NFL Week 17 Clinching Scenarios: Which teams can book playoff spots this weekend?

Just two weeks remain in the NFL's regular season. A handful of teams already have secured a spot in the postseason, while plenty of playoff berths and seeding remain to be decided.

Here's a look at which AFC and NFC teams can clinch either playoff spots or division titles in Week 17 games.

AFC

ALREADY CLINCHED:

HOW BILLS CAN CLINCH A PLAYOFF BERTH:

  • Buffalo Bills win + Pittsburgh Steelers loss or tie + Cincinnati Bengals loss or tie OR
  • Bills win + Steelers loss or tie + Jacksonville Jaguars loss or tie OR
  • Bills win + Steelers loss or tie + Houston Texans loss or tie + Indianapolis Colts loss or tie OR
  • Bills win + Bengals loss or tie + Jaguars loss or tie OR
  • Bills win + Bengals loss or tie + Texans loss or tie + Colts loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Steelers loss + Bengals loss + Jaguars loss OR
  • Bills tie + Steelers loss + Bengals loss + Texans loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Steelers loss + Bengals loss + Colts loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Steelers loss + Jaguars loss + Texans loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Steelers loss + Jaguars loss + Colts loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Steelers loss + Texans loss + Colts loss OR
  • Bills tie + Bengals loss + Jaguars loss + Texans loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Bengals loss + Jaguars loss + Colts loss or tie OR
  • Bills tie + Bengals loss + Texans loss + Colts loss

HOW BROWNS CAN CLINCH A PLAYOFF BERTH:

  • Cleveland Browns win or tie OR
  • Steelers loss or tie OR
  • Bills loss OR
  • Jaguars loss or tie OR
  • Texans loss or tie + Colts loss or tie

DIVISION-CLINCHING SCENARIOS:

  • Baltimore clinches the AFC North title with a win or tie OR a Cleveland Browns loss or tie
  • Jaguars clinch AFC South with a win + Colts loss + Texans loss
  • Kansas City Chiefs clinch the AFC West with a win or tie, OR a Las Vegas Raiders loss or tie + a Denver Broncos loss or tie
  • Dolphins clinch the AFC East with a win or tie, OR a Buffalo loss or tie

AFC NO. 1 SEED SCENARIOS:

  • Baltimore clinches the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye/home-field advantage with a win

NFC

ALREADY CLINCHED:

HOW RAMS CAN CLINCH A PLAYOFF BERTH:

HOW SEAHAWKS CAN CLINCH A PLAYOFF BERTH:

  • Seahawks win + a tie between the Packers and Vikings

DIVISION-CLINCHING SCENARIOS:

  • Eagles clinch the NFC East division title with a win and a Cowboys loss or tie OR
  • Eagles clinch the NFC East with a tie and a Cowboys loss
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch the NFC South with a win OR
  • Buccaneers clinch the NFC South with a tie AND an Atlanta Falcons loss

 NFC NO. 1 SEED SCENARIOS:

  • 49ers clinch the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye/homefield advantage with a win + Lions loss + Eagles loss