A showdown between two of the NFC's toughest franchises met up in week 15. The Seattle Seahawks edged out the New Orleans Saints with a 51 yd field goal with :39 left in the game to take the win 19-17 in the superdome. It was a battle to determine home field throughout and all roads to Super Bowl V will go through Seattle in the NFC. New Orleans is now tied with the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South. Carolina beat down Los Angeles to tie up the Saints.
The Green Bay Packers locked up their second NFC North division title in a row with a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. With their 2nd loss in a row, the Chiefs have dropped into a 3 way tie with San Diego and Cincinnati for the two remaining playoff spots.
San Diego knocked off AFC division leading Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati defeated the up and coming Dallas Cowboys. Pittsburgh second half playoff push came to an end as Washington ended the Steelers 7 game win streak in a shootout @ RFK Stadium.
Indianapolis clinched their 2nd AFC South division title with a win over Tennessee. It was their 6th straight win.
The Minnesota Vikings win their first of the year defeating Arizona. Their was celebration in the streets in Minneapolis and reports of riots and rowdy fans tried to tear down every goal post they could find in the city.
Big games week 16:Chicago @ San Diego
New Orleans @ Washington
Miami @ Carolina
Kansas City @ Oakland
Cincinnati @ Tennessee
