there’s an unlikely scenario<\/a> where Carolina could win the division despite a loss.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
5. San Francisco 49ers (11-4)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Chicago Bears, vs. Seattle Seahawks (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The 49ers clinched a postseason position via the Lions’ loss in Week 16. They also have about a 27% shot at the No. 1 seed in the conference, according to The Athletic. They simply need to win out, against the Bears and Seahawks, to secure the top seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs.<\/p>\n
6. Los Angeles Rams (11-4)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 at Atlanta Falcons, vs. Arizona Cardinals (Week 18)<\/p>\n
NFC West-clinching scenario: The Rams are already in the postseason field, but they will need a lot of help to win the NFC West or earn the No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n
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Notable odds: The Rams’ odds of clinching the No. 1 seed are down to 6%, per The Athletic.<\/p>\n
7. Green Bay Packers* (9-6-1): Remaining schedule \u2014 at Minnesota Vikings (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Packers clinched a playoff spot with the Lions’ loss to the Vikings on Christmas, but they can’t win the NFC North. They’re locked in here at No. 7.<\/p>\n
Still in the NFC picture<\/p>\n
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9): Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Carolina Panthers (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: Despite a fourth straight loss, all the Bucs can still likely win the NFC South with a win over the Panthers next week. But even a win in that game isn’t a guaranteed division title.<\/p>\n
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AFC<\/p>\n
1. Denver Broncos (13-3)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Broncos ended the Chiefs’ nine-year reign atop the AFC West by virtue of the Chargers’ loss Saturday, and now have around a 61% chance to earn the No. 1 seed per ESPN.<\/p>\n
2. New England Patriots (13-3)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Miami Dolphins (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Patriots secured the AFC East crown with the Bills loss on Sunday. They still have a 34% shot at the AFC No. 1 seed, according to The Athletic.<\/p>\n
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Tennessee Titans (Week 18)<\/p>\n
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AFC South-clinching scenarios:<\/p>\n
Jaguars win over Titans in Week 18, OR<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Jaguars have a 86% chance to win the AFC South per The Athletic, and can make it easy on themselves by just beating Tennessee in Week 18.<\/p>\n
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7): Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Baltimore Ravens (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Steelers missed their opportunity to clinch the AFC North by losing to the Browns. They can still claim the division crown next week by beating the Ravens.<\/p>\n
5. Buffalo Bills (11-5)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. New York Jets (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Bills lost out on the AFC East with a loss to the Eagles, but they’re still are in the playoff field.<\/p>\n
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6. Houston Texans (11-5): Remaining schedule \u2014 vs. Indianapolis Colts (Week 18)<\/p>\n
AFC South clinching scenarios:<\/p>\n
Jaguars lose to Titans and Texans win over Colts in Week 18<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Texans’ chances of winning the AFC South are at 14%, per The Athletic. But they’ll need help from the Jaguars in the season finale.<\/p>\n
7. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5)*: Remaining schedule \u2014 at Denver Broncos (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Chargers are in the postseason, but also locked into a wild-card spot thanks to their loss Saturday.<\/p>\n
Still in the AFC picture<\/p>\n
9. Baltimore Ravens (8-8): Remaining schedule \u2014 at Pittsburgh Steelers (Week 18)<\/p>\n
Notable odds: The Ravens had a good weekend, keeping their playoff hopes alive by beating the Packers and seeing the Steelers lose. Baltimore can now steal the division title with a win at Pittsburgh next week.<\/p>\n
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Already eliminated<\/p>\n
AFC<\/p>\n
Kansas City Chiefs (6-10)<\/p>\n
Cincinnati Bengals (6-10)<\/p>\n
NFC<\/p>\n
New Orleans Saints (6-10)<\/p>\n
Washington Commanders (4-12)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks after Sunday’s afternoon games. The New England Patriots secured the AFC…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[1992,390,254,184,117,2282,215,260,391,346,256,54,257,258,113,7,345,392,125,393,262,251,259,249,55,56,255,1592,1591,6,109,57,424,169,252,261,250,394,222,4394,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-636478","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-afc-east","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-atlanta-falcons","11":"tag-baltimore","12":"tag-baltimore-ravens","13":"tag-baltimoreravens","14":"tag-bills","15":"tag-carolina-panthers","16":"tag-chicago-bears","17":"tag-chiefs","18":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","19":"tag-cleveland-browns","20":"tag-dallas-cowboys","21":"tag-denver-broncos","22":"tag-detroit-lions","23":"tag-football","24":"tag-green-bay-packers","25":"tag-indianapolis-colts","26":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","27":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","28":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","29":"tag-miami-dolphins","30":"tag-minnesota-vikings","31":"tag-new-england-patriots","32":"tag-new-orleans-saints","33":"tag-new-york-giants","34":"tag-new-york-jets","35":"tag-nfc-north","36":"tag-nfc-south","37":"tag-nfl","38":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","39":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","40":"tag-rams","41":"tag-ravens","42":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","43":"tag-seattle-seahawks","44":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","45":"tag-tennessee-titans","46":"tag-texans","47":"tag-the-athletic","48":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}