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5-at-10: NFL Power Poll, Heisman finalists, Big-money sports deals and Rushmore of Monday Night Football moments

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2015 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charles Sims (34) dives under Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle T.Y. McGill (67) during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis. The Colts defense has held up against Denver, Atlanta and Tampa Bay over the past four weeks. On Sunday, Dec. 6 they'll face their biggest test yet, against a Pittsburgh team that dismantled the Colts just last season (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2015 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charles Sims (34) dives under Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle T.Y. McGill (67) during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis. The Colts defense has held up against Denver, Atlanta and Tampa Bay over the past four weeks. On Sunday, Dec. 6 they'll face their biggest test yet, against a Pittsburgh team that dismantled the Colts just last season (AP Photo/AJ Mast) FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2015 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Charles Sims (34) dives under Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle T.Y. McGill (67) during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis. The Colts defense has held up against Denver, Atlanta and Tampa Bay over the past four weeks. On Sunday, Dec. 6 they'll face their biggest test yet, against a Pittsburgh team that dismantled the Colts just last season (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

By Jay Greeson 11 min read

Morning. Pass the coffee.

From the “Talks too much” studios, baby, it’s cold out there.

NFL

All you need to be is invited to the dance. Whether you are the 1983 N.C. State Wolfpack or actually Cinderella with a loose shoe, once you get in, anything can happen.

That’s the beauty and the curse of one-and-done playoff formats, and the NFL postseason always drips with the drama that is that finality. Good times.