Of the 17 remaining games in this NFL season, 12 of them could still have playoff implications.
Here’s a complete look at all the games remaining that have playoff implications, and what will happen depending on the results of each game:
PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS FOR BOTH TEAMS
Bengals at Broncos tonight: If the Bengals win, they clinch a first-round bye and remain in contention for home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. If the Broncos win, they clinch a playoff spot and remain in contention for home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Seahawks at Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. Sunday: The Cardinals clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs if they win and the Panthers lose. The Seahawks will be the No. 6 seed if they lose or the Vikings beat the Packers. The Seahawks will be the No. 5 seed if they win and the Packers beat the Vikings.
Vikings at Packers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday: The winner is the NFC North champion and the NFC No. 3 seed. If the Packers lose, they’re the No. 5 seed. If the Vikings lose and the Seahawks win, the Vikings are the No. 6 seed. If the Vikings and Seahawks both lose, the Vikings are the No. 5 seed.
PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS FOR ONE TEAM
Jets at Bills, 1 p.m. Sunday: If the Jets win, they clinch a wild card.
Patriots at Dolphins, 1 p.m. Sunday: If the Patriots win, they clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Ravens at Bengals, 1 p.m. Sunday: If the Bengals win out and the Patriots lose, the Bengals clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Steelers at Browns, 1 p.m. Sunday: If the Steelers win and the Jets lose or the Broncos lose twice, the Steelers are a wild card.
Jaguars at Texans, 1 p.m. Sunday: The Texans clinch the AFC South with a win. The Texans will also clinch the AFC South if the Bengals win tonight, so Jaguars-Texans would become meaningless.
Titans at Colts, 1 p.m. Sunday: The Colts can still win the AFC South, but they need to beat the Titans, the Texans need to lose to the Jaguars, and a lot of other things have to happen. One of those other things is the Bengals losing tonight, so if the Bengals win tonight, Titans-Colts would become meaningless.
Panthers at Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. Sunday: The Panthers clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a win. The Panthers also clinch home-field advantage if the Cardinals lose.
Raiders at Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. Sunday: The Chiefs clinch the AFC West with a win and a Broncos loss. The Chiefs also clinch the AFC West if the Broncos lose twice.
Chargers at Broncos, 4:25 p.m. Sunday: The Broncos clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with two wins and a Patriots loss. The Broncos clinch a first-round bye with two wins. The Broncos clinch a playoff spot with one win. The Broncos would miss the playoffs entirely if they lose twice and the Jets and Steelers both win.
