Overview
- Twelve teams have clinched playoff spots, with all wild-card positions secured in both conferences.
- Ravens vs. Steelers is winner-take-all for the AFC North, and the NFL model gives Baltimore about a 60% chance and Pittsburgh about 40% to reach the postseason.
- Panthers vs. Buccaneers will determine the NFC South; Carolina can still take the division with certain tiebreakers even with a loss, while Tampa Bay needs a win plus an Atlanta loss.
- Seahawks vs. 49ers will decide both the NFC West title and the conference’s No. 1 seed with the lone first-round bye.
- Denver can clinch the AFC’s top seed by beating the Chargers, who have announced they will rest starters in Week 18.