Week 17 arrives with a season-high 11 teams in position to clinch something in the NFL playoff picture, from a No. 1 overall seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs to a first-round bye to, in a couple cases, a postseason berth.
Only three teams — the Ravens (No. 1 in AFC), the Bills (No. 5 in AFC) and the Vikings (No. 6 in NFC) — are locked into their playoff seeds going into the final week of the season. In the NFC, four different teams still have chances to clinch the top seed and/or a first-round bye. In the AFC, two teams are fighting for the No. 2 seed and the bye that comes with it. Three more are fighting for the conference’s second wild card.
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The final week of the season also will bring us the long-awaited finish to the embarrassing NFC East race. The Eagles simply need a win to clinch the division and secure the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs, but if they lose, there is a scenario in which the Cowboys make the playoffs with an 8-8 record.
Below are all the NFL playoff clinching scenarios for the 11 teams that have chances to stamp their postseason statuses in Week 17, followed by a complete playoff picture.
NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 17
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San Francisco 49ers (12-3)
(at Seahawks)
49ers clinch NFC West with:
49ers win or tie
49ers clinch No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout playoffs with:
49ers win OR49ers tie AND Packers loss or tie AND Saints loss or tie
49ers clinch a first-round bye with:
49ers win OR49ers tie AND Packers loss or tie OR49ers tie AND Saints loss or tie
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Seattle Seahawks (11-4)
(vs. 49ers)
Seahawks clinch NFC West with:
Seahawks win
Seahawks clinch No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout playoffs with:
Saints clinch No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout playoffs with:
Saints win AND Packers loss or tie AND 49ers loss or tie ORSaints tie AND Packers loss AND 49ers loss
Saints clinch a first-round bye with:
Saints win AND Packers loss or tie ORSaints win AND 49ers loss or tie ORSaints tie AND Packers loss ORSaints tie AND 49ers loss OR49ers loss AND Packers win or tie
(Getty Images) Dak Prescotthttps://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/c0/37/dak-prescott-092219-getty-ftrjpg_4vf2lmw7h572179vo30xh2nf1.jpg?t=1525104685&w=500&quality=80
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Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7)
(at Ravens)
Steelers clinch playoff berth with:
Steelers win AND Titans loss or tie ORSteelers tie AND Titans loss ORTitans loss AND Colts win AND Raiders loss or tie ORTitans loss AND Colts win AND Steelers tie Raiders in strength of victory tiebreaker
(Steelers tie Raiders in strength of victory tiebreaker if all of the following teams win: Vikings, Packers, Chiefs and Dolphins.)
Raiders win AND Steelers loss AND Titans loss AND Colts win AND Raiders clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Steelers
(Raiders clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Steelers if one of the following teams win or tie: Bears, Lions, Chargers or Patriots.)
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New England Patriots (12-3)
(vs. Dolphins)
Patriots clinch a first-round bye with:
Patriots win or tie ORChiefs loss or tie
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Kansas City Chiefs (11-4)
(vs. Chargers)
Chiefs clinch a first-round bye with:
Chiefs win AND Patriots loss
(Getty Images) Ryan Tannehillhttps://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/94/f4/ryan-tannehill-120819-getty-ftrjpg_qzh6urqfn3641oofz1vzv0amd.jpg?t=-392876858&w=500&quality=80
Tennessee Titans (8-7)
(at Texans)
Titans clinch playoff berth with:
Titans win ORTitans tie AND Steelers loss or tie ORSteelers loss AND Colts loss or tie