Playoff Picture: Philadelphia's win over the Texans lands them the final playoff spot, setting up the two divisional games, with the Bell at Birmingham and the Southern California Sun traveling to Chicago to face the Fire.

The split between haves and have nots has never been more obvious in the WFL than this week. We have the Americans clinching a playoff spot with a chance to play at home the entire postseason. We have the Bell and Stars still alive for the final spot with New York/New Jersey already making plans for next year, and we have the WFL announcing that only 8 teams will compete in the 1976 season with the financially flaky Portland Storm and Florida Blazers declared to be "on hiat

Playoff Picture: Chicago's win over Southern California gives them the division title and guarantees that the rematch will be at Soldier Field in 2 weeks. Birmingham punched their ticket to the playoffs and can win the division title with a victory in New York, but if New York wins, the Bell can jump over Birmingham. New York could still make the postseason with a win over Birmingham and a Philadelphia loss.