Cowboys 23 Right now the Redskins are as red hot as their quarterback: Kirk Cousins broke single-season franchise records in passing yards (4,166), total TDs (34), and became the first ‘Skins QB to throw a TD in all 16 games since the league switched to a 16-game schedule. Methinks Captain Kirk is about to beam up a lot of money…especially if he outduels Aaron Rodgers in a playoff game. Meanwhile, it couldn’t be worse for Dallas: They posted their worst record in 26 years, they’re getting trolled by scrub they cut in-season, and a college team has more wins in their building than they do. I sincerely hope they never change a thing. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Bengals 24 I would describe Baltimore’s season as disappointing, stunning, and excruciating. John Harbaugh apparently thinks otherwise. He might be right; by simply getting healthy and making good use of the 6th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Ravens could actually be better off in the long run. Think 1996-97 San Antonio Spurs. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images)
Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images
Giants 30 Can you really say Tom Coughlin is “riding off into the sunset” when his Giants posted three straight losing seasons for the first time since 1978-80? Yes, Philly ended the season with a win…but can you really feel like a winner when Sam Bradford (65%) breaks Mark Sanchez’s franchise completion percentage record amid reports that your former coach literally ruined Christmas? (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Browns 12 What a dichotomy: Mike Tomlin led Pittsburgh to their 28th playoff berth since 1970 (the most by any NFL team since the AFL-NFL merger), while Cleveland fired Mike Pettine after just 10 wins in two seasons. Tomlin is only the 3rd man to coach the Steelers since 1970, and the Browns are making their 5th coaching change since 2008. To put that in perspective, the rest of the AFC North has made exactly zero coaching changes during that span. The names will change in Cleveland but the results will stay the same. (Getty Images/Jason Miller)
Getty Images/Jason Miller
Bills 22 Rex Ryan’s Bills aren’t going to the playoffs and he made sure his old team wasn’t going either. At least the Jets have a great WR tandem: Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall extended their NFL record by each catching a TD in nine games this season. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
AP Photo/Bill Wippert
Stephen Ross actually said this. Without any sarcasm. pic.twitter.com/UQa9Pxd9oI
— Kup (@AKuperstein) January 4, 2016
Falcons 17 A week after Sean Payton said he’s not leaving New Orleans, Drew Brees says he’s staying in the Crescent City too. Much like the situation unfolding for Big Blue in New York, it’s time for the Saints to turn the page on their golden era. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images
Texans 30 Jacksonville actually had a shot at winning the division a month ago … and promptly closed out the season with three straight losses. The future is bright though; Blake Bortles made positive strides and Allen Robinson became just the 4th player in NFL history to post 1,400 receiving yards in his age-22-or-younger season. And Houston has a problem. Yes, they closed out the season with a 7-2 record to win their division … but they’ll host the hottest team in the league as a reward. J.J. Watt will need to score to make up for the Alex Smith-Brian Hoyer disparity. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith
Colts 30 Tennessee is on the clock for the 2016 NFL Draft and Indy’s about to clean house a few months after being a chic Super Bowl pick. Just another banner year for the AFC South … (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Bears 20 There’s uncertainty in Detroit but this much is for sure: I had fun with Jim Bob Cooter this year, I want more Cooter next year, and I’m not alone in that sentiment. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Cam's shoe game: 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/rehByQ3e03
— NFL (@NFL) January 4, 2016
Broncos 27 Peyton Manning was a backup for the first time since Sept. 24, 1994 (when he backed up Todd Helton as a Tennessee freshman) … but he finished the game to (barely) help Denver clinch home-field advantage. If Manning wins a second championship, it’ll be same way he won his first: as a game-manager riding a hot defense. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
Chiefs 23 Charles Woodson’s career has come full circle in so many ways … his career ended where it literally began and Oakland posted their 13th straight nonwinning season. It really is too bad he won’t be around for their anticipated turnaround in 2016. Meanwhile, Kansas City became the 10th team since the 1970 merger to win at least their final 10 games — which is so much more amazing considering they lost their best offensive weapon during a 1-5 start. Don’t count out the Chiefs in a wide open AFC. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
AP Photo/Ed Zurga
Cardinals 6 Russell Wilson is the first player in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards and 30 TDs and rush for 500 yards in a season, and The Legion of Boom appears to be back. Nobody wants to see Seattle right now. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images
49ers 19 Jim Tomsula is one and done, Mike Holmgren wants next and Jim Harbaugh is straight trolling his old team. Yet this free-falling San Fran squad still managed to keep Jeff Fisher right where he belongs. It sucks to be either of these teams right now. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
AP Photo/Tony Avelar
Packers 13 Great news Minnesota! You have the league’s leading rusher (again) and shook off years of intimidation to win the NFC North for the first time since 2009! Your reward is hosting the same team that just beat you 38-7 in Week 13. Enjoy! There’s very little for Green Bay to enjoy right now … their 6-0 start has evaporated into a 10-6 finish, and they’ve lost all of their division home games for the first time since 1968. At this point, it’s hard not to see a wild card loss to the red hot (and well rested) Redskins as anything less than a mercy killing. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images
