Good Wednesday morning, folks. Welcome to the CBS Sports HQ AM Edition ( ). We're going to take a little bit of a different approach today with the death of an all-time legend, John Madden.Coaching and broadcast legend dies at 85 Tuesday. He was 85.While two generations know Madden primarily as a broadcaster -- for all four networks (CBS, Fox, ABC and NBC) -- his legacy was built as the head coach of the from 1969 through 1978. There are plenty of numbers to Radek Faksa Jersey emphasize his greatne s as a coach for example, his 103-32-7 head-coaching mark is the best of anyone who coached at least 100 games but , writes NFL scribe DeArdo:Madden's run as a commentator is the stuff of legends. He and Pat Summerall called eight Super Bowls, most of any broadcasting duo. Their first, while with CBS Sports, featured Joe , and their last featured , whose childhood idol was Montana. It's one of , DeArdo writes in a separate story. The famed "Madden Cruiser," which Madden used to get to games because of an aversion to flying, DeArdo: All-time greats such as and Jerome Bettis, as well as current stars including and , .You can check out a full timeline of Madden's NFL life-- an incomparable run that spanned six different decades -- . Wentz hits COVID list as playoff race heats up On Tuesday, the placed starting quarterback . It's unknown whether Wentz, who is unvaccinated, tested positive for the virus or was a close contact of someone who did.The good news for the Colts is that on Tuesday the NFL and NFLPA , in line with the CDC's changes. All COVID-19-positive players who are asymptomatic, including those who are unvaccinated, are now subject to a five-day quarantineprovided they clear testing, rather than the Neal Broten Kids Jersey previous 10-day requirement.The bad news is that even with the shorter quarantine, Wentz may still not be cleared for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Indianapolis is 9-6 this season and if the playoffs started today, but there's little room for error: The current 6-10 seeds in the AFC are all either tied or just one game back of the Colts. On the flip side, the Colts are also just one game behind the AFC's 2 seed, the . Either way, the next two weeks are crucial.Then there's the Colts' backup situation. Sixth-round rookie would be in line to start if Wentz cannot play. Ehlinger has never thrown an NFL pa s. The Colts reportedly discu sed , who retired at the end of last season. Not exactly ideal.Prisco's Power Rankings: slip Even after a wild Week 16, the top five of held steady: The earliest change came at No. 6, where the jumped a spot Tyler Pitlick Kids Jersey after a ma sive win at New England that gave them the AFC lead.Prisco: On the flip side, the Patriots fell from No. 6 to No. 10.Prisco: The biggest risers were the , who jumped from 21st to 16th. More on them in a bit. Ranking NFL Wild Card contenders The NFL playoff scenarios are complicated enough to put my brain in a pretzel. Six teams (one AFC and five NFC) have clinched playoff spots, and eight teams are eliminated. That leaves 18 teams vying for eight spots. The AFC is especially convoluted with seeds 3-10 all within one game of each other. Luckily, we have NFL expert Jeff Kerr to , and interestingly enough, it's the AFC's current 12 seed that Kerr has as the third-strongest.Kerr: "The NFC is slightly clearer, thanks to the Packers, Cowboys, Rams, Buccaneers and already having clinched a playoff berth. There are , and NFL reporter Cody Benjamin likes a run-first squad to snatch up one of them.Benjamin:See, I promised I wouldn't forget about you, Eagles fans!Odds and endsAfter a COVID-19 breakout in its defensive line room, le s than five hours before kickoff Tuesday. 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