Week 17 playoff scenarios

Notes: Ties are omitted for simplicity. Teams that fail to clinch a playoff berth by the end of this week will be eliminated.
AFC

  • Baltimore Ravens will clinch:
    • the AFC North division title and a first-round bye with a win or a Pittsburgh Steelers loss.
    • the AFC's #1 seed and homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with a win coupled with a New England Patriots loss.

  • Cincinnati Bengals will clinch a Wild Card berth with a win or a New York Jets loss coupled with a loss by either the Denver Broncos or Oakland Raiders.
  • Denver Broncos will clinch the AFC West division title and the AFC's #4 seed with a win or an Oakland Raiders loss.
  • New England Patriots will clinch the AFC's #1 seed and homefield advantage thoughout the AFC playoffs with a win or losses by both the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • New York Jets will clinch a Wild Card berth with a win coupled with losses by the Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans AND a loss by either the Denver Broncos or Oakland Raiders.
  • Oakland Raiders will clinch:
    • at least a Wild Card berth with a win coupled with a Cincinnati Bengals loss and either a Tennessee Titans loss or a New York Jets win.
    • the AFC West division title and the AFC's #4 seed with a win coupled with a Denver Broncos loss.

  • Pittsburgh Steelers will clinch:
    • the AFC North division title and a first-round bye with a win coupled with a Baltimore Ravens loss.
    • the AFC's #1 seed and homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with a win coupled with losses by both the Ravens and New England Patriots.

  • Tennessee Titans will clinch a Wild Card berth with a win coupled with a Cincinnati Bengals loss and one of the following combinations:
    • a New York Jets win AND a loss by either the Denver Broncos or Oakland Raiders.
    • wins by both the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders AND a New York Jets loss.


NFC