Overview
- Seattle clinched the NFC West and the conference’s lone bye by beating the 49ers in San Francisco on Saturday night.
- Denver and New England have locked up the AFC West and East, with the Broncos taking the AFC’s No. 1 seed with a win, the Patriots needing a win plus a Denver loss, and Jacksonville needing both to lose.
- Pittsburgh leads the AFC North and will claim the division with a win or tie against Baltimore in the Week 18 night game.
- Houston, the Chargers and Buffalo have secured AFC wild-card berths, while in the NFC the 49ers, Rams and Packers are in with Green Bay locked into the No. 7 seed.
- Tampa Bay moved atop the NFC South after beating Carolina, the Chiefs and Bengals are among teams eliminated, and the playoff schedule runs Jan. 10–12 (Wild Card) through Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8.