Tom Brady and the New England Patriots ended the regular season where they started it.

Being chased by the rest of the NFL.

The Patriots finished the regular season as the No. 1 team in the final AP Pro32 poll on Tuesday Marvin Harrison Jersey , receiving 11 of 12 first-place votes for 381 points in balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL.

The Patriots (13-3), tied for the best record in the NFL, will have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

”Can we skip straight to the AFC championship game? I can’t wait,” said Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk.

”It could prove a better matchup than the Super Bowl.”

The Minnesota Vikings (13-3), who were tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, remained at No. 2 with 367 points. The Vikings, who received the remaining first-place vote, have the No. 2 seed in the NFC and have a chance to stay at home throughout the playoffs, including the Super Bowl which will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium on Feb. 4.

”What a remarkable job by coach Mike Zimmer, who wins the NFC North going away with backup Case Keenum and now takes aim at becoming the first team in NFL history to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/deonte-thompson-jersey ,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said.

The Steelers (13-3) slipped a spot to No. 3 in the poll with 365 points and will open the playoffs at home on Jan. 14 in the divisional round.

”Need (Antonio) Brown for the playoffs,” Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki said of the Steelers star wide receiver who left the loss to the Patriots on Dec. 17 with a calf injury.

The Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles switched places. The Rams moved to No. 4 and the Eagles (13-3) slipped to No. 5.

”The question hanging over the city of Philadelphia right now: Will Nick Foles be enough?” asked Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback. ”The last two performances of the regular season were uninspiring, but the Eagles have two weeks to regroup and come up with a game plan to win at home without Carson Wentz.”

The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, who will meet Sunday afternoon in the Superdome in the final game of wild-card weekend, remained at No. 6 and 7 respectively.

”The Saints will be hard to beat in the Superdome with that running game,” said John Clayton of 710-ESPN Seattle.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons each moved up a spot to No. 8 and 9 respectively.

The Jacksonville Jaguars slipped two spots to No. 10 after losing to the Tennessee Titans, who jumped four spots to No. 11.

The Buffalo Bills, who ended the league’s longest streak of consecutive seasons without a postseason appearance when Andy Dalton and the Bengals stunned the Baltimore Ravens 31-27, gained two spots to finish tied with the Los Angeles Chargers at No. 12.

”After ending a 17-year playoff drought, the resourceful Bills travel to Jacksonville feeling giddy and carefree http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/tarik-cohen-jersey ,” said Ira Kaufman of SB Nation Radio.

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SEATTLE (0-0) at DENVER (0-0)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE 鈥?Denver by 1

RECORD VS. SPREAD 鈥?Seattle 6-9-1, Denver 4-11-1

SERIES RECORD 鈥?Broncos lead 34-21

LAST MEETING 鈥?Seahawks beat Broncos 26-20 in OT, Sept. 22, 2014

AP PRO32 RANKING - Seahawks No. 18, Broncos No. 23

SEAHAWKS OFFENSE 鈥?OVERALL (15), RUSH (23), PASS (14).

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE 鈥?OVERALL (11), RUSH (19) http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/zack-martin-jersey , PASS (6).

BRONCOS OFFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (12), PASS (20).

BRONCOS DEFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (5), PASS (4).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES 鈥?Seattle QB Russell Wilson's 34 TD passes led league in '17, including NFL-record 19 in fourth quarter. ... Wilson is fourth NFL player with 3,000 yards in each of first six seasons. ... S Earl Thomas ended holdout midweek after Seahawks rebuffed his request for new contract or trade. ... WR Doug Baldwin's 29 TD catches second most in NFL since '15. ... Tyler Lockett led league with 949 kick return yards. ... WR Brandon Marshall second among active players with 959 catches, 12,215 yards and third in TD receptions (82). ... Marshall's first four seasons were in Denver (2006-09) http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/john-simon-jersey , only has played against Broncos once, in 2011. ... LB Bobby Wagner ranked third in NFC with 133 tackles, franchise-record sixth season with 100-plus stops. His 776 tackles were second most in league since '12. ... CB Shaquill Griffin's 14 pass breakups fourth most among rookies in '17. Brother Shaquem, who has no left hand, will start at linebacker in first NFL game. ... Broncos own longest active streak in NFL with six straight wins in openers. ... QB Case Keenum set career highs in '17 with Vikings in completions (325), passing yards (3,547), TD throws (22). His 67.6 completion percentage ranked second in league. ... Rookie Royce Freeman set to become first rookie RB to start for Denver since Hall of Famer Terrell Davis in '95. Freeman's all-time Pac-12 leader in TD runs (60). ... WR Demaryius Thomas only player in NFL with 80-plus catches and 900-plus yards each of last six seasons. ... WR Emmanuel Sanders had 11 catches for 149 yards in last meeting. ... LB Von Miller third player since '82 (Reggie White, DeMarcus Ware) with 10-plus sacks in six of first seven seasons. Miller leads league with 83 1/2 sacks since '11. ... LB Brandon Marshall coming off third 100-tackle season. ... Chris Harris Jr. one of three CBs in NFL with 400-plus tackles and 15-plus interceptions since rookie season in '11. ... Rookie pass rusher Bradley Chubb set North Carolina State records with 60 tackles for loss and 26 sacks. Broncos drafted him fifth overall ... Fantasy tip: Sanders looks for a monster season with Keenum at QB and should test revamped Seattle secondary.

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