Clinch & Elimination Watch

What the games of week 18 can settle, club by club, with the season as it stood after week 17.

Can clinch or be eliminated this week (10)

Denver Broncos13–3Can clinch: No. 1 seedCan be eliminated: No. 1 seed
Playoff berth
Clinched.
AFC West title
Clinched.
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
1)DEN win, or
2)DEN tie + NE loss/tie, or
3)JAX loss/tie + NE loss
Eliminated with
1)DEN loss/tie + NE win, or
2)DEN loss + JAX win, or
3)DEN loss + NE tie
New England Patriots13–3Can clinch: No. 1 seedCan be eliminated: No. 1 seed
Playoff berth
Clinched.
AFC East title
Clinched.
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
1)NE win + DEN loss/tie, or
2)NE tie + DEN loss
Eliminated with
1)NE tie + DEN tie, or
2)NE loss, or
3)DEN win
Seattle Seahawks13–3Can clinch: NFC West title, No. 1 seedCan be eliminated: NFC West title, No. 1 seed
Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC West title
Clinched with
1)SEA win/tie
Eliminated with
1)SEA loss
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
1)SEA win/tie
Eliminated with
1)SEA loss
San Francisco 49ers12–4Can clinch: NFC West title, No. 1 seedCan be eliminated: NFC West title, No. 1 seed
Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC West title
Clinched with
1)SF win
Eliminated with
1)SF loss/tie
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
1)SF win
Eliminated with
1)SF loss/tie
Jacksonville Jaguars12–4Can clinch: AFC South title, No. 1 seedCan be eliminated: AFC South title, No. 1 seed
Playoff berth
Clinched.
AFC South title
Clinched with
1)JAX win/tie, or
2)HOU loss/tie
Eliminated with
1)JAX loss + HOU win
No. 1 seed
Clinched with
1)JAX win + DEN loss + NE loss
Eliminated with
1)JAX loss/tie, or
2)NE win/tie, or
3)DEN win/tie
Houston Texans11–5Can clinch: AFC South titleCan be eliminated: AFC South title
Playoff berth
Clinched.
AFC South title
Clinched with
1)HOU win + JAX loss
Eliminated with
1)HOU loss/tie, or
2)JAX win/tie
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Pittsburgh Steelers9–7Can clinch: Playoff berth, AFC North titleCan be eliminated: Playoff berth, AFC North title
Playoff berth
Clinched with
1)PIT win/tie
Eliminated with
1)PIT loss
AFC North title
Clinched with
1)PIT win/tie
Eliminated with
1)PIT loss
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Carolina Panthers8–8Can clinch: Playoff berth, NFC South titleCan be eliminated: Playoff berth, NFC South title
Playoff berth
Clinched with
1)CAR win/tie, or
2)ATL win
Eliminated with
1)CAR loss + ATL loss/tie
NFC South title
Clinched with
1)CAR win/tie, or
2)ATL win
Eliminated with
1)CAR loss + ATL loss/tie
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Baltimore Ravens8–8Can clinch: Playoff berth, AFC North titleCan be eliminated: Playoff berth, AFC North title
Playoff berth
Clinched with
1)BAL win
Eliminated with
1)BAL loss/tie
AFC North title
Clinched with
1)BAL win
Eliminated with
1)BAL loss/tie
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers7–9Can clinch: Playoff berth, NFC South titleCan be eliminated: Playoff berth, NFC South title
Playoff berth
Clinched with
1)TB win + ATL loss/tie
Eliminated with
1)TB loss/tie, or
2)ATL win
NFC South title
Clinched with
1)TB win + ATL loss/tie
Eliminated with
1)TB loss/tie, or
2)ATL win
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.

Settled (22)

Chicago Bears11–5
Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC North title
Clinched.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Buffalo Bills11–5
Playoff berth
Clinched.
AFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Los Angeles Chargers11–5
Playoff berth
Clinched.
AFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Philadelphia Eagles11–5
Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC East title
Clinched.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Los Angeles Rams11–5
Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Green Bay Packers9–6–1
Playoff berth
Clinched.
NFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Indianapolis Colts8–8
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Detroit Lions8–8
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Minnesota Vikings8–8
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Dallas Cowboys7–8–1
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Miami Dolphins7–9
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Atlanta Falcons7–9
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Cincinnati Bengals6–10
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Kansas City Chiefs6–10
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
New Orleans Saints6–10
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Cleveland Browns4–12
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC North title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Washington Commanders4–12
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Arizona Cardinals3–13
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
New York Giants3–13
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
NFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
New York Jets3–13
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC East title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Tennessee Titans3–13
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC South title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.
Las Vegas Raiders2–14
Playoff berth
Eliminated.
AFC West title
Eliminated.
No. 1 seed
Eliminated.