NFL playoff picture: Week 17 Seeding Scenarios

Week 17 of the NFL season is upon us, and many teams are squarely in the hunt for a berth in the postseason.

Entering Week 17, 18 teams remain in contention for a trip to Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium. The 18 such teams ties for the fourth-most in Super Bowl contention with one week to play in NFL history (22 in 1982).

With one week remaining in the 2013 regular season, it has already been assured that at least  three teams will advance to the playoffs after missing the postseason in 2012 – Carolina Panthers (11-4), Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) and the eventual NFC East champion, Dallas Cowboys (8-7) or Philadelphia Eagles (9-6).

Since the 12-team playoff format was adopted in 1990, at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were not in the postseason the year before.

First off, here’s the full slate of Week 17 games:

TV

LOCATION

Carolina at Atlanta 1:00 PM

FOX

Georgia Dome Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 PM

CBS

Paul Brown Stadium Houston at Tennessee 1:00 PM

CBS

LP Field Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1:00 PM

CBS

Lucas Oil Stadium NY Jets at Miami 1:00 PM

CBS

Sun Life Stadium Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 PM

FOX

Mall of America Field Washington at NY Giants 1:00 PM

FOX

MetLife Stadium Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM

CBS

Heinz Field Green Bay at Chicago 4:25 PM

FOX

Soldier Field Denver at Oakland 4:25 PM

CBS

O.co Coliseum Buffalo at New England 4:25 PM

CBS

Gillette Stadium Tampa Bay at New Orleans 4:25 PM

FOX

Mercedes-Benz Superdome San Francisco at Arizona 4:25 PM

FOX

U of Phoenix Stadium Kansas City at San Diego 4:25 PM

CBS

Qualcomm Stadium St. Louis at Seattle 4:25 PM

FOX

CenturyLink Field Philadelphia at Dallas 8:30 PM

NBC

AT&T Stadium