The NFL schedule has reached Week 17 and several teams have already secured their playoff spots.
In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers are all postseason bound. And in the NFC, the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles have clinched berths.
The Chiefs secured the AFC’s No. 1 seed and first-round bye with their Christmas Day win over the Steelers, while the NFC’s top seed is still very much up for grabs.
Here’s a look at which teams could earn a ticket to the postseason and which games, this weekend, have playoff implications.
Denver Broncos (9-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-8)
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Denver clinches a playoff berth with:
Lions (13-2) at San Francisco 49ers (6-9)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
The Lions can clinch the NFC North division title, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
Eagles (12-3) vs. Dallas Cowboys (7-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Philadelphia clinches the NFC East division title with:
Atlanta Falcons (8-7) at Washington Commanders (10-5)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
The Falcons can clinch the NFC South division title with:
Los Angeles Rams (9-6) vs. Arizona Cardinals (7-8)
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network
The Rams can clinch the NFC West division title with:
*(Note: The Rams clinch the strength of victory over the Seahawks with 3.5 or more wins from the following teams: Vikings, Bills, 49ers, Commanders, Bengals and Browns)
Commanders (10-5) vs. Falcons (8-7)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
The Commanders can clinch a playoff berth with:
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