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Florida entered Thursday seven points back of Columbus for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with three games in hand.

This squad is gaining momentum with their win in week 2 and wild card spot in week 3.

However, Los Angeles is likely mostly thinking about the present: They're 11 games behind the Astros in the AL West but are sitting just one game back behind the Twins for the second wild card spot in the AL..

Do you think the Braves are going to end up winning a wild card spot in a rebuilding year when they're already eight back?

The Ravens are coming off a big win over the Lions and despite looking absolutely awful in several games, they still hold onto a wild card spot in the AFC playoff picture.

The Jets are currently in a three - way tie for the final wild card spot in the AFC, making this a «must - win» game.

The Avalanche currently hold a one point lead over the St. Louis Blues for the final Wild Card spot in the West with two games remaining for each team, and will face the Blues in the season finale on Saturday.

Denver has a tough remaining schedule, with the Patriots, Chiefs and Raiders looming to finish the season, but the Broncos are currently penciled into the last wild card spot in the AFC.

Imagine, then, how hopeful fans of the Royals, Rays, and Mariners are, given the three clubs are now in a three - way tie for the second wild card spot in the American League.

Now, instead, you have people like me wondering if their September will end up more or less pathetic than that of say, the 2011 Red Sox, who went 7 - 20 in the season's final month and blew a nine - game lead over the Rays to lose the AL East and a wild card spot in the process.

The D - Backs have a 6 1/2 game lead over the Rockies for the first wild card and are seven up on the Brewers for a wild card spot in general.

By reaching the.500 mark (71 - 71) for the first time since early June, the Phillies are now just four games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.

After dropping the game, the Bills are two games behind the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers for the two wild card spots in the AFC, making the postseason a long shot.

There's similar bunching with three teams holding onto the two wild card spots in the Senior Circuit, as the Marlins and Cardinals are tied at 57 - 51 for the second one.

Currently, the rival Chiefs and Jets hold the two wild card spots in the conference.

The Seahawks finished 11 - 5, claiming one of the two wild card spots in the NFC.

The Ravens, Titans, Chargers, and Bills are all battling for two wild card spots in the AFC, while the NFC South still isn't decided.

New York is second in the NFC East with a 9 - 4 record, and they're in line for one of the wild card spots in the NFC.

Not exact matches

But should the Ravens stumble against the Bengals, they'd still be able to get a spot in the Wild Card round with a Bills loss to the Patriots or a Titans loss to the Jaguars.

They are just five games back in the AL East and 2.5 back of a wild card spot, so it's not ridiculous to think they might end up rolling that boulder up and over the hill before the season is out even with their problems.

It's just that the Astros find themselves 2.5 back of the Rangers and half a game out of a wild card spot, and upgrading to Bregman might be what tips the scales in their favor for at least one of those postseason opportunities.

The Avalanche (40 -25-8) snapped a tie with Anaheim for the top spot in the Western Conference wild - card race and moved within two points of Minnesota for third place in the Central Division.

The Atlanta Falcons are the only team in the NFC that knows where they'll be when the playoffs begin, and there are still a group of teams in the hunt for Wild Card spots.

The second NFC Wild Card spot belonged to the Atlanta Falcons, but they have now lost four straight after falling to a tough Minnesota Vikings team that had five consecutive wins before losing to the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.

The Giants are in a position to make the playoffs, while the Bengals and Bills may also be fighting for a wild card spot.

Winning their group or advancing as a Wild Card won't help their seed too much but it will go a long way in securing their spot in the dance..

In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks rebounded from a 93 - loss campaign to capture the top wild card spot with 93 wins in 201In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks rebounded from a 93 - loss campaign to capture the top wild card spot with 93 wins in 201in 2017.

In the NL, you've got six teams — the Dodgers, Marlins, Cardinals, Mets, Rockies, and Pirates — within three games of a wild card spot.

It looked like a three - way race in that division, with the other two teams getting a wild card spot.

Going into Week 15, the Raiders come in ranked eighth in the AFC when it comes to seeding, with three teams above them in the running for a wild card spot.

The Astros can't officially, mathematically lose either the AL West or the final Wild Card spot this weekend in their three - game set with the Rangers.

In the American League, six teams — the Orioles, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Tigers, Astros, and Mariners — are within five games of a wild card spot, and the Yankees are just 5.5 out.

The Blues, Blackhawks, Stars, and Predators are still better overall teams, and the Minnesota Wild leap Colorado in the final game of the season to earn the final wild card sWild leap Colorado in the final game of the season to earn the final wild card swild card spot.

Right now, they're on the bubble — needing to make a comeback in the NFC North to catch the Packers or hold off the Seahawks, Niners and Cowboys for a wild card spot.

He's a long shot for one of those two wild - card spots, reserved for race winners who finish 11th through 20th in points, but the fact that he's in mathematical contention makes the 28 - year - old Floridian one of the surprises of 2012.

Together, the pair led the Colts to an 11 - 5 record and a spot in the Wild Card round.

Jonathan Bernier stopped 28 shots and the Avalanche won for the third time in nine games (3 -5-1) to keep pace in a tightly contested race for the Western Conference's final two wild card spots.

The problem is that the team Stanton is coming back to is in a far different situation than the one he left: On August 14, the day they lost Stanton, the Marlins were 61 - 56 and a half - game out of a wild card spot.

The Blue Jays clinched the AL East on Wednesday, meaning there are just two playoff spots unclaimed in the league: the AL West title, and the second wild card.

St. Louis is mired in a close race for one of the two wild card spots with the Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Cardinals haven't been doing themselves any favors with a 4 - 7 record in their last 11 games.

The four remaining teams will qualify via Wild Card spots: two in the East, two in the West.

The top two teams in each conference who don't finish in the top three of their division will take the Wild Card spots.

While they still might end up seeing 2015 as a stepping stone to greater things in the future, as of Thursday morning, they have won six games in a row and are now in possession of the AL's second Wild Card spot.

Despite their best player's prolonged absence (more than 70 games already), the Rays pitching has been amongst the best in the league — helping Tampa stay just 2.5 games out of the final wild - card spot.

Milwaukee's loss clinched the second Wild Card spot for the Colorado Rockies, who return to the postseason for the first time in eight years.

Sept. 26: The Twins won again, and in the process not only eliminated multiple teams from the AL Wild Card race but knocked their magic number to secure the second Wild Card spot down to one.

Coupled with Florida's come - from - behind win over Arizona, the Devils are three points ahead of the Panthers in the race for the second wild - card spot in the Eastern Conference with seven games left in the regular season.

The Braves have the 4th best winning percentage in the NL and are already 3 GB in the the division (but would have the first wild card spot).

They are currently in sole possession of the second wild card spot and even if they fall to the Cowboys, they face the Saints and the Panthers to wrap up their season...

Gonzalez, a middle - of - the - order bat who hadn't homered since his debut game with the Dodgers last month, hit solo shots in the third and seventh innings as Los Angeles remained three games back of the last Wild Card spot.