Every team’s path to the playoffs entering week 17
Live standings
 NFC |
Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
| 1 |
 GBxyz |
13-3 | 9-2 | |
| 2 |
 LARx |
12-4 | 8-3 | LAR wins the tiebreak over TB on Head-to-Head. |
| 3 |
 TBxy |
12-4 | 7-4 | |
| 4 |
 DALxy |
11-5 | 9-2 | |
| 5 |
 ARIx |
11-5 | 7-4 | |
| 6 |
 SFk |
9-7 | 6-5 | SF wins the tiebreak over PHI on Head-to-Head. |
| 7 |
 PHIkx |
9-7 | 7-4 | |
| 8 |
 NOk |
8-8 | 6-5 | |
| 9 |
 MINke |
7-9 | 5-6 | MIN wins the tiebreak over ATL on Conference Record (5-6 vs 4-7). |
| 10 |
 ATLke |
7-9 | 4-7 | |
| 11 |
 WASke |
6-10 | 5-6 | SEA drops out of the tiebreak with WAS/CHI on Head-to-Head Sweep. WAS wins the tiebreak over CHI on Conference Record (5-6 vs 4-7). |
| 12 |
 CHIke |
6-10 | 4-7 | CHI wins the tiebreak over SEA on Head-to-Head. |
| 13 |
 SEAke |
6-10 | 3-8 | |
| 14 |
 CARke |
5-11 | 3-8 | |
| 15 |
 NYGke |
4-12 | 3-8 | |
| 16 |
 DETke |
2-13-1 | 2-9 | |
 AFC |
Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
| 1 |
 TENxy |
11-5 | 7-4 | TEN wins the tiebreak over KC on Head-to-Head. |
| 2 |
 KCxy |
11-5 | 6-5 | |
| 3 |
 CINxy |
10-6 | 8-3 | BUF wins the tiebreak over NE on Division Record (4-1 vs 3-2). CIN wins the tiebreak over BUF on Conference Record (8-3 vs 6-5). |
| 4 |
 BUFx |
10-6 | 6-5 | BUF wins the tiebreak over NE on Division Record (4-1 vs 3-2). |
| 5 |
 NEx |
10-6 | 8-3 | |
| 6 |
 INDk |
9-7 | 7-4 | LAC wins the tiebreak over LV on Head-to-Head (1-0). IND wins the tiebreak over LAC on Conference Record (7-4 vs 6-5). |
| 7 |
 LACk |
9-7 | 6-5 | LAC wins the tiebreak over LV on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
| 8 |
 LVk |
9-7 | 7-4 | |
| 9 |
 PITk |
8-7-1 | 6-5 | |
| 10 |
 MIAke |
8-8 | 5-6 | MIA wins the tiebreak over BAL on Head-to-Head. |
| 11 |
 BALk |
8-8 | 5-6 | |
| 12 |
 CLEke |
7-9 | 4-7 | CLE wins the tiebreak over DEN on Head-to-Head. |
| 13 |
 DENke |
7-9 | 3-8 | |
| 14 |
 NYJke |
4-12 | 4-7 | NYJ wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head. |
| 15 |
 HOUke |
4-12 | 4-7 | |
| 16 |
 JAXke |
2-14 | 2-9 |
| NFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
DALxy |
11-5 | 5-0 | |
| 2 |
PHIkx |
9-7 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
WASke |
6-10 | 1-4 | |
| 4 |
NYGke |
4-12 | 1-4 | |
| NFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
GBxyz |
13-3 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
MINke |
7-9 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
CHIke |
6-10 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
DETke |
2-13-1 | 1-4 | |
| NFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
TBxy |
12-4 | 3-2 | |
| 2 |
NOk |
8-8 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
ATLke |
7-9 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
CARke |
5-11 | 2-3 | |
| NFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
LARx |
12-4 | 3-2 | |
| 2 |
ARIx |
11-5 | 4-1 | |
| 3 |
SFk |
9-7 | 1-4 | |
| 4 |
SEAke |
6-10 | 2-3 | |
| AFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
BUFx |
10-6 | 4-1 | BUF wins the tiebreak over NE on Division Record (4-1 vs 3-2). |
| 2 |
NEx |
10-6 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
MIAke |
8-8 | 3-2 | |
| 4 |
NYJke |
4-12 | 0-5 | |
| AFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
CINxy |
10-6 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
PITk |
8-7-1 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
BALk |
8-8 | 1-4 | |
| 4 |
CLEke |
7-9 | 2-3 | |
| AFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
TENxy |
11-5 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
INDk |
9-7 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
HOUke |
4-12 | 3-2 | |
| 4 |
JAXke |
2-14 | 0-5 | |
| AFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
KCxy |
11-5 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
LACk |
9-7 | 3-2 | LAC wins the tiebreak over LV on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
| 3 |
LVk |
9-7 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
DENke |
7-9 | 1-4 |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth.
y Team has clinched their division title.
z Team has clinched a first-round bye and home-field advantage.
e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.
k Team has been knocked out of division title contention.
Live Scenarios:
NFC Clinching Scenarios
No live scenarios remain.
AFC Clinching Scenarios
No live scenarios remain.
NFC Elimination Scenarios
No live scenarios remain.
AFC Elimination Scenarios
No live scenarios remain.
Updates from results in week 17
Clinches
GB has clinched home-field advantage and a first round bye.
PHI has clinched a playoff berth.
CIN has clinched the AFC North division title.
CIN has clinched a playoff berth.
TEN has clinched the AFC South division title.
TEN has clinched a playoff berth.
BUF has clinched a playoff berth.
NE has clinched a playoff berth.
Failures to Clinch
LAR cannot clinch the NFC West division title this week.
SF cannot clinch a playoff berth this week.
KC cannot clinch a first round bye and home-field advantage this week.
IND cannot clinch a playoff berth this week.
Eliminations
WAS has been eliminated from playoff contention.
MIN has been eliminated from playoff contention.
ATL has been eliminated from playoff contention.
IND has been knocked out of AFC South title contention.
BAL has been knocked out of AFC North title contention.
PIT has been knocked out of AFC North title contention.
CLE has been knocked out of AFC North title contention.
CLE has been eliminated from playoff contention.
MIA has been knocked out of AFC East title contention.
MIA has been eliminated from playoff contention.
DEN has been eliminated from playoff contention.
Avoided Eliminations
ARI cannot be knocked out of NFC West title contention this week.
NO cannot be eliminated from playoff contention this week.
BAL cannot be eliminated from playoff contention this week.
PIT cannot be eliminated from playoff contention this week.
LAC cannot be eliminated from playoff contention this week.
LV cannot be eliminated from playoff contention this week.
Playoff status going into week 17
Division status
Already clinched division title:
DAL,
GB,
TB,
KC
Can clinch division title this week:
LAR(did not clinch),
CIN(clinched!),
TEN(clinched!)
Can be knocked out of division title contention this week:
ARI(safe),
IND(knocked out),
BAL(knocked out),
PIT(knocked out),
CLE(knocked out),
MIA(knocked out)
Already knocked out of division title contention:
PHI,
WAS,
NYG,
DET,
CHI,
MIN,
NO,
ATL,
CAR,
SEA,
SF,
NYJ,
HOU,
JAX,
LAC,
DEN,
LV
Playoff Status
Already clinched a playoff berth:
DAL,
GB,
TB,
LAR,
ARI,
KC
Can clinch a playoff berth this week:
PHI(clinched!),
SF(did not clinch),
CIN(clinched!),
TEN(clinched!),
BUF(clinched!),
NE(clinched!),
IND(did not clinch)
Can be eliminated from playoff contention this week:
WAS(eliminated),
MIN(eliminated),
NO(safe),
ATL(eliminated),
BAL(safe),
PIT(safe),
CLE(eliminated),
MIA(eliminated),
LAC(safe),
LV(safe),
DEN(eliminated)
Already eliminated from playoff contention:
NYG,
DET,
CHI,
CAR,
SEA,
NYJ,
HOU,
JAX
Update 1 (03:48): Updated for PHI/WAS - WAS eliminated from playoffs
Update 2 (03:50): Updated for NE/JAX
Update 3 (03:55): Updated for CHI/NYG
Update 4 (03:56): Updated for LAR/BAL - BAL knocked out of division race, LAC safe from playoff elimination
Update 5 (03:57): Updated for LV/IND - TEN clinches division, IND doesn’t clinch playoff berth this week, IND knocked out of division race, LV safe from playoff elimination
Update 6 (04:02): Updated for TB/NYJ
Update 7 (04:04): Updated for TEN/MIA - KC doesn’t clinch home-field advantage this week, TEN clinches playoff berth, NE clinches playoff berth, BAL safe from playoff elimination, MIA knocked out of division race
Update 8 (04:08): Updated for BUF/ATL - ATL eliminated from playoffs, BUF clinches playoff berth
Update 9 (04:10): Updated for CIN/KC - CIN clinches division, CIN clinches playoff berth, PIT knocked out of division race, CLE knocked out of division race
Update 10 (06:56): Updated for LAC/DEN - CLE eliminated from playoffs, MIA eliminated from playoffs, DEN eliminated from playoffs
Update 11 (07:03): Updated for SF/HOU
Update 12 (07:16): Updated for NO/CAR - SF doesn’t clinch playoff berth this week, NO safe from playoff elimination
Update 13 (07:32): Updated for ARI/DAL - LAR doesn’t clinch division this week, ARI safe in division race
Update 14 (7:40): Updated for SEA/DET
Update 15 (SNF): Updated for GB/MIN - GB clinches home-field advantage, PHI clinches playoff berth, MIN eliminated from playoffs
Update 16 (MNF): Updated for PIT/CLE - PIT safe from playoff elimination
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