NOW YOU KNOW

With Indianapolis and Tennessee tied for the AFC South lead at 11-4, and both having clinched a playoff berth, one of them could become the 15th wild-card team with at least 12 victories since the NFL expanded its schedule to 16 games in 1981:

*--* Year Team Record Progress in Playoffs 1981 Dallas 12-4 Lost, 20-7, to Philadelphia in NFC championship game 1983 Dallas 12-4 Lost, 24-17, to Los Angeles in NFC wild-card playoff 1984 Seattle 12-4 Lost, 31-10, to Miami in AFC divisional playoffs 1986 Washington 12-4 Lost, 17-0, to New York Giants in NFC championship game 1987 New Orleans 12-3 Lost, 44-10, to Minnesota in NFC wild-card playoff 1990 Miami 12-4 Lost, 44-34, to Buffalo in AFC divisional playoffs 1992 New Orleans 12-4 Lost, 36-20, to Philadelphia in NFC wild-card playoff 1996 San Francisco 12-4 Lost, 35-14, to Green Bay in NFC divisional playoffs 1997 Denver 12-4 Won, 31-24, over Green Bay in Super Bowl XXXII 1998 San Francisco 12-4 Lost, 20-18, to Atlanta in NFC divisional playoffs 1999 Tennessee 13-3 Lost, 23-16, to St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXIV 2000 Baltimore 12-4 Won, 34-7, over New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV 2001 Green Bay 12-4 Lost, 45-17, to St. Louis in NFC divisional playoffs 2001 San Francisco 12-4 Lost, 25-15, to Green Bay in NFC wild-card playoff

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