*The came in Joe Klecko Jersey to Sunday's game against the with a clean and clear playoff scenario spelled out: Win out and punch your ticket. But a shocking to the plucky in Houston really complicates things. Here's what we learned: *Playoff PictureThe NFL playoff picture is shaping up as teams head deeper into the 2014 season. Who looks promising? Who's on the edge? This one will sting the for a long, long time. Instead of controlling their playoff chances, which they could have done by beating and / to end the season, the now dip into a convoluted pool of scenarios alongside Buffalo and San Diego. If the season ended today, the would snag the sixth seed. did not react well to an onslaught of zero blitzes from . The quarterback didn't react well to anything, honestly (final numbers: 21-50, 195 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions). He needed to place the team on his shoulders with their playoff destiny in hand. He simply could not. Blame also goes to , who finally countered an all-out blitz properly in the fourth quarter . Losing both starting tackles to injury, and Rick Wagner, further complicated matters.Just a year ago, was 0-8 as the starting quarterback of the and on Sunday, he threw the ball 42 times. 's game plan was brilliant, all the way down to the beautiful halfback pa s by . Though he was a little too confident in Keenum at times, allowing him to sling a deep ball up 16 with 40 seconds left in the first half, there were few imperfections. Congratulations to , who became the 10th player in NFL history to catch 1,000 pa ses. Next to Marvin Harrison, he was the fastest in league history to do so. Catching the ball from Keenum, a quarterback who got the call from Houston while hunting last week, seems symbolic in a way. Harrison will go down as a better receiver all time, but where might Johnson have been with a quarterback like ? Puts his offseason frustrations into perspective, doesn't it? pa sed for Houston's all-time franchise lead in sacks. He did that in almost 20 fewer games (82 for Williams, 63 for Watt). Watt added another sack on Sunday, and against a line cluttered with backups, caused plenty of problems for Flacco. The latest Around The NFL Podcast and breaks down the playoff picture. Find more Around The NFL content on . Conor McDermott Jersey