The one big mystery comes down to the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — the NFC South division winner — as both teams have essentially a 50-50 chance to make the playoffs, and a juicy Week 18 head-to-head remaining.

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While five AFC and six NFC teams have clinched playoff spots, seven of the league's eight divisions are still up for grabs.

That's because three will be played as part of the NFL's Thursday tripleheader, while an additional three will be played on Saturday (two games) and Monday (one). Add in the stand-alone "Sunday Night Football" game and CBS and Fox will split just nine total games across their usual offering of Sunday afternoon games.