The NFL Playoffs are upon us…but not before a wild week 18.
With games kicking off today when the Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) travel to Baltimore to face the already-clinched top-seeded Ravens (13-3), before the battle for AFC South supremacy goes down in Houston as the Texans host the Indianapolis Colts (9-7) with massive NFL Playoffs implications on the line.
Before today’s action kicks off, let’s take a look at EVERY possible scenario for teams with hopes to reach next week’s post-season.
NFL Playoffs Scenarios
AFC Clinched
- Baltimore Ravens (13-3): clinched AFC North, AFC No. 1 seed, first-round bye, and home-field advantage
- Kansas City Chiefs (10-6): clinched AFC West
- Cleveland Browns (11-5): clinched playoff berth
- Miami Dolphins (11-5): clinched playoff berth
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) @ Baltimore Ravens (13-3): Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT (ESPN/ABC)
Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with:
- PIT win + BUF loss OR
- PIT win + JAX loss or tie OR
- PIT win + HOU-IND tie OR
- PIT tie + JAX loss + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie OR
- JAX loss + DEN win + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie
Indianapolis Colts (9-7) @ Houston Texans (9-7): 8:15 p.m. EDT (ESPN/ABC)
Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:
- IND win + JAX loss or tie OR
- IND tie + JAX loss
Indianapolis clinches playoff berth with:
- IND win OR
- IND tie + PIT loss or tie
Houston clinches AFC South division title with:
- HOU win + JAX loss or tie
Houston clinches playoff berth with:
- HOU win OR
- HOU tie + JAX loss + PIT loss or tie
Buffalo Bills (10-6) @ Miami Dolphins (11-5): Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT (NBC)
Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:
- BUF win
Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:
- BUF tie OR
- PIT loss or tie OR
- JAX loss or tie OR
- HOU-IND tie
Miami clinches AFC East division title with:
- MIA win or tie
NFC Clinched
- San Francisco 49ers (12-4): clinched NFC West, No. 1 seed, first-round bye, and home-field advantage
- Detroit Lions (11-5): clinched NFC North
- Dallas Cowboys (11-5): clinched playoff berth
- Philadelphia Eagles (11-5): clinched playoff berth
- Los Angeles Rams (9-7): clinched playoff berth
Atlanta Falcons (8-8) @ New Orleans Saints (8-8): Sunday, 1:00 p.m. EDT (CBS)
Atlanta clinches NFC South division title with:
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- ATL win + TB loss
New Orleans clinches NFC South division title with:
- NO win + TB loss or tie OR
- NO tie + TB loss
New Orleans clinches playoff berth with:
- NO win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
- NO tie + SEA loss + GB loss
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8) @ Carolina Panthers (2-14): 1:00 p.m. EDT (FOX)
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
- TB win OR
- TB tie + NO loss or tie
Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- TB tie + SEA loss + GB loss or tie
Minnesota Vikings (7-9) @ Detroit Lions (11-5): Sunday, 1:00 p.m. EDT (FOX)
Minnesota clinches playoff berth with:
- MIN win + GB loss + SEA loss + TB loss OR
- MIN win + GB loss + SEA loss + NO loss
Dallas Cowboys (11-5) @ Washington Commanders: Sunday, 4:25 p.m, EDT (FOX)
Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:
- DAL win OR
- DAL tie + PHI tie OR
- PHI loss
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) @ New York Giants (5-11): Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT (FOX)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
- PHI win + DAL loss or tie OR
- PHI tie + DAL loss
Green Bay Packers (8-8) @ Chicago Bears (7-9): Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT (FOX)
Green Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- GB win OR
- GB tie + SEA loss or tie + NO loss or tie OR
- GB tie + SEA loss + TB loss OR
- GB tie + SEA tie + TB loss or tie OR
- MIN loss or tie + SEA loss + TB loss OR
- MIN loss or tie + SEA loss + NO loss
Seattle Seahawks (8-8) @ Arizona Cardinals (4-12): Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT (FOX)
Seattle clinches playoff berth with:
- SEA win + GB loss or tie OR
- SEA tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie OR
- SEA tie + GB loss + NO loss or tie
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