NFL Playoffs: Standings and Week 17 Clinch Scenarios
Week 17 of the NFL season is upon us, and many teams are squarely in the hunt for a berth in the postseason.
The playoffs are beginning to take shape with all four AFC divisions already clinched, but the NFC has no divisions clinched, the first time that’s happened in division realignment.
Here are the latest standings regarding the NFL playoffs:
AFC
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
1
(z) Denver
West
12-3-0
2
(y) New England
East
11-4-0
3
(y) Cincinnati
North
10-5-0
4
(y) Indianapolis
South
10-5-0
5
(x) Kansas City
West
11-4-0
6
Miami
East
8-7-0
STILL ALIVE
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
7
Baltimore
North
8-7-0
8
San Diego
West
8-7-0
9
Pittsburgh
North
7-8-0
ELIMINATED
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
10
N.Y. Jets
East
7-8-0
11
Tennessee
South
6-9-0
12
Buffalo
East
6-9-0
13
Oakland
West
4-11-0
14
Jacksonville
South
4-11-0
15
Cleveland
North
4-11-0
16
Houston
South
2-13-0
NFC
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
1
(x) Seattle
West
12-3-0
2
(x) Carolina
South
11-4-0
3
Philadelphia
East
9-6-0
4
Chicago
North
8-7-0
5
(x) San Francisco
West
11-4-0
6
New Orleans
South
10-5-0
STILL ALIVE
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
7
Arizona
West
10-5-0
8
Dallas
East
8-7-0
9
Green Bay
North
7-7-1
ELIMINATED
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
10
Detroit
North
7-8-0
11
St. Louis
West
7-8-0
12
N.Y. Giants
East
6-9-0
13
Minnesota
North
4-10-1
14
Atlanta
South
4-11-0
15
Tampa Bay
South
4-11-0
16
Washington
East
3-12-0