• The Ravens management the No. 3 seed: Baltimore simply must win (or tie) towards the Cleveland Browns. If the Ravens lose, they have to hope the Pittsburgh Steelers lose towards the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers — No. 3, No. 4 or out: The Buccaneers would declare the No. 4 seed with a win towards the New Orleans Saints. If they lose, they should hope the Falcons lose towards the Carolina Panthers as a result of Atlanta holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.
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The last dominoes of the common season are set to fall this weekend, with playoff spots, seeding and even the primary total choose nonetheless up for grabs. Here’s all the pieces you must find out about what your staff must clinch a positive place heading into the postseason.
AFC
Kansas City Chiefs: No. 1
The Chiefs are locked into the No. 1 seed.
Buffalo Bills: No. 2
The Bills are locked into the No. 2 seed.
Baltimore Ravens: No. 3 or No. 5
The Ravens management the No. 3 seed; they only have to win (or tie) towards the Cleveland Browns.
If they lose, they have to hope that the Pittsburgh Steelers lose towards the Cincinnati Bengals. If the Ravens lose and the Steelers win, the Ravens are locked into the No. 5 seed, as they personal the tiebreaker towards the Los Angeles Chargers due to their head-to-head win.
Houston Texans: No. 4
The Texans are locked into the No. 4 seed.
Pittsburgh Steelers: No. 3, No. 5 or No. 6
The Steelers want the Ravens to lose. If that occurs, Pittsburgh can win the AFC North and the No. 3 seed with a win towards the Cincinnati Bengals. In that case, the Steelers would win the division through the division-record tiebreaker.
But even when the Ravens win and put the division out of attain, the Steelers ought to attempt to win towards the Bengals to safe the No. 5 seed, which they’d win over the Los Angeles Chargers through the head-to-head tiebreaker.
If the Steelers lose and the Chargers win, the Steelers will fall to No. 6 seed.
Los Angeles Chargers: No. 5 or No. 6
The Chargers are assured to get the No. 6 seed, at the very least, since they personal the tiebreaker over the Denver Broncos through a head-to-head sweep. They can get the No. 5 seed in the event that they win and the Steelers lose (or tie).
Denver Broncos: No. 7 or out
The Denver Broncos management the No. 7 seed with a win. Any larger seed is out of vary. If they lose, they would wish to hope that each the Dolphins and Bengals lose, because the Broncos would lose any tie with these groups both resulting from their worse convention file or through the head-to-head loss towards the Broncos.
Miami Dolphins: No. 7 or out
The Miami Dolphins would win any tie for the No. 7 seed due to their higher convention file. That’s why they “solely” have to win and hope the Broncos lose.
They don’t have to fret in regards to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Cincinnati Bengals: No. 7 or out
The Bengals want each the Dolphins and Broncos to lose and likewise handle enterprise towards the Steelers on Saturday. In that case, they’d find yourself in a two-way tie with the Broncos, which they’d win due to their head-to-head win from final week.
NFC
Detroit Lions/Minnesota Vikings: No. 1 or No. 5
The winner of Sunday Night Football earns the No. 1 seed. The loser is locked into the No. 5 seed. If the 2 groups tie, the Lions would get the No. 1 seed, as they received the primary head-to-head matchup.
Philadelphia Eagles: No. 2
The Eagles are locked into the No. 2 seed.
Los Angeles Rams: No. 3 or No. 4
The Rams would management the No. 3 seed with a win towards the Seattle Seahawks. If they lose and the Buccaneers win, the Rams would fall again to the No. 4 seed, as Tampa Bay owns the higher convention file.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: No. 3, No. 4 or out
The Buccaneers would declare the No. 4 seed with a win towards the New Orleans Saints. If they lose, they should hope the Falcons lose towards the Carolina Panthers as a result of Atlanta holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Washington Commanders: No. 6 or No. 7
The Commanders would declare the No. 6 seed with a win towards the Dallas Cowboys, as they’d have a greater convention file than the Green Bay Packers. Should the Commanders lose, they’d fall again to the No. 7 seed if the Packers win (or tie).
Green Bay Packers: No. 6 or No. 7
The Packers have already clinched the playoffs and are at the moment on the No. 7 seed. They might get the No. 6 seed with a win towards the Chicago Bears if the Commanders lose.
Atlanta Falcons: No. 4 or out
The Falcons are out of wild-card rivalry, however they might win the NFC South with a win towards the Carolina Panthers if the Buccaneers lose. In that case, they’d win the tiebreaker due to the head-to-head sweep.
The race for the First total choose
The New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants can nonetheless get the primary total choose.
If the Patriots lose, they clinch the primary total choose.
If the Patriots win, the Titans could be subsequent in line and get the primary total choose with a loss.
If each of those groups win, the Browns would get the primary total choose with a loss.
If all of those three groups win, the Giants might get the primary total choose with a loss.
The Patriots would get the primary total choose if all 4 groups win.