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The Titans are playing for a Wild Card spot on Sunday and with DeMarco Murray out for the game, a large portion of the Tennessee offense will be on the shoulders of Derrick Henry.

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Wild Card weekend is always one of the best weekends of the NFL season and this year's slate brings with it some fairly unpredictable games and teams.

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With just over a month of baseball to go in the regular season, maybe the Mets can still make it to the postseason, but they were already lagging behind three other teams in the NL Wild Card race, with another just a game back of tWith just over a month of baseball to go in the regular season, maybe the Mets can still make it to the postseason, but they were already lagging behind three other teams in the NL Wild Card race, with another just a game back of twith another just a game back of them.

Games back of second wild card Leading the second wild card by one game, and they're tied for both the AL East and the first wild card with 24 games left.

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.

Add in the surprise of Marco Estrada and Aaron Sanchez, and they should be battling for 100 wins with the Red Sox, leaving the wild card race far behind.

So mostly for my edification, and partially to keep you from doing whatever it is you're supposed to be doing at your job, it's time to look at all of the teams still within spitting distance of the wild card in either league, starting with the American League.

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 Seahawks attempted to keep pace with the Falcons and Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card race in a matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have surged to take control of the AFC Wild Card after back - to - back wins.

This matchup marks the second time these teams have met in the postseason, the first of which was back in 1996 during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs with the Jaguars winning, 30 - 27.

The Bucs» loss to the Cowboys not only dropped them out of a tie with Atlanta, but it also booted Tampa out of the final wild card spot for an entire day.

So don't look at the AL second wild card as a bunch of teams with rosters that are three - quarters empty.

The Yankees also won Wednesday, defeating the Twins — the team that holds the second wild card as of this writing — keeping pace with the Sox.

And if they get through the wild card round, well, the rest of the bracket might be forced to reckon with that fact.

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To make things that much more complicated, over in the AL, there are six teams bunched up like that in part because just.001 points of winning percentage separate the Orioles and Blue Jays in the AL East — the Red Sox hold the second wild card and are just two games back of the division lead themselves, and the only way the O's and Jays both end up with a wild card is if Boston leapfrogs them for the division.

The Twins actually haven't been any good since May, with a record of 48 - 55 since June began, but their 30 - 19 start bought them a whole lot of space for losing en route to a Wild Card victory.

Because he was not in favor of making the league too lively, Commissioner Charles refused to sanction the hiring of such obvious wild - card prospects as a trick - shot artist who could roll seven balls down the alley simultaneously or a California chimpanzee who bowled with both hands.

The Rangers are only four games back of the second wild card spot as things stand right now, with only a 5.9 % change of making the playoffs, but if they have any hopes of making it that far Beltre playing is obviously more ideal that him not playing.

We won't get a six - way tie for one wild card or anything, but the more teams who are close to a tie now, the greater the chances of having at least one tie to deal with come Oct. 2.

This could be the season of five 84 - 78 teams with a round - robin, best - of - 17 playoff to sort through who wins the division and who wins the wild cards.

The idea of the Rangers contending was still a novelty, with them hanging around the fringes of the wild card race, but nothing more.

The Yankees aren't out of things yet — even with the injuries and the disappointments, they sit just 3.5 games back in the AL East and are currently half a game up on the Twins for the AL's second wild card.

Making the Chase with three wins in the regular season, Keselowski was unable to use the bonus points as one of the two wild card recipients.

Now, they're seven out, half - a-game behind the Tigers for a wild card, and with a problematic schedule left in front of them.

They have built a phalanx of All - Stars, and as everyone keeps pointing out, they're not satisfied with the second wild card spot.

That was proved last season when the upstart A's, last - place finishers three of the previous four years, battled for the wild - card spot until the final week, winning 87 games with a $ 25 million roster dependent on unwanted retreads (DH John Jaha), obscure rookies (righty starter Tim Hudson) and supposed has - beens (reliever Doug Jones), and with all the stoicism and anxiety of a Cocoa Puffs taste - athon.

Saturday marked the 83rd loss of the season for Toronto, and with Minnesota currently sitting in second Wild Card position with 80 wins, it is not mathematically possibly for the Jays to make the playoffs this year.

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 Marlins, who were 10 - 11 at the time of the suspension, went 45 - 35 in Gordon's absence, and open play Thursday in the second wild card position in the National League, with a one - game lead over the Cardinals and 1 1/2 games over the New York Mets.

Their schedule the rest of the way is made up — with one three - game exception against the Rays — of teams chasing them for the AL East crown or a wild card spot.

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.

With a comeback against the Indians — which should also have them feeling more confident about facing the Yankees in a probable Wild Card game — Minnesota has the Angels on the edge of elimination as well.

The Rangers are now tied with the Angels at 2.5 games back of the second Wild Card spot thanks to their 4 - 2 win over Seattle.

The Diamondbacks, owners of a six - game lead over Colorado for the first Wild Card spot, can clinch a playoff berth as early as Sunday, with either a win or losses by both the Brewers and Cardinals.

Our panel of experts is back with their picks for Wild Card weekend.

New York is still four games back of the Red Sox in the AL East with eight to play, but assured of at least a Wild Card berth.

The Angels continued their losing skid with a fourth loss in a row (thanks to the Indians continuing their hot streak), putting them 2.5 games back of the Twins for the second Wild Card after Minnesota absolutely crushed the Tigers 12 - 1.

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.

Marcus Mariota fumbled when Derrick Johnson hit him with a crushing sack in the first half of the Titans» Wild Card Game against the Chiefs.

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Instead, we'll have the two wild cards with the inferior records face off in Baseball Thunderdome, and the winner of that single game will go on to face the wild card team that had the bye in a three - game series.

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In each league, four wild card teams are seeded, with No. 1 playing No. 4 and No. 2 playing No. 3 in a best - of - three series, with the first two games at the site of the team with home - field advantage.

The NL Wild Card Game will kick off TBS» television coverage this postseason, with the network broadcasting every game of the National League playoffs, through both NLDS and the NLCS.

The winner of the NL Wild Card Game will advance to play another divisional foe with the Los Angeles Dodgers waiting in the NL Division Series, which begins Friday, Oct. 6 at Dodger Stadium.

An eight - team playoff with automatic bids for each Power 5 champ and the highest - ranked Group of Five champ plus two wild cards would be a lot of fun.

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.