[Quesadilla Joe]

Fine Fifteen

1. Denver (13-3). Broncs finish the season with an 11-game win streak. Won last four by 13, 17, 22 and 35.

2. New England (12-4). One win by the Broncos and one by the Patriots ... That's all that stands in the way of a Peyton Manning-Tom Brady AFC Championship Game Jan. 20.

3. San Francisco (11-4-1). What a long, strange year it's been: 0-1-1 against the Rams, routed in Seattle, manhandling the Patriots ... and this bizarre three-game stretch: 79-3 composite win over Jets and Bills, 26-3 loss to Giants. But here they are with a first-week bye, then a home game to start the playoffs (the Niners beat third-seed Green Bay at Lambeau to start the season, 30-22), with the knowledge that top NFC seed Atlanta is flawed.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...-mmqb-week-17/