The last week of the regular season is here with a lot on the line. Games with playoff implications
CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and first-round bye; Cincinnati - AFC North; Denver and Kansas City - playoff berth.
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
— Win or tie, or
— Denver loss or tie
Clinches AFC West with:
— Win or tie, or
— Kansas City loss or tie
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win, or
— Tie and Cincinnati loss or tie, or
— Kansas City loss or tie and Cincinnati loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
— Win and New England loss
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win and Denver loss or tie, or
— Tie and Denver loss, or
— Denver loss and Kansas City win
Clinches AFC West with:
— Win and Denver loss
Clinch playoff spot with:
— Win or tie, or
— Pittsburgh loss or tie
Clinches playoff spot with:
— Win and N.Y. Jets loss
Clinches AFC South with:
— Win or tie, or
— Indianapolis loss or tie, or
— Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker or strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis
Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Indianapolis if one of the following teams wins or ties: Cincinnati, New England, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets and San Diego
Clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis if Kansas City wins or ties and Baltimore wins or ties as long as both teams don't tie
Clinches AFC South with:
— Win and Houston loss and Indianapolis ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston
Ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston if BOTH of the following occurs:
— All of the following teams win: Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Denver, Miami
— Oakland and Pittsburgh win or tie as long as both teams don't tie
If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
CLINCHED: Carolina - NFC South and first-round bye; Arizona - NFC West and first-round bye; Washington - NFC East; Green Bay, Minnesota and Seattle - playoff berth.
Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
— Win or tie, or
— Arizona loss or tie
Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
— Win and Carolina loss
Clinches NFC North with:
— Win or tie
Clinches NFC North with:
— Win
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Week 17 |
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AFC |
NEW ENGLAND (at Miami) |
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— Win or tie, or
— Denver loss or tie
DENVER (vs. San Diego) |
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— Win or tie, or
— Kansas City loss or tie
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win, or
— Tie and Cincinnati loss or tie, or
— Kansas City loss or tie and Cincinnati loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
— Win and New England loss
CINCINNATI (vs. Baltimore) |
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— Win and Denver loss or tie, or
— Tie and Denver loss, or
— Denver loss and Kansas City win
KANSAS CITY (vs. Oakland) |
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— Win and Denver loss
NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo) |
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— Win or tie, or
— Pittsburgh loss or tie
PITTSBURGH (at Cleveland) |
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— Win and N.Y. Jets loss
HOUSTON (vs. Jacksonville) |
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— Win or tie, or
— Indianapolis loss or tie, or
— Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker or strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis
Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Indianapolis if one of the following teams wins or ties: Cincinnati, New England, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets and San Diego
Clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis if Kansas City wins or ties and Baltimore wins or ties as long as both teams don't tie
INDIANAPOLIS (vs. Tennessee) |
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— Win and Houston loss and Indianapolis ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston
Ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston if BOTH of the following occurs:
— All of the following teams win: Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Denver, Miami
— Oakland and Pittsburgh win or tie as long as both teams don't tie
If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
NFC |
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CAROLINA (vs. Tampa Bay) |
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— Win or tie, or
— Arizona loss or tie
ARIZONA (vs. Seattle) |
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— Win and Carolina loss
GREEN BAY (vs. Minnesota) |
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— Win or tie
MINNESOTA (at Green Bay) |
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— Win
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