Several NFL teams have playoff-clinching scenarios in Week 17

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It’s unbelievable that determination are lone 2 weeks near successful the NFL season. Where did the clip go?

For immoderate teams, they are hoping that Week 17 is simply a acquisition alternatively than ember successful their stockings. There are a fistful of scenarios successful which teams could not lone clinch playoff spots but perchance solidify part titles oregon the apical effect successful their conferences.

The Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots person already clinched playoff berths.

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Denver Broncos backmost Bo Nix (10) leaves the tract aft an NFL shot crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars successful Denver, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

The Broncos could spell adjacent further this week arsenic they play the Kansas City Chiefs connected Christmas night. Denver volition clinch the AFC West rubric and the No. 1 effect on with a first-round bye if they win, the Chargers suffer oregon tie, the Patriots lose, the Bills suffer oregon necktie oregon Jaguars suffer oregon tie. The Broncos lone clinch the part rubric with a triumph on with a Chargers nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon if they necktie and the Chargers lose.

The Jaguars could triumph the AFC South with a triumph and a Houston Texans nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon if they necktie and the Texans lose. The Patriots tin clinch the AFC East rubric with a triumph and a Bills nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon if they necktie and the Bills lose.

The Pittsburgh Steelers person a clinching script arsenic well. They could triumph the AFC North rubric with a triumph oregon necktie oregon a Baltimore Ravens nonaccomplishment oregon tie.

Houston tin clinch a playoff berth with a triumph oregon necktie oregon an Indianapolis Colts nonaccomplishment oregon tie. The Texans tin clinch astatine slightest a necktie successful a spot of docket triumph tiebreaker implicit the Colts. With the latter, the Texans request this to happen: The Ravens, Bills, Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers each triumph their games coupled with losses by the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins.

The NFC is conscionable arsenic complicated. The 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are already successful the playoffs. Some of those teams tin execute more.

The Seahawks person the No. 1 effect connected the enactment – arsenic stunning arsenic that sounds. Seattle clinches the NFC West and a first-round bye with a win, a Rams nonaccomplishment oregon necktie and a necktie successful the 49ers-Bears game. The Seahawks volition triumph the NFC West rubric with a win, a Rams nonaccomplishment oregon necktie and a 49ers nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a necktie with a Rams and 49ers loss.

The Carolina Panthers get into the postseason with a triumph and a Tampa Bay Buccaneers nonaccomplishment oregon necktie oregon a necktie and a Buccaneers loss. In this scenario, the Panthers would clinch an NFC South part title.

Steelers players locomotion disconnected the tract with Mike Tomlin

Pittsburgh Steelers' Aaron Rodgers, from left, Mike Tomlin and Cameron Heyward locomotion disconnected the tract aft Pittsburgh won an NFL shot crippled against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

The Bears could wrapper the NFC North rubric with a win. It could besides hap with a Green Bay Packers nonaccomplishment oregon if some teams necktie successful their respective games.

The Packers could astatine slightest clinch a playoff berth with a triumph implicit the Ravens oregon a Detroit Lions nonaccomplishment oregon tie.

Needless to say, there’s a batch connected the enactment this week.

Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025

Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Commanders (1 p.m. ET)
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings (4:30 p.m. ET)
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs (8:15 p.m. ET)

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025

Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers (4:30 p.m. ET)
Baltimore Ravens @ Green Bay Packers (8 p.m. ET)

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025

Seattle Seahawks players observe aft an NFL shot crippled against the Los Angeles Rams, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Arizona Cardinals @ Cincinnati Bengals (1 p.m. ET)
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns (1 p.m. ET)
New Orleans Saints @ Tennessee Titans (1 p.m. ET)
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts (1 p.m. ET)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Miami Dolphins (1 p.m. ET)
New England Patriots @ New York Jets (1 p.m. ET)
Seattle Seahawks @ Carolina Panthers (1 p.m. ET)
New York Giants @ Las Vegas Raiders (4:05 p.m. ET)
Philadelphia Eagles @ Buffalo Bills (4:25 p.m. ET)
Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers (8:20 p.m. ET)

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