NFL Playoff Picture, Standings and Clinched Berths
The NFL playoff picture for Week 17
AFC
CLINCHED: Denver — AFC West and first-round bye
New England — AFC East
Cincinnati — AFC North Indianapolis — AFC South
Kansas City — playoff spot
Broncos at Raiders
Denver clinches home — field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) DEN win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie
Patriots vs. Bills
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win or tie OR
2) CIN loss or tie + IND loss or tie
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + DEN loss
Bengals vs. Baltimore
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:
1) CIN win + NE loss
Colts vs. Jaguars
Indianapolis clinches a first-round bye with:
1) IND win + NE loss + CIN loss or tie
Dolphins vs. Jets
Miami clinches a playoff spot with:
1) MIA win + BAL loss or tie OR
2) MIA win + SD win OR
3) MIA tie + BAL loss + SD loss or tie OR
4) MIA tie + BAL tie + SD tie
Ravens at Bengals
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win + SD loss or tie OR
2) BAL win + MIA loss or tie OR
3) BAL tie + MIA loss + SD loss or tie OR
4) BAL tie + MIA tie + SD loss OR
5) MIA loss + SD loss + PIT loss or tie
Chargers vs. Chiefs
San Diego clinches a playoff spot with:
1) SD win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
2) SD tie + MIA loss + BAL loss
Steelers vs. Browns
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1) PIT win + MIA loss + BAL loss + SD loss
NFC
CLINCHED: Seattle – playoff spot
Carolina – playoff spot
Seahawks vs. Rams
Seattle clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) SEA win or tie OR
2) one SF loss or tie
Panthers at Falcons
Carolina clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1) CAR win or tie OR
2) NO loss or tie
Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) CAR win + SEA loss + two SF wins
Eagles at Cowboys
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division with:
Bears vs. Packers
Chicago clinches NFC North division with:
1) CHI win or tie
49ers at Cardinals
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and a first-round bye with:
1) two SF wins + SEA loss
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) two SF wins + SEA loss + CAR loss or tie
San Francisco clinches a playoff spot with:
1) one SF win OR
2) SF tie this week + NO loss OR
3) SF tie next week
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