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JETS/TB
Kellen Clemens will start in place of the injured Mark Sanchez on Sunday when the Jets visit the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the second time this decade.
New York (6-6) appeared to be on its way toward missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season after dropping six of seven following a 3-0 start.
The Jets revived their postseason chances quickly, following that rough stretch with a 17-6 win over Carolina on Nov. 29 before beating Buffalo 19-13 at Toronto four days later.
They were also helped by last week's losses by New England, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Houston and Baltimore. The Jets are tied with Miami for second in the AFC East - one game back of the Patriots - and are in the thick of the wild-card race.
CINC...MINN....
With a three-game lead over second-place Baltimore, Cincinnati (9-3) can wrap up its second division crown in 19 years and first since 2005 if it wins Sunday or the Ravens lose to Detroit.
Minnesota (10-2), meanwhile, has a two-game lead in the NFC North over Green Bay and already has won both meetings with the Packers. The Vikings will wrap up a playoff spot with a victory Sunday and a division crown will go along with it if Green Bay
loses.
JAGS/FINS
A sixth straight home win Sunday would allow the Jaguars to keep a leg up in the AFC wild-card race, but the Miami Dolphins can bolster their own playoff hopes as they visit Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for the first time in more than six years
DET/BALT.
Daunte Culpepper will start in Stafford's place. The 11-year veteran was 2 of 3 for 49 yards against the Bengals, and has thrown for 330 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in two starts this season.
"Daunte is our backup quarterback," Schwartz said. "We've had no change in our depth chart. We have a lot of confidence in Daunte."
EAGLES/NYG
The last time the Philadelphia Eagles visited Giants Stadium, they ended the New York Giants' bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions.
The Eagles can damage the Giants' bid to reach their fifth straight postseason Sunday night when the NFC East rivals conclude their season series.
Including postseason, Philadelphia (8-4) has won three straight over New York (7-5). The Eagles won 40-17 at home Nov. 1, and prevailed at Giants Stadium twice last season including a 23-11 victory in a divisional playoff game.
"I'm not going to talk about the three games," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "I think we are well aware of the first game here this year. We gave up a lot of big plays; didn't stop the run. And, again, I think that is where it starts for us."
If the Eagles' streak reaches four, Philadelphia will be two games up on New York with three games left and own the tiebreaker over the Giants for any playoff spot. The Eagles are tied for first in the East with Dallas.
ARIZ/SF
Led by a surging offense, the Cardinals look to clinch their second straight NFC West title Monday night when they visit a 49ers team featuring a new passing attack.
Arizona (8-4) rode its prolific offense to the Super Bowl last season, but that unit never got in gear in a 20-16 loss to San Francisco (5-7) in Week 1. Kurt Warner completed 26 of 44 passes for 288 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the Cardinals' second-lowest scoring game of the season.
Kellen Clemens will start in place of the injured Mark Sanchez on Sunday when the Jets visit the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the second time this decade.
New York (6-6) appeared to be on its way toward missing the playoffs for a third consecutive season after dropping six of seven following a 3-0 start.
The Jets revived their postseason chances quickly, following that rough stretch with a 17-6 win over Carolina on Nov. 29 before beating Buffalo 19-13 at Toronto four days later.
They were also helped by last week's losses by New England, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Houston and Baltimore. The Jets are tied with Miami for second in the AFC East - one game back of the Patriots - and are in the thick of the wild-card race.
CINC...MINN....
With a three-game lead over second-place Baltimore, Cincinnati (9-3) can wrap up its second division crown in 19 years and first since 2005 if it wins Sunday or the Ravens lose to Detroit.
Minnesota (10-2), meanwhile, has a two-game lead in the NFC North over Green Bay and already has won both meetings with the Packers. The Vikings will wrap up a playoff spot with a victory Sunday and a division crown will go along with it if Green Bay
loses.
JAGS/FINS
A sixth straight home win Sunday would allow the Jaguars to keep a leg up in the AFC wild-card race, but the Miami Dolphins can bolster their own playoff hopes as they visit Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for the first time in more than six years
DET/BALT.
Daunte Culpepper will start in Stafford's place. The 11-year veteran was 2 of 3 for 49 yards against the Bengals, and has thrown for 330 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in two starts this season.
"Daunte is our backup quarterback," Schwartz said. "We've had no change in our depth chart. We have a lot of confidence in Daunte."
EAGLES/NYG
The last time the Philadelphia Eagles visited Giants Stadium, they ended the New York Giants' bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions.
The Eagles can damage the Giants' bid to reach their fifth straight postseason Sunday night when the NFC East rivals conclude their season series.
Including postseason, Philadelphia (8-4) has won three straight over New York (7-5). The Eagles won 40-17 at home Nov. 1, and prevailed at Giants Stadium twice last season including a 23-11 victory in a divisional playoff game.
"I'm not going to talk about the three games," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "I think we are well aware of the first game here this year. We gave up a lot of big plays; didn't stop the run. And, again, I think that is where it starts for us."
If the Eagles' streak reaches four, Philadelphia will be two games up on New York with three games left and own the tiebreaker over the Giants for any playoff spot. The Eagles are tied for first in the East with Dallas.
ARIZ/SF
Led by a surging offense, the Cardinals look to clinch their second straight NFC West title Monday night when they visit a 49ers team featuring a new passing attack.
Arizona (8-4) rode its prolific offense to the Super Bowl last season, but that unit never got in gear in a 20-16 loss to San Francisco (5-7) in Week 1. Kurt Warner completed 26 of 44 passes for 288 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the Cardinals' second-lowest scoring game of the season.
