveland's 13-6 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.

To make a trip to the playoffs official, all Houston needs to do is win one of its last two regular season games. Granted, neither a trip to face the surging Chargers, who likely still have some bad memories of their last duel,

Is there a College Football Playoff game today? Full schedule, times, TV channels to watch bowl games this weekend originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. With Christmas come and gone, we're deep into college football bowl season as the New Year approaches.

No. 8 Alabama kicked off the first-round weekend Friday with a bang, erasing a 17-0 deficit to stun No. 9 Oklahoma 34-24. The first road win in College Football Playoff history earned the Crimson Tide a date with No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.

The Raiders have multiple NFL Draft prospects to watch this weekend, as the College Football Playoff is finally here.

Seattle and San Francisco will decide the NFC West in Week 18. Check our NFL odds series for the Seahawks-49ers prediction and pick.