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Quarterback Andrew Luck directed the Indianapolis Colts another rung up the NFL ladder in a 20-13 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium.

It was not the best quarterback (Peyton Manning) or the most clutch kicker (Adam Vinatieri) in N.F.L. history prevailing, it was Mark Sanchez and Nick Folk who delivered the Jets a victory.

Seattle, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Pittsburgh clinched division titles Sunday, while Green Bay grabbed the final wild-card berth....

The Colts (15-2) are now headed back to Miami for the second time in four years and to their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history.

The Jets, who would have been eliminated with a loss, can now earn a wild-card spot if they beat the Cincinnati Bengals next week.

Here are the most dangerous teams going into the final two games of the season.

Best day of football of the year? Well, at least it was the best set of early games, with the most dramatic missed field goal of 2009, the Saints falling out of a Redwood and landing on their feet, Michael Vick actually engendering love, the Dolphins making a race of the AFC East, Bruce Gradkowski imitating Joe Montana, and the Colts and Saints -- the first time two teams have been unbeaten this late in any NFL season -- approaching perfection as polar opposites.