Now that the calendar has flipped to 2013, it’s time to start looking ahead to some of the major international sporting events we have in store. There are World Championships in the Summer Olympic sports, as well as the announcement of the 2020 Olympic host city.

Well kids, we’ve reached the final week of the 2012 NFL season. As Week 17 dawns, 10 of the 12 playoff spots are clinched, as are six of the eight divisions. But that doesn’t mean we’ve got a boring slate of games in store for Sunday. Just the opposite, actually. We’ve got Cowboys-Redskins for the NFC East title on Sunday night, among others. Of course, we’ve got some meaningless duds like Jaguars-Texans, too. That’s why I’m breaking this week’s picks into three categories: Games That Really Matter, Games That Somewhat Matter, and Games That Don’t Matter.