Several teams were able to secure playoff spots in Week 16. Here are ten thoughts on the week that was in the NFL.

1. Teams in the NFC are going to be rooting hard for the Detroit Lions in the next two weeks. They want Detroit to secure a playoff spot tonight and a division title next week.
Why are they rooting for the Lions? No one wants to face Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in the playoffs.
Green Bay is smoking hot right now. Rodgers has thrown 14 touchdown passes and no picks in his last six games. That’s MVP level stuff right there.
2. I feel betrayed by the Tennessee Titans. I jumped on the wagon and they let me down by getting rolled by the Jags.
Not only did they get blown out, but then they lost Marcus Mariota with a fractured fibula. That’s a double ouch!
3. I think the national media is making way too much of Xavier Rhodes and Terrance Newman switching responsibilities against the Packers.
Players freelance all the time. It happens at all three levels of football. It is not right but it happens. It doesn’t mean that they don’t respect Mike Zimmer or Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards.
4. The Bills should fire Rex Ryan. The Bills fell behind early and while they came back, they didn’t appear to be ready to play.
5. Good for the Cleveland Browns for beating the Chargers. I’m glad they aren’t going to go 0-16.
The city of Cleveland, the organization and the fans deserve better. I’m glad they’ve been spared the humiliation of going winless.
6. No Derek Carr, no chance for the Raiders. Losing Carr to a broken leg effectively ended any chance the Raiders had at competing for a Super Bowl.
Maybe Matt McGloin can lead them to a playoff win but I wouldn’t expect anything more than that. Carr like most other elite quarterbacks is irreplaceable.
7. The Seattle Seahawks reinforced the notion that they are not a Super Bowl contender. They are the byproduct of a really bad division and a bad conference. How do you lose to the Cardinals at home? Inexcusable!
8. The Texans beat the Bengals 12-10 on Saturday night. It’s a good thing it was Christmas Eve and no one was watching.
9. The Steelers are the biggest threat to the Patriots in the AFC. They proved yesterday that even if their defense doesn’t play well, the Killer B’s are too much to contain for four quarters.
I know the Patriots beat Pittsburgh earlier this season but that doesn’t mean anything in the playoffs. It is a new season.
10. The Broncos got blown out by the Chiefs last night because they couldn’t sustain drives and take pressure off of their defense.
John Elway has a decision to make at the quarterback position. Trevor Siemian is not the long term answer. It was obvious the past few weeks.