Quarterback Lamar Jackson was last year's Most Valuable Player for the regular season after leading the Baltimore Ravens to the best record of 14-2, with Patrick Mahomes named the Super Bowl MVP after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to victory.

But who is this season's MVP? Both Jason and Osi have gone for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. How about you guys? Let us know by using #bbcnfl on Twitter.

Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner

Nobody wants to play the Ravens. They are going around absolutely crushing people. Lamar Jackson is back on form but it's mostly down to that defence and that running game. If they continue to play like this, they are peaking at just the right time.

The Pittsburgh Steelers were leading the way this season with the longest unbeaten record - before losing three straight games.

They produced a thrilling second-half fightback last week to end their losing streak with victory over the Indianapolis Colts and secure the AFC North title.

With a play-off spot secured, they have opted to rest a few starters this week, including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and defensive machine TJ Watt.

Is it time for the Browns to end the longest active play-off drought? Cleveland haven't played in the post-season since 2002.

Osi Umenyiora
Two-time Super Bowl winner

The Cleveland Browns have everything to play for; the Pittsburgh Steelers have nothing to play for. But, these two teams absolutely hate each other, they can't wait to get their hands on each other, so there are going to be some fireworks. Do not think the Pittsburgh Steelers will just lay down for the Cleveland Browns because they will not do it.

Our NFL pundits Jason Bell and Osi Umenyiora have made their predictions on tonight's games, including the crunch clash for the Browns in the AFC North. Here's how the guys called it...

Jason: This is another tough one to call but, because I think the Steelers are going to rest their starters, I'm going with the Browns because it's must-win for them.

Osi: I'm going with the Steelers. I don't think they're going to rest their starters because, with the way they have been playing, they need the practice.

Now click here to pick your winners.

There would be some tasty match-ups if positions stay as they are, and on the face of the records the AFC looks the strongest with the possibility of a team finishing 11-5 and still missing out - that'd be just the third time ever that had happened.

Tom Brady's Tampa Bay will want to stay in that fifth seed as they play the eventual winner of the painfully poor NFC East, while in the AFC we could get an explosive rivalry game between the Steelers and Ravens.

AFC

1. Chiefs (14-1)
2. Bills (12-3)
3. Steelers (12-3)
4. Titans (10-5)
5. Dolphins (10-5)
6. Ravens (10-5)
7. Browns (10-5)

NFC

1. Packers (12-3)
2. Saints (11-4)
3. Seahawks (11-4)
4. Washington (6-9)
5. Buccaneers (10-5)
6. Rams (9-6)
7. Bears (8-7)

Usually the top two seeds in each Conference get a first-round bye in the play-offs, this year it's only one so grabbing that number one spot has never been more important.

Over in the AFC we know that the Kansas City Chiefs have locked up top spot, so will have next week off and play at home throughout the play-offs, but over in the NFC, three teams still have a shout, with the 12-3 Green Bay Packers just needing to beat Chicago to stay top.

The New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks are both lurking just behind on 11-4 and needing the Packers to slip up to give them a chance of finishing as the top seeds.

Four NFC places already taken up so just three left to play for with six teams still involved, although three of those are the hapless NFC East trio still trying to win the worst division in football.

• Green Bay Packers - NFC North title
• New Orleans Saints - NFC South title
• Seattle Seahawks - NFC West title
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers - play-off spot

Here's what the teams need to get in.

ARIZONA CARDINALS (at LA Rams)

1. ARI win OR
2. ARI tie + CHI loss

CHICAGO BEARS (v Green Bay)

1. CHI win OR
2. ARI loss OR
3. CHI tie + ARI tie

DALLAS COWBOYS (at NY Giants)

Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:

1. DAL win + WAS loss or tie OR
2. DAL tie + WAS loss

LOS ANGELES RAMS (v Arizona )

Los Angeles clinches play-off berth with:

1. LAR win or tie OR
2. CHI loss or tie

NEW YORK GIANTS (v Dallas)

New York clinches NFC East division title with:

1. NYG win + WAS loss

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (at Philadelphia)

Washington clinches NFC East division title with:

1. WAS win OR
2. WAS tie + DAL loss or tie

We have just three of seven qualified for the post-season in the AFC, with five teams battling it out for four remaining spaces. The three teams already in as divisional champions are...

• Kansas City Chiefs - AFC West title
• Buffalo Bills - AFC East title
• Pittsburgh Steelers - AFC North title

Out of the five remaining contenders, the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans, all of them apart from the Colts have win-and-in scenarios, with Indianapolis needing a win and help elsewhere.

Here's the full play-off scenarios for how each team gets in, just in case things start to get a little complicated - it is the NFL after all!

BALTIMORE RAVENS (at Cincinnati)

1. BAL win OR
2. CLE loss OR
3. IND loss OR
4. BAL tie + MIA loss OR
5. BAL tie + TEN loss OR
6. BAL tie + CLE tie OR
7. BAL tie + IND tie

CLEVELAND BROWNS (v Pittsburgh)

1. CLE win OR
2. IND loss OR
3. TEN loss + MIA win or tie + BAL win or tie

TENNESSEE TITANS (at Houston)

Tennessee clinches AFC South division title with:

1. TEN win OR
2. IND loss OR
3. TEN tie + IND tie

Tennessee clinches playoff berth with:

1. BAL loss OR
2. MIA loss OR
3. TEN tie + CLE loss OR
4. TEN tie + MIA tie OR
5. TEN tie + BAL tie

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (v Jacksonville)

Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:

1. IND win + TEN loss or tie OR
2. IND tie + TEN loss

Indianapolis clinches play-off berth with:

1. IND win + BAL loss or tie OR
2. IND win + CLE loss or tie OR
3. IND win + MIA loss or tie OR
4. IND tie + BAL loss OR
5. IND tie + CLE loss OR
6. IND tie + MIA loss

MIAMI DOLPHINS (at Buffalo)

1. MIA win OR
2. BAL loss OR
3. CLE loss OR
4. IND loss OR
5. MIA tie + BAL tie OR
6. MIA tie + CLE tie OR
7. MIA tie + IND tie OR
8. MIA tie + TEN loss

Whether you're an NFL rookie or a veteran fan, it's always good to have a recap of how exactly the play-offs work, so here goes...

There are 32 teams in the NFL split into two Conferences, with each Conference split into four divisions of four.

Seven teams from each Conference reach the play-offs so the winner of each division....they're in! They're then seeded 1 to 4 based on their regular season record.

Then the three wildcard spots in each Conference go to the three teams with the best overall record of all remaining teams. They're seeded 5, 6 and 7, and must all play during next week's wildcard round - the first week of the play-offs.

The top seed in each Conference gets a bye to the Divisional round and home advantage throughout the play-offs. The defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, have already secured the AFC spot.

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• Buffalo Bills v Miami Dolphins
• Cincinnati Bengals v Baltimore Ravens
• Cleveland Browns v Pittsburgh Steelers
• Detroit Lions v Minnesota Vikings
• New England Patriots v New York Jets
• New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Atlanta Falcons
• Chicago Bears v Green Bay Packers (21:25)
• Denver Broncos v Las Vegas Raiders (21:25)
• Indianapolis Colts v Jacksonville Jaguars (21:25)
• Kansas City Chiefs v Los Angeles Chargers (21:25)
• Los Angeles Rams v Arizona Cardinals (21:25)
• San Francisco 49ers v Seattle Seahawks (21:25)
• Carolina Panthers v New Orleans Saints (21:25)
• Houston Texans v Tennessee Titans (21:25)
• Philadelphia Eagles v Washington (01:20)

No time for New Year celebrations in the NFL, even if they were allowed to, as we enter the final week of regular season action when play-off spots will be decided.

After 16 weeks of blood, sweat and tears it all comes down to the final games tonight and there's still seven of the 14 places in the new expanded post-season dance to play for.

Five into four doesn't go in the AFC where there's one decent team sure to miss out.

Top spot is still up for grabs in the NFC along with two wildcards and, in contrast to the AFC, one pretty poor team will punch their play-off ticket as the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys and Washington all have a chance of winning the NFC East title tonight.

We'll be bringing you live updates on all the action as we discover who's in and who's out.... so strap yourselves in because this will be fun.