NFL playoff possibilities entering Week 17:
AFC EAST
INDIANAPOLIS: Has clinched AFC East title and a first-round playoff bye. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with either a win and either a Jacksonville loss or tie or with Indianapolis beating Jacksonville in best net points in conference games (currently Indianapolis +67 to Jacksonville +81) or a Jacksonville loss and a Tennessee loss.
BUFFALO: Has clinched playoff berth.
MIAMI: Can clinch playoff berth with a win and either a Kansas City loss or tie or a Seattle loss or tie or either a Kansas City loss or a Seattle loss.
AFC CENTRAL
JACKSONVILLE: Has clinched playoff berth. Can clinch AFC Central title and a first-round playoff bye with a win or tie or a Tennessee loss or tie. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and either an Indianapolis loss or tie or with Jacksonville beating Indianapolis in best net points in conference games (currently Indianapolis +67 to Jacksonville +81).
TENNESSEE: Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC Central title and a first-round playoff bye with a win and a Jacksonville loss. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and a Jacksonville loss and an Indianapolis loss.
Note: Eventual AFC Central champion has clinched a first-round playoff bye.
AFC WEST
SEATTLE: Can clinch AFC West title with either a win or a Kansas City loss or a tie and a Kansas City tie. Can clinch playoff berth with a tie and a Miami loss.
KANSAS CITY: Can clinch AFC West title with a win and a Seattle loss or tie. Can clinch playoff berth with a win or a tie and a Miami loss.
NFC EAST
WASHINGTON: Has clinched NFC East title. Can clinch first-round playoff bye with a win and a Tampa Bay loss and a Minnesota loss or tie.
DALLAS: Can clinch playoff berth with a win.
N.Y. GIANTS: Can clinch playoff berth with either a win and either a Green Bay loss or tie or with New York beating Green Bay and Carolina in best net points in conference games (currently New York -56, Green Bay 0, Carolina -18) or a tie and a Green Bay loss AND a Carolina loss.
NFC CENTRAL
TAMPA BAY: Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC Central title with either a win or tie or a Minnesota loss or tie. Can clinch a first-round playoff bye with either a win or tie or a Minnesota loss or tie and a Washington loss or tie.
MINNESOTA: Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC Central title and a first-round playoff bye with a win and a Tampa Bay loss.
DETROIT: Has clinched a playoff berth.
GREEN BAY: Can clinch a playoff berth with either a win and either a New York win and with Green Bay beating New York and Carolina in best net points in conference games (currently New York -56, Green Bay 0, Carolina -18) or New York-Dallas game ends in a tie and a Carolina loss or tie or a tie and New York-Dallas game ends in a tie and a Carolina loss or tie.
NFC WEST
ST. LOUIS: Has clinched NFC West title, a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
CAROLINA: Can clinch a playoff berth with a win and either a New York win and a Green Bay win and with Carolina beating New York and Green Bay in best net points in conference games (currently New York -56, Green Bay 0, Carolina -18) or New York-Dallas game ends in a tie.
Note: Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, New England, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego and San Francisco are eliminated from playoff contention.
