ESPN.com · Dec 30, 2024
NFL Week 17 storylines: Burrow's MVP case, Barkley's record
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There are 17 games left in the NFL regular season and so much is still going on. In a season in which most of the league's 14 playoff berths were all but decided by mid-December, Week 17 conspired to deliver a bizarre set of results.
The Bengals are still alive, despite their own best efforts. The Dolphins have a shot despite playing without Tua Tagovailoa. The Colts, who didn't have Anthony Richardson, are out after losing to ... the Giants? The Commanders and Rams clinched their playoff spots as a product of last-second comebacks coming up narrowly short. The Vikings kept the heat on the Lions, who now need to beat Minnesota next week to lock up a much-needed first-round bye.
