NFL: Playoff spots on the line in bumper weekend schedule

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U.S. television ratings were up over the last two seasons and league executives will be salivating at a fixture list that has several unmissable match-ups on the pre-Christmas weekend. The Browns face the Cincinnati Bengals and the Eagles play the play the visiting Houston Texans on Sunday. Three teams have already clinched divisional titles - Chicago Bears (NFC North), New Orleans Saints (NFC South) and Los Angeles Rams (NFC West) - with two more assured of playoff spots - the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers.