Overview
- After Week 17, 12 teams have clinched and 16 are eliminated, including Kansas City and Indianapolis, leaving two playoff berths for four teams in Week 18.
- San Francisco hosts Seattle in a direct decider for the NFC West title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed.
- Pittsburgh hosts Baltimore for the AFC North crown, with the winner making the field and the loser eliminated.
- Tampa Bay hosts Carolina for the NFC South title, with the winner advancing and a tie favoring the Panthers.
- Denver controls the AFC’s top seed over New England via tiebreaker, with a remote path still alive for Jacksonville depending on multiple results.