Eight teams have the opportunity to make or improve their seeding in the 2022-2023 playoffs in Week 17. Here are all of the Week 17 playoff clinching scenarios.
AFC
Clinched
Buffalo Bills – AFC East title
Kansas City Chiefs – AFC West title
Baltimore Ravens – playoff berth
Cincinnati Bengals – playoff berth
Los Angeles Chargers – playoff berth
Buffalo Bills
Clinch #1 Seed in AFC with:
- Bills win + Chiefs loss
Cincinnati Bengals
Clinch AFC North title with:
- Bengals win + Ravens loss
- Bengals tie + Ravens loss
Miami Dolphins
Clinch playoff berth with:
- Dolphins win + Jets loss
- Dolphins tie + Jets loss + Steelers loss
NFC
Clinched
Minnesota Vikings – NFC North title
San Francisco 49ers – NFC West title
Dallas Cowboys – playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles – playoff berth
New York Giants
Clinch playoff berth with:
- Giants win
- Giants tie + Seahawks loss or tie + Commanders loss or tie
- Giants tie + Seahawks loss or tie + Lions loss or tie
- Giants tie + Commanders loss or tie + Lions loss or tie + Packers loss or tie
- Seahawks loss + Commanders loss
- Seahawks loss + Lions loss + Packers loss or tie
- Commanders loss + Lions loss + Packers loss
Philadelphia Eagles
Clinch NFC East title with:
- Eagles win
- Cowboys loss or tie
Clinch #1 Seed in NFC with:
- Eagles win
- Eagles tie + Vikings loss or tie
- Cowboys loss or tie + Vikings loss + 49ers loss or tie
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Clinch NFC South title with:
- Buccaneers win
Washington Commanders
Clinch playoff berth with:
- Commanders win + Seahawks loss + Lions loss + Packers loss or tie
Stay tuned for more breaking NFL content, including midseason moves, contract updates and more news from every team.
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