Sadly, we are at the halfway point of the NFL season and there are several teams in both conferences fighting for that coveted first overall seed and a bye week the first round of the playoffs along with home-field advantage throughout the postseason

After New England lost to Baltimore and San Francisco lost to Seattle on Monday in an instant classic, the AFC and NFC might be in for a mix-up at the top of the rankings. Even with the Patriots and 49ers losing, they are both still at the top of each conference. However the former unbeaten teams showed a lot of weaknesses in their defeats and both have a tough back end of their schedules, so the home-field advantage is up for grabs.

Ryne Gallacher is a regular columnist and correspondent for The Outlook.