NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 17:
Clinched No. 1 seed (home-field advantage + first-round bye): Kansas City Chiefs,
Clinched divisions: Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks
Clinched berths: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Baltimore Ravens (10-5) at Cincinnati (4-10-1), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Browns loss OR
► 3. Colts loss OR
► 4. Tie + Dolphins loss OR
► 5. Tie + Titans loss
► 6. Tie + Browns loss OR
► 7. Tie + Colts tie
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Cleveland Browns (10-5) vs. Pittsburgh (12-3), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Colts loss OR
► 3. Titans loss + Dolphins win or tie + Ravens win or tie OR
► 4. Tie + Ravens loss OR
► 5. Tie + Dolphins loss OR
► 6. Tie + Titans loss OR
► 7. Tie + Colts tie OR
► 8. Tie + Titans Tie + Ravens win + Dolphins win
Indianapolis Colts (10-5) vs. Jacksonville (1-14), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Cinches AFC South division title with:
► 1. Win + Titans loss or tie OR
► 2. Tie + Titans loss
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win + Ravens loss or tie OR
► 2. Win + Browns loss or tie OR
► 3. Win + Dolphins loss or tie OR
► 4. Tie + Ravens loss OR
► 5. Tie + Browns loss OR
► 6. Tie + Dolphins loss
Miami Dolphins (10-5) at Buffalo (11-3), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Ravens loss OR
► 3. Browns loss OR
► 4. Colts loss OR
► 5. Tie + Ravens tie OR
► 6. Tie + Browns tie OR
► 7. Tie + Colts tie OR
► 8. Tie + Titans loss
Tennessee Titans (10-5) at Houston (4-11), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches AFC South division title with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Colts loss OR
► 3. Tie + Colts tie
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Ravens loss OR
► 2. Dolphins loss OR
► 3. Tie + Browns loss OR
► 4. Tie + Dolphins tie OR
► 5. Tie + Ravens tie
The Cardinals and Rams have a de facto playoff game Sunday in Los Angeles. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports)
Arizona Cardinals (8-7) at L.A. Rams (9-6), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Tie + Bears loss
Chicago Bears (8-7) vs. Green Bay (12-3), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Cardinals loss OR
► 3. Tie + Cardinals tie
Dallas Cowboys (6-9) at N.Y. Giants (5-10), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Clinches NFC East division title with:
► 1. Win + Washington loss or tie OR
► 2. Tie + Washington loss
Green Bay Packers (12-3) at Chicago (8-7), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches first-round bye with:
► 1. Win or tie OR
► 2. Seahawks loss or tie
Los Angeles Rams (9-6) vs. Arizona (8-7), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches playoff berth with:
► 1. Win + or tie OR
► 2. Bears loss or tie
New Orleans Saints (11-4) at Carolina (5-10), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches first-round bye with:
► Win + Packers loss + Seahawks win
New York Giants (5-10) vs. Dallas (6-9), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Clinches NFC East division title with:
► Win + Washington loss
Seattle Seahawks (11-4) at San Francisco (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
Clinches first-round bye with:
► Win + Packers loss + Saints loss or tie
Washington Football Team (6-9) at Philadelphia (4-10-1), Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
Clinches NFC East division title with:
► 1. Win OR
► 2. Tie + Cowboys loss or tie
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