The NFL’s Week 17 schedule is underway, with a game each on Thursday and Saturday before a full slate of games on Sunday. We are keeping up with all the results, and how they impact the AFC playoff picture and the NFC playoff standings. We will update the standings below as the games go final, keeping up with all of the implications throughout the weekend.
The AFC began the weekend with the Baltimore Ravens as the top seed, with the Miami Dolphins a game back in the second position. Those two teams face off on Sunday, likely deciding which team will be the conference’s top seed when the regular season closes next week. Behind them, the Kansas City Chiefs are in the third position, followed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The AFC wild card teams are the Cleveland Browns, the Buffalo Bills, and the Indianapolis Colts. The Ravens, Dolphins, and Browns have all clinched a spot in the playoffs.
In the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers are in the top spot and can clinch that position this weekend. They are followed by the Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the other three division leader positions. The Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, and Seattle Seahawks hold the three wild card spots. The 49ers and Lions have both clinched their division titles this year, while the Eagles and Cowboys are both locked into the postseason.
Below you will find the live standings throughout the weekend. We also track the elimination and clinching scenarios for the weekend.
Last update: 11:22 p.m. ET, Sunday – All games complete
AFC playoff picture (through Week 17):
1 – Baltimore Ravens (13-3, AFC North leader)xyz
2 – Miami Dolphins (11-5, AFC East leader)x
3 – Kansas City Chiefs (10-6, AFC West leader)y
4 – Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7, AFC South leader)
5 – Cleveland Browns (11-5, Wild Card 1 position)x
6 – Buffalo Bills (10-6, Wild Card 2 position)
7 – Indianapolis Colts (9-7, Wild Card 3 position)
Houston Texans (9-7)
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)
Eliminated:
Denver Broncos (8-8)
Cincinnati Bengals (8-8)
Las Vegas Raiders (7-9)
New York Jets (6-10)
Tennessee Titans (5-11)
Los Angeles Chargers (5-11)
New England Patriots (4-12)
x Playoff berth clinched
y Division title clinched
z Homefield advantage/first-round bye clinched
* Week 17 game complete
Tiebreaks:
- Jaguars over Colts and Texans based on head-to-head results
- Colts over Texans based on head-to-head results (divisional tiebreak); Colts over Steelers based on head-to-head results.
- Texans over Steelers based on head-to-head results
- Broncos over Bengals based on AFC winning percentage
- Titans over Chargers based on head-to-head results
AFC Clinching Scenarios Week 17:
Bills clinch playoff berth with: (Cannot clinch)
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Bills win and
Steelers loss/tieand Bengals loss/tie OR -
Bills win and
Steelers loss/tieandJaguars loss/tieOR -
Bills win and
Steelers loss/tieandTexans loss/tieandColts loss/tieOR -
Bills win and Bengals loss/tie and
Jaguars loss/tieOR -
Bills win and Bengals loss/tie and
Texans loss/tieandColts loss/tieOR -
Bills tieandSteelers lossand Bengals loss andJaguars lossOR -
Bills tieandSteelers lossand Bengals loss andTexans loss/tieOR -
Bills tieandSteelers lossand Bengals loss andColts loss/tieOR -
Bills tieandSteelers lossandJaguars lossandTexans loss/tieOR -
Bills tieandSteelers lossandJaguars lossandColts loss/tieOR -
Bills tieandSteelers lossandTexans lossandColts lossOR -
Bills tieand Bengals loss andJaguars lossandTexans loss/tieOR -
Bills tieand Bengals loss andJaguarsloss andColts loss/tieOR -
Bills tieand Bengals loss andTexans lossandColts loss
Browns clinch playoff berth with: (Clinched)
- Browns win OR
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Steelers loss/tieOR -
Bills lossOR -
Jaguars loss/tieOR -
Texans loss/tieandColts loss/tie
Chiefs clinch AFC West title and playoff berth with: (Clinched)
- Chiefs win OR
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Raiders loss/tie and
Broncos loss/tie
Dolphins clinch AFC East title with: (Cannot clinch)
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Dolphins winOR Bills loss/tie
Jaguars clinch AFC South title and playoff berth with: (Cannot clinch)
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Jaguars win and
Colts lossandTexans loss
Ravens clinch AFC North title and AFC top seed with: (Clinched)
AFC Elimination Scenarios Week 17 (via NFL Playoff Scenarios)
Bengals eliminated from playoffs with: (Eliminated)
- Bengals loss and Steelers win and Bills win/tie
Bills eliminated from AFC East title with: (Cannot be eliminated from AFC East title)
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Bills loss/tieOR Dolphins win/tie
Broncos eliminated from playoffs with: (Eliminated)
- Broncos loss OR
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Broncos tieand Jaguars win/tie OR -
Broncos tieand Colts win/tie and Texans win/tie OR -
Broncos tieand Steelers win/tie OR -
Broncos tieandBengals winOR - Chiefs win/tie and Bills win/tie and Steelers win OR
- Chiefs win/tie and Bills win/tie and Texans win and Colts win and Jaguars win/tie OR
- Chiefs win/tie and Texans win and Colts win and Jaguars loss/tie and Steelers win
Broncos eliminated from AFC West title with: (Eliminated from AFC West title)
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Broncos loss/tieOR - Chiefs win/tie
Browns eliminated from AFC North title with: (Eliminated from AFC North title)
Colts eliminated from AFC South title with: (Cannot be eliminated from AFC South title)
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Colts lossand Jaguars win
Jaguars eliminated from AFC South title with: (Cannot be eliminated from AFC South title)
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Jaguars lossand Colts win and Texans win/tie OR -
Jaguars lossandColts tieand Texans win
Raiders eliminated from playoffs with: (Eliminated)
- Raiders loss OR
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Raiders tieand Jaguars win OR -
Raiders tieand Steelers win OR -
Raiders tieandBengals winOR -
Raiders tieand Jaguars loss and Texans win andBengals tieOR -
Raiders tieand Jaguars loss and Texans win andSteelers tie
Raiders eliminated from AFC West title with: (Eliminated)
- Raiders loss/tie OR
- Chiefs win/tie
Steelers eliminated from playoffs with: (Cannot be eliminated from playoffs)
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Steelers lossand Bills win/tie and Colts win and Texans win/tie andBroncos loss/tieOR -
Steelers lossand Bills win/tie and Colts win and Texans win andJaguars lossand Chiefs win/tie OR -
Steelers lossand Bills win/tie and Colts win/tie and Jaguars win andBroncos loss/tie
Texans eliminated from playoffs with: (Cannot be eliminated from playoffs)
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Texans lossand Colts win and Jaguars win and Bills win/tie OR -
Texans lossand Colts win and Jagaurs win andBengals winandSteelers loss/tieandBroncos loss/tie
Texans eliminated from AFC South title with: (Cannot be eliminated from AFC South title)
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Texans lossand Colts win OR -
Texans lossand Jaguars win
NFC Playoff Picture (through Week 17)
1 – San Francisco 49ers (12-4, NFC West leader)xyz
2 – Dallas Cowboys (11-5, NFC East leader)x
3 – Detroit Lions (11-5, NFC North leader)y
4 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8, NFC South leader)
5 – Philadelphia Eagles (11-5, Wild Card 1 position)x
6 – Los Angeles Rams (9-7, Wild Card 2 position)x
7 – Green Bay Packers (8-8, Wild Card 3 position)
Seattle Seahawks (8-8)
New Orleans Saints (8-8)
Minnesota Vikings (7-9)
Atlanta Falcons (7-9)*
Eliminated:
Chicago Bears (7-9)*
New York Giants (5-11)
Washington Commanders (4-12)
Arizona Cardinals (4-12)
Carolina Panthers (2-14)
x Playoff berth clinched
y Division title clinched
*Note: The Bears are ahead of the Falcons in the standings, but the Falcons have not been eliminated from the NFC South division title, keeping them above the “Eliminated” group.
Tiebreaks:
- Cowboys over Eagles based on NFC winning percentage (divisional tiebreak); Cowboys over Lions based on head-to-head results
- Buccaneers over Saints based on common games winning percentage
- Packers over Seahawks based on strength of victory; Packers over Saints based on NFC winning percentage
- Seahawks over Saints based on NFC winning percentage
- Vikings over Bears based on common games winning percentage (divisional tiebreak); Vikings over Falcons based on head-to-head results
- Bears over Falcons based on head-to-head results
- Commanders over Cardinals based on head-to-head results
NFC Clinching Scenarios Week 17
49ers clinch NFC top seed with: (Clinched)
- 49ers win and Lions loss and Eagles loss
Buccaneers clinch NFC South title and playoff berth with: (Cannot clinch NFC South title)
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Buccaneers winOR -
Buccaneers tieand Falcons loss
Eagles clinch NFC East title with: (Cannot clinch NFC East title)
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Eagles winandCowboys loss/tieOR -
Eagles tieandCowboys loss
Rams clinch playoff berth with: (Clinched)
- Rams win and Seahawks loss OR
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Rams win and
Packers-Vikings tie
Seahawks clinch playoff berth with: (Cannot clinch)
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Seahawks winandPackers-Vikings tie
NFC Elimination Scenarios Week 17 (via NFL Playoff Scenarios)
Bears eliminated from playoffs with: (Eliminated from playoffs)
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Bears loss/tieOR -
Seahawks win/tieand Rams win/tie OR -
Seahawks win/tieand Packers win OR -
Seahawks win/tieandVikings winOR - Rams win/tie and Packers win OR
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Rams win/tie and
Vikings win
Cowboys eliminated from NFC East title with: (Cannot be eliminated from NFC East title)
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Cowboys loss/tieandEagles winOR -
Cowboys lossandEagles tie
Falcons eliminated from playoffs with: (Cannot be eliminated from playoffs)
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Falcons loss and
Buccaneers win/tieOR -
Falcons tieandBuccaneers winandRams tieandSeahawks win/tieOR -
Falcons tieandBuccaneers winand Rams win andSeahawks tieOR -
Buccaneers winand Rams win andSeahawks win
Falcons eliminated from NFC South title with: (Cannot be eliminated from NFC South title)
-
Seahawks loss and
Buccaneers tieOR Buccaneers win
Packers eliminated from playoffs with: (Cannot be eliminated from playoffs)
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Packers lossandSeahawks win/tieOR -
Packers lossand Rams win/tie OR -
Packers lossandBuccaneers tieandFalcons winOR -
Packers tieandSeahawks winand Rams win
Saints eliminated from playoffs with: (Cannot be eliminated from playoffs)
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Saints lossOR -
Saints tieandSeahawks win/tieand Rams win/tie
Saints eliminated from NFC South title with: (Cannot be eliminated from NFC South title)
Vikings eliminated from playoffs with: (Cannot be eliminated from playoffs)
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Vikings loss and
Seahawks win/tieand Rams win/tie OR -
Vikings loss and
Seahawks win/tieandBuccaneers tieandFalcons winOR -
Vikings loss and Rams win/tie and
Buccaneers tieandFalcons tieOR -
Vikings tieandSeahawks winand Rams win