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Week 13 NFL Playoff Picture: Falcons, Colts Marching Toward the Postseason

By Matt Verderame For some teams, it’s about seeding. For others, it’s about survival. On Sunday, we watched the Colts win a key game at home over the Buccaneers, giving Gardner Minshew II and Shane Steichen their third consecutive win. Indianapolis’ push has it holding the seventh seed in the AFC playoff picture. In the NFC, the 49ers and Lions swapped seeds on Thanksgiving, with Detroit being upset while San Francisco went on the road and pummeled the Seahawks. Then, on Sunday, it was the Falcons handling the Saints, putting them ahead of New Orleans and into first place of the moribund NFC …