It’s the final week of the NFL regular season. That can only mean one thing: chaos. There are two playoff berths available in the AFC, one in the NFC. There’s the battle for the AFC’s top seed, the AFC East champion, and the NFC West champion. All of that will be solved on Saturday and Sunday, where we have lots of great football. The only team that will be relaxing this weekend are the Green Bay Packers, as they locked up the NFC’s top seed last week. Here are the scenarios you need to know:
Also a huge thanks to NFL.com, FiveThirtyEight, and nflplayoffscenarios.com for doing the research to make this! I could not have made this post without the help of those sites.
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NFC:
AFC:
Tennessee Titans (11-5, #1 in AFC, clinched AFC South)
CLINCHED #1 SEED AND FIRST-ROUND BYE IN AFC
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5, #2 in AFC, clinched AFC West)
CLINCHED #2 SEED IN AFC
Cincinnati Bengals (10-6, #3 in AFC, clinched AFC North)
CLINCHED #4 SEED IN AFC
Buffalo Bills (10-6, #4 in AFC, #1 in AFC East, clinched playoff berth)
AFC EAST CHAMPIONS
CLINCHED #3 SEED IN AFC
New England Patriots (10-6, #5 in AFC, #2 in AFC East, clinched playoff berth)
CLINCHED #6 SEED IN AFC
Indianapolis Colts (9-7, #6 in AFC, #2 in AFC South)
ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS
Los Angeles Chargers (9-7, #7 in AFC, #2 in AFC West)
ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS
Las Vegas Raiders (9-7, #8 in AFC, #3 in AFC West)
CLINCHED #5 SEED IN AFC
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7-1, #9 in AFC, #2 in AFC North)
CLINCHED #7 SEED IN AFC
Baltimore Ravens (8-8, #10 in AFC, #3 in AFC North)
ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS
NFC:
Los Angeles Rams (12-4, #2 in NFC, #1 in NFC West, clinched playoff berth)
NFC WEST CHAMPIONS
CLINCHED #4 SEED IN NFC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4, #3 in NFC, clinched NFC South)
CLINCHED #2 SEED IN NFC
Dallas Cowboys (11-5, #4 in NFC, clinched NFC East)
CLINCHED #3 SEED IN NFC
Arizona Cardinals (11-5, #5 in NFC, #2 in NFC West, clinched playoff berth)
CLINCHED #5 SEED IN NFC
San Francisco 49ers (9-7, #6 in NFC, #3 in NFC West)
CLINCHED #6 SEED IN NFC
Philadelphia Eagles (9-7, #7 in NFC, #2 in NFC East, clinched playoff berth)
CLINCHED #7 SEED IN NFC
New Orleans Saints (8-8, #8 in NFC, #2 in NFC South)
ELIMINATED FROM THE PLAYOFFS
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