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Packers secure NFC's top seed, keep Bears out of postseason

Aaron Rodgers threw a career-high five touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 35-21 victory over the Chicago Bears Sunday night in a game that also knocked Chicago out of the postseason picture. Find out who's in and who's out in the updated NFL playoff picture.

Here's what else is on tap for Monday:

» Tim Tebow and Kyle Orton, who once vied for the starting quarterback spot in Denver's training camp, find themselves facing off again in Week 17 with significantly higher stakes.

» The Atlanta Falcons sealed a spot in the playoffs with the Bears' loss, but NFL Network's Albert Breer reveals why the Falconsare still focused heading into Monday night's game against the New Orleans Saints.

» Who was naughty and who was nice in your quest for a fantasy football championship? Vote on the top performers of Week 16, which includes star quarterbacks like Matthew Stafford and Cam Newton.

» Will the Packers' second unit get its time to shine against Detroit in the final week of the season? Packers coach Mike McCarthywouldn't commit to the plan after Sunday's game but said he wanted his players healthy for the playoffs.

» San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has a flair for the dramatic, admitting that his emotional outburst directed toward his team's offensive line on Saturday was all an act.

» In a series of interviews about head injuries with The Associated Press over the last two weeks, 23 of 44 NFL players said they would try to conceal a possible concussion rather than pull themselves out of a game.

» Celebrate the holidays with this photo gallery of fans showing their Christmas spirit.

» Put on your thinking caps and be a part of NFL lore, football fans. Come up with creative names for Victor Cruz's 99-yard TD, Jerome Simpson's flip into the end zone and a bouncing-ball catch for the Texans.

» Did your fantasy team flop out of the playoff race? Get another shot at glory by signing up to play NFL Playoff Challenge.

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