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Every NFL season offers much to marvel at or laugh about, and plenty of chances to shake our heads in befuddled wonderment.

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has been fined $11,050 by the NFL for an inappropriate gesture while scoring a touchdown against Arizona last Sunday night.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has a lacerated spleen and will miss Sunday's regular-season finale against the San Diego Chargers, the NFL team said on Friday.

Josh Gordon will end his troubled season just as it began -- suspended.

This year's campaign was punctuated by jaw-dropping performances and head-scratching gaffes.

Four divisional titles are still up for grabs as well as a four-team race for a wild-card playoff spot heading into Sunday's regular-season finale in the National Football League.

The Cardinals are in contention for home-field advantage going into Week 17 with Ryan Lindley, Drew Stanton and now Logan Thomas as the starting quarterbacks.

For Baltimore to make the playoffs, it needs to beat Cleveland and the Chiefs must beat the Chargers.

A week after a stunning win over the Packers to keep its playoff hopes alive, Buffalo laid an egg against the lowly Raiders and was eliminated from contention.

Despite a bulging disk in his back, Philip Rivers will play Sunday. A win will clinch a wild-card playoff berth for San Diego.

Dallas has locked up the N.F.C. East but will play its starters, Coach Jason Garrett said.

Tampa Bay risks losing the top pick in the next draft if it wins this one, and with Coach Lovie Smith's job reportedly safe, look for the Buccaneers to tank.

Seattle can secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs for a second straight season with a win (or with an Arizona loss).

Philadelphia's collapse after a 9-3 start does not sit well with Coach Chip Kelly, who is not used to being excluded from the postseason.

The Cleveland Browns have suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon for breaking team rules ahead of their final game of the season at Baltimore on Sunday.

The Minnesota Vikings have been in transition all year.

Denver blew a shot at home-field advantage throughout the playoffs by losing to the Bengals, but they can still secure the second seed and a first-round bye with a victory.

In most N.F.L. seasons, a Week 17 matchup between teams with six wins apiece would be meaningless. In the 2014 N.F.C. South, this game actually means a lot.

The winner of this matchup will also win its division, the A.F.C. North, and host a playoff game.

Coach Tom Coughlin might keep his job despite missing the playoffs again, but the Giants still will have some tough personnel decisions to make in the off-season.

As the NFL enters the final week of the regular season, a number of playoff scenarios could play out. In the NFC only one postseason spot remains open, the NFC South crown, but there could be significant jostling for the...

Michael Vick, 34, is a free agent after this season, and while he has not ruled out returning to New York, he does not sound very enthusiastic about the possibility, either.