2024 Playoff Scenarios: Week 17

The NFL announced the official playoff scenarios for Week 17 on Tuesday. 

AFC

CLINCHED:

  • Buffalo Bills (12-3) โ€“ AFC East
  • Houston Texans (9-6) โ€“ AFC South
  • Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) โ€“ AFC West
  • Baltimore Ravens (10-5) โ€“ playoff berth
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) โ€“ playoff berth

Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5); Wednesday, 1 p.m. ET, Netflix

Kansas City clinches the AFCโ€™s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:

  1. KC win or tie
  2. BUF loss or tie

Denver Broncos (9-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-8); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Denver clinches a playoff berth with:

  1. DEN win or tie

Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at New England Patriots (3-12); Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Los Angeles clinches a playoff berth with:

  1. LAC win or tie
  2. MIA loss or tie + IND loss or tie

NFC

CLINCHED:

  • Detroit Lions (13-2) โ€“ playoff berth
  • Green Bay Packers (11-4) โ€“ playoff berth
  • Minnesota Vikings (13-2) โ€“ playoff berth
  • Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) โ€“ playoff berth

Detroit Lions (13-2) at San Francisco 49ers (6-9); Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC

Detroit clinches NFC North division title and the NFCโ€™s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:

  1. DET win + MIN loss

Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) vs. Dallas Cowboys (7-8); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:

  1. PHI win or tie
  2. WAS loss or tie

Atlanta Falcons (8-7) at Washington Commanders (10-5); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Atlanta clinches NFC South division title with:

  1. ATL win + TB loss

Los Angeles Rams (9-6) vs. Arizona Cardinals (7-8); Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Los Angeles Rams clinch NFC West division title with:

  1. LAR win + SEA loss or tie
  2. LAR win + LAR clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over SEA
  3. LAR tie + SEA loss

(Note: LAR clinches strength of victory over SEA with 3.5 or more wins from the following teams: MIN, BUF, SF, WAS, CIN, CLE)

Washington Commanders (10-5) vs. Atlanta Falcons (8-7); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Washington clinches a playoff berth with:

  1. WAS win or tie
  2. TB loss or tie

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