{"id":55438,"date":"2017-12-26T06:45:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T06:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=55438"},"modified":"2017-12-26T06:45:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T06:45:45","slug":"nfl-week-17-clinching-scenarios-three-spots-one-bye-seeding-still-grabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/nfl-week-17-clinching-scenarios-three-spots-one-bye-seeding-still-grabs.html","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 17 clinching scenarios: Three spots, one bye, seeding still up for grabs"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL Week 17 clinching scenarios: Three spots, one bye, seeding still up for grabs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A good chunk of the NFL’s playoff bracket has been filled out. Still, plenty of loose ends remain heading into the final weekend of the regular season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most notably, one spot remains open in the NFC \u2014 the Falcons or Seahawks will claim it \u2014 while four AFC teams are vying for the conference’s pair of wild-card slots. Also still unclaimed: Home field in the AFC as well as the NFC South title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a look at every clinching scenario for Week 17:<\/span><\/p>\n

AFC<\/span>
\nNew England Patriots (already clinched AFC East and first-round bye) [vs. New York Jets]<\/span><\/p>\n

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) NE win OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) PIT loss OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) NE tie + PIT tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Steelers (already clinched AFC North and first-round bye) [vs. Cleveland Browns]<\/span><\/p>\n

Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) PIT win + NE loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) PIT tie + NE loss<\/span><\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens [vs. Cincinnati Bengals]<\/span><\/p>\n

Baltimore clinches a playoff berth with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) BAL win or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) BUF loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) TEN loss or tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Tennessee Titans [vs. Jacksonville Jaguars]<\/span><\/p>\n

Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) TEN win OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) TEN tie + BUF loss or tie + LAC loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) BUF loss + LAC loss<\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Chargers [vs. Oakland Raiders]<\/span><\/p>\n

Los Angeles clinches a playoff berth with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) LAC win + TEN loss or tie + BUF loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) LAC win + TEN loss or tie + BAL win or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) LAC tie + TEN loss + BUF loss or tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills [at Miami Dolphins]<\/span><\/p>\n

Buffalo clinches a playoff berth with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) BUF win + BAL loss OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) BUF win + LAC loss or tie + TEN loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) BUF tie + LAC loss + TEN loss<\/span><\/p>\n

NFC<\/span>
\nMinnesota Vikings (already clinched NFC North) [vs. Chicago Bears]<\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota clinches a first-round bye with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) MIN win or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) CAR loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) NO win<\/span><\/p>\n

New Orleans Saints (already clinched playoff berth) [at Tampa Bay Buccanneers]<\/span><\/p>\n

New Orleans clinches NFC South division title with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) NO win OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) CAR loss OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) NO tie + CAR tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Carolina Panthers (already clinched playoff berth) [at Atlanta Falcons]<\/span><\/p>\n

Carolina clinches NFC South division title with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) \u200bCAR win + NO loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) CAR tie + NO loss<\/span><\/p>\n

Carolina clinches a first-round bye with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) CAR win + NO loss or tie + MIN loss + LAR loss or tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Atlanta Falcons [vs. Carolina Panthers]<\/span><\/p>\n

Atlanta clinches a playoff berth with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) ATL win OR<\/span><\/p>\n

2) SEA loss OR<\/span><\/p>\n

3) ATL tie + SEA tie<\/span><\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks [vs. Arizona Cardinals]<\/span><\/p>\n

Seattle clinches a playoff berth with:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) SEA win + ATL loss or tie OR<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b2) SEA tie + ATL loss<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2017\/12\/26\/nfl-week-17-clinching-scenarios-nfc-afc\/981049001\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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