It feels like Miami's bracket entry this week needs an explainer after the committee ranked the Hurricanes as the ACC's best team in Tuesday's update despite six teams being ahead of them in the league standings.

The New England Patriots temporarily moved up to the No. 1 seed in the AFC standings with their Thursday night triumph over the New York Jets.

Area football teams in Tennessee are gearing up for the second round of playoffs, but due to changes to the state playoff bracket by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the second round means more travel for those teams that aren’t the higher seed.