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We’re down to the final two weeks of the 2024 NFL season and the postseason<\/a> picture<\/a> continues to get clearer. Half the NFL divisions and 10 of 14 playoff spots have been clinched heading into “Sunday Night Football<\/a>” in Week 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n There’s still plenty to sort out, especially with specifics on seeding positions. Here’s the latest on who’s in the playoffs, seeding positions, and current matchups as Week 17 results come in:<\/p>\n Twelve teams have clinched a playoff spot after “Monday Night Football” in Week 17. Here’s who they are, grouped by conference:<\/p>\n AFCNFCNFL division winners 2024<\/p>\n Five of the eight divisions in the NFL have been clinched. Here’s the status for each one as Sunday’s action continues:<\/p>\n AFCAFC East: Buffalo Bills (13-3)AFC North: TBDAFC South: Houston Texans (9-7)AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs (15-1)*NFCNFC East: Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)NFC North: TBDNFC South: TBDNFC West: Los Angeles Rams (10-6)<\/p>\n (*): The Chiefs have clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.<\/p>\n NFL playoff bracket update: Wild card matchupsAFC<\/p>\n No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (15-1, AFC West winners): BYE<\/p>\n With their win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chiefs have clinched the top seed in the AFC playoffs and a bye in the wild card round. They’ll have the top seed in the AFC bracket for the third time in the Patrick Mahomes<\/a> era.<\/p>\n No. 2 Buffalo Bills (13-3, AFC East winners) vs. No. 7\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0(9-7, wild card No. 3)<\/p>\n Buffalo’s Week 17 win over the New York Jets<\/a> clinched the No. 2 seed in the conference. They’ll finish at least one game ahead of the AFC North winner and have home-field advantage until they potentially face the Chiefs in the conference championship.<\/p>\n As of Week 17, the No. 7 seed in the bracket is not set. The Broncos hold the final playoff spot, but the\u00a0Bengals<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0are still in the hunt. Cincinnati’s Week 17 win over Denver is a crucial tiebreaker if they finish with the same record.<\/p>\n No. 3 Baltimore Ravens (11-5, AFC North leaders) vs. No. 6 seed Los Angeles Chargers (10-6, wild card No. 2)<\/p>\n The AFC North winner is locked into the No. 3 seed. Thanks to its Christmas win over Houston and the Steelers’ loss to the Chiefs, Baltimore holds that spot. If Baltimore wins in Week 18 over the\u00a0Browns<\/a>\u00a0or the Steelers lose to the Bengals, it will win the division for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n Los Angeles’ win over New England on Saturday clinched a playoff spot, but the team is not locked into the No. 6 seed. If the Steelers lose next week to the Bengals and the Chargers beat the Raiders, Los Angeles would take the No. 5 seed.<\/p>\n But as things stand, there will be another Harbaugh Bowl this season. These two teams faced off in November, with\u00a0Baltimore winning 30-23<\/a>.<\/p>\n No. 4 Houston Texans (9-7, AFC South winner) vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6, wild card No. 1)<\/p>\n Houston clinched the AFC South in Week 15 and is locked into the No. 4 seed. The Steelers’ loss to the Chiefs drops them to the No. 5 seed and hold the tiebreaker over the Chargers thanks to their win over Los Angeles in Week 3.<\/p>\n If the Steelers finish with the same record as the Chargers or better, they’ll be the No. 5 seed. If they lose and the Chargers win in Week 18, they’ll be the No. 6 seed at worst.<\/p>\n NFC<\/p>\n No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (14-2, NFC North leaders): BYE<\/p>\n The NFC North is the best division in football by record and that means the No. 1 seed is up in the air. Minnesota’s win over Green Bay<\/a> keeps their chances at home-field advantage throughout the playoffs alive but Detroit owns the top spot thanks to their win on “Monday Night Football” over San Francisco.<\/p>\n No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (13-3, NFC East winners) vs. No. 7\u00a0Green Bay Packers (11-5, wild card No. 3)<\/p>\n Philadelphia’s loss to Washington in Week 16 means they need help to get the No. 1 seed. Their win over the Cowboys in Week 17<\/a> won them the division title, though, and the No. 2 seed at worst. To get the No. 1 seed, they need to beat the Giants in Week 18, the Lions to lose out, and the Vikings to lose at least one of their final two games.<\/p>\n With a loss and a Commanders win in Week 17, the Packers are bumped down to the final wild card spot entering the final week of the regular season.<\/p>\n These two teams faced off in Week 1 in Brazil with the Eagles winning 34-29.<\/p>\n