By Pat Kirwan |  NFL.com

With two weeks left to go in the regular season, six playoff spots have been clinched and another six remain to be earned.

With an eye toward the postseason, here’s a look at a few trends to keep in mind as the regular season winds down and teams earn those coveted playoff spots.

Do playoff seeds really matter?

The ultimate goal of any team, of course, is to get to the Super Bowl and come out of it victorious. Does a No. 1 seed mean playoff success and a Super Bowl berth? The numbers don’t exactly suggest that.

Since the 2000 season there have been nine Super Bowls played, which means 18 teams advanced to the penultimate game. Teams have advanced to Super Sunday from all six playoff seeds. Here’s a breakdown of which seeds advanced, and then won, the Super Bowl:

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