The NFL playoff picture is still wild with a week remaining in the regular season. We break down all the possibilities here.
One week to go. Three playoff spots remain up for grabs between six teams. None of the seeds have been locked up in the AFC. Chaos reigns.
Here are all the NFL playoff scenarios as we enter Week 17:
AFC
Kansas City Chiefs
– Clinch No. 1 seed with win over Raiders … OR … with tie AND Chargers loss to Broncos … OR … with Chargers loss/Patriots loss AND tie/Texans loss or tie.
– Clinch No. 2 seed with Chargers loss AND Patriots loss/tie … OR … if Chargers lose AND Texans lose/tie.
– Clinch No. 3 seed with Chiefs and Chargers both lose … OR … Kansas City AND Los Angeles both tie
– Clinch No. 5 seed with Chiefs loss AND Chargers win
New England Patriots
– Clinch No. 1 seed with win AND Chiefs loss AND Chargers loss.
– Clinch No. 2 seed with win OR Texans loss/tie AND Ravens loss AND Titans loss
– Clinch No. 3 seed with loss AND one of Texans, Titans or Ravens win
– Clinch No. 4 seed with loss AND two of Texans, Titans or Ravens win
Houston Texans
– Clinch No. 1 seed with win AND Chiefs, Chargers, Patriots lose
– Clinch No. 2 seed with win AND Patriots lose … OR… Chiefs and Chargers both lose … OR … with a tie and the Patriots lose
– Clinch No. 3 seed with win OR Titans-Colts tie
– Clinch No. 6 seed with loss AND Colts-Titans doesn’t end in tie
Baltimore Ravens
– Clinch No. 2 seed with win AND Texans loss AND Patriots loss
– Clinch No. 3 seed with win AND Texans loss … OR … with a win AND a Texans win AND a Patriots loss
– Clinch No. 4 seed with win AND Patriots win AND Texans win … OR … with a loss AND a Steelers loss
– Clinch No. 6 seed with a tie AND a Steelers win AND a tie in Colts-Titans
Los Angeles Chargers
– Clinch No. 1 seed with win AND Chiefs loss
– Clinch No. 5 seed with any result other than Chargers win and Chiefs loss
Indianapolis Colts
– Clinch No. 3 seed with win AND Texans loss AND Ravens loss AND Steelers win
– Clinch No. 4 seed with win AND Texans loss AND Ravens win
– Clinch No. 6 seed with win
Tennessee Titans
– Clinch No. 2 seed with win AND Texans, Ravens and Patriots all lose.
– Clinch No. 3 seed with win AND Texans loss AND Ravens loss AND Steelers win
– Clinch No. 4 seed with win AND Texans loss AND Ravens win
– Clinch No. 6 seed with win
Pittsburgh Steelers
– Clinch No. 4 seed with win AND Ravens loss
– Clinch No. 6 seed with win AND Titans-Colts tie