Author: Nate Davis, USA TODAY

Bengals’ defeat of Chiefs among outcomes altering penultimate power poll.

The penultimate weekend of the NFL regular season featured some wild finishes, but Sunday ultimately provided some much-needed playoff clarity.

Still quite a few things remain to be resolved before 2021 playoff field is finalized.

With three weeks to go in the NFL regular season, the games become increasingly important – especially when divisional rivals face off.

Certainty is in short supply in the final stretch of the NFL season, with postponed games and surprising results throwing things for a loop.

Tennessee’s Thursday night win over 49ers could allow Titans to win AFC South and reclaim No. 1 seed. San Francisco’s loss puts Dallas into field.

Several high-stakes interconference matchups promise to help shape murky playoff picture entering the final four weeks of the NFL regular season.

Week 14 in the NFL was defined by a number of hotly contested matchups, as well as several that quickly got out of hand.

With four weeks left in the NFL regular season, the playoff field remains wide open – though that should change in short order.