Overview
- Seattle vs. San Francisco on Saturday will decide the NFC West champion and the conference’s No. 1 seed with the opening-round bye.
- Pittsburgh and Baltimore meet on Sunday night in a winner-take-all game for the AFC North title and the conference’s No. 4 seed.
- Carolina can clinch the NFC South with a win at Tampa Bay or via a tiebreaker if it loses and Atlanta beats New Orleans; Tampa Bay needs a win plus a Saints victory.
- Denver can secure the AFC’s top seed by beating the Chargers, while New England and Jacksonville sit behind in the AFC seeding order.
- Green Bay is locked into the NFC No. 7 seed, and the Texans, Chargers and Bills have clinched the AFC wild-card spots; if the 49ers win Saturday, they would hold the NFC’s top seed with Super Bowl LX at their home stadium.