Clinch & Elimination Watch
What the games of week 17 can settle, club by club, with the season as it stood after week 16.
Can clinch or be eliminated this week (5)
New England Patriots12–3Can clinch: AFC East titleCan be eliminated: No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
AFC East title
Clinched with
- 1)NE win + BUF loss/tie, or
- 2)NE tie + BUF loss
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)NE loss + DEN win, or
- 2)NE loss + DEN tie + LAC win
Chicago Bears11–4Can clinch: NFC North titleCan be eliminated: No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
NFC North title
Clinched with
- 1)CHI win, or
- 2)CHI tie + GB tie, or
- 3)GB loss
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)CHI tie + SEA win/tie, or
- 2)CHI loss
Jacksonville Jaguars11–4Can clinch: AFC South titleCan be eliminated: No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
AFC South title
Clinched with
- 1)JAX win + HOU loss/tie, or
- 2)JAX tie + HOU loss
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)JAX loss/tie + DEN win, or
- 2)JAX loss/tie + NE win, or
- 3)JAX tie + DEN tie + LAC win, or
- 4)JAX loss + LAC win/tie, or
- 5)JAX loss + DEN tie, or
- 6)JAX loss + NE tie
Houston Texans10–5Can clinch: Playoff berthCan be eliminated: AFC South title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched with
- 1)HOU win/tie, or
- 2)JAX win/tie, or
- 3)DEN loss + NE win/loss/tie + BUF win + PIT win/loss/tie + at least 4 total wins from (TB, LAR, SF, BAL)
No result this week ends it.
AFC South title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)HOU loss/tie + JAX win, or
- 2)HOU loss + JAX tie
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)HOU loss/tie, or
- 2)DEN win/tie, or
- 3)NE win/tie
Green Bay Packers9–5–1Can clinch: Playoff berthCan be eliminated: NFC North titlePlayoff berth
Clinched with
- 1)GB win/tie, or
- 2)DET loss/tie
No result this week ends it.
NFC North title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)GB tie + CHI tie, or
- 2)GB loss, or
- 3)CHI win
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Can clinch this week (4)
Denver Broncos12–3Can clinch: AFC West title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
AFC West title
Clinched with
- 1)DEN win + LAC loss/tie, or
- 2)DEN tie + LAC loss
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
- 1)DEN win + BUF loss/tie + JAX loss/tie + LAC loss/tie + NE loss
No result this week ends it.
Seattle Seahawks12–3Can clinch: NFC West title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
NFC West title
Clinched with
- 1)SEA win + LAR loss/tie + SF loss/tie, or
- 2)SEA tie + LAR loss + SF loss
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
- 1)SEA win + LAR loss/tie + SF tie
No result this week ends it.
Pittsburgh Steelers9–6Can clinch: Playoff berth, AFC North titlePlayoff berth
Clinched with
- 1)PIT win/tie, or
- 2)BAL loss/tie
No result this week ends it.
AFC North title
Clinched with
- 1)PIT win/tie, or
- 2)BAL loss/tie
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Carolina Panthers8–7Can clinch: Playoff berth, NFC South titlePlayoff berth
Clinched with
- 1)CAR win + TB loss/tie, or
- 2)CAR tie + TB loss
No result this week ends it.
NFC South title
Clinched with
- 1)CAR win + TB loss/tie, or
- 2)CAR tie + TB loss
No result this week ends it.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Can be eliminated this week (8)
San Francisco 49ers11–4Can be eliminated: NFC West title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
NFC West title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)SF loss/tie + SEA win, or
- 2)SF loss + SEA tie
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)SF tie + SEA win, or
- 2)SF loss
Buffalo Bills11–4Can be eliminated: AFC East title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
AFC East title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)BUF loss/tie + NE win, or
- 2)BUF loss + NE tie
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)BUF loss/tie + LAC win, or
- 2)BUF loss/tie + DEN win, or
- 3)BUF loss/tie + NE win, or
- 4)BUF tie + DEN tie + LAC tie, or
- 5)BUF loss + DEN tie, or
- 6)BUF loss + LAC tie, or
- 7)BUF loss + JAX win/tie, or
- 8)BUF loss + NE tie, or
Los Angeles Chargers11–4Can be eliminated: AFC West title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
AFC West title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)LAC loss/tie + DEN win, or
- 2)LAC loss + DEN tie
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)LAC loss/tie + DEN win, or
- 2)LAC loss/tie + NE win, or
- 3)LAC loss + DEN tie, or
- 4)LAC loss + NE tie, or
- 5)LAC loss + BUF win/tie + JAX win, or
- 6)DEN win/tie + LAC loss + JAX win, or
- 7)LAC loss + JAX win + NE win/tie, or
- 8)LAC loss + JAX win + at least 5 total wins from (NYG, WSH, DET, CAR, TB, ARI, SF, CLE)
Los Angeles Rams11–4Can be eliminated: NFC West title, No. 1 seedPlayoff berth
Clinched.
NFC West title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)LAR tie + SF win, or
- 2)LAR tie + SEA win, or
- 3)LAR tie + SEA tie + SF tie, or
- 4)LAR loss, or
- 5)SEA win + SF win
No. 1 seed
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)LAR tie + SF win, or
- 2)LAR tie + SEA win, or
- 3)LAR tie + SEA tie + SF tie, or
- 4)LAR loss, or
- 5)SEA win + SF win
Indianapolis Colts8–7Can be eliminated: Playoff berthPlayoff berth
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)IND loss/tie, or
- 2)HOU win/tie, or
- 3)BAL win + PIT win/loss/tie + at least 5 total wins from (TB, LAR, SF, BUF, KC)
AFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Detroit Lions8–7Can be eliminated: Playoff berthPlayoff berth
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)DET loss/tie, or
- 2)GB win/tie
NFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers7–8Can be eliminated: Playoff berth, NFC South titlePlayoff berth
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)TB loss/tie + CAR win, or
- 2)TB loss + CAR tie
NFC South title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)TB loss/tie + CAR win, or
- 2)TB loss + CAR tie
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Baltimore Ravens7–8Can be eliminated: Playoff berth, AFC North titlePlayoff berth
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)BAL loss/tie, or
- 2)PIT win/tie
AFC North title
No result this week clinches it.
Eliminated with
- 1)BAL loss/tie, or
- 2)PIT win/tie
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Settled (15)
Philadelphia Eagles10–5Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC East title
Clinched.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Minnesota Vikings7–8Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Dallas Cowboys6–8–1Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Kansas City Chiefs6–9Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Miami Dolphins6–9Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Atlanta Falcons6–9Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Cincinnati Bengals5–10Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
New Orleans Saints5–10Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Washington Commanders4–11Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Cleveland Browns3–12Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Arizona Cardinals3–12Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
New York Jets3–12Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Tennessee Titans3–12Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
New York Giants2–13Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Las Vegas Raiders2–13Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.