Nfl Playoff Picture Week 18 Scenarios And Projected Wild Nfl Com

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Entering Week 18 of the 2025 NFL regular season, Ali Bhanpuri, with major assists from Special Projects Lead Tom Blair and Manager of NFL Research Jack Andrade, digs into the Next Gen Stats playoff... Visit NFL.com's Playoff Picture for a live look at the latest postseason odds. Watch every playoff game live on mobile, get NFL RedZone during the regular season, stream game replays and more with NFL+ Premium. And for a limited time, get 40 percent off an NFL+ annual plan. Offer ends 2/16/26. Sign up today.

NOTE: All probabilities presented are current as of 8:50 a.m. ET on Dec. 30 unless otherwise noted below. 8. Indianapolis Colts (8-8) 10. Miami Dolphins (7-9) 11.

Cincinnati Bengals (6-10) 12. Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) 13. Cleveland Browns (4-12) 14. Tennessee Titans (3-13) 15. New York Jets (3-13) 16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-14)

8. Minnesota Vikings (8-8) 9. Detroit Lions (8-8) 10. Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1) 12. Atlanta Falcons (7-9) 13. New Orleans Saints (6-10) 14.

Washington Commanders (4-12) 15. Arizona Cardinals (3-13) 16. New York Giants (3-13) The final week of the NFL regular season is here, and it should be a wild one. Heading into Week 18, there are only two playoff spots up for grabs, but there should still be plenty of drama. With just 16 games left on the schedule, there are still four divisions that have yet to be clinched, and let's not forget that only one seed has been clinched.

(The Packers are locked into the seventh spot.) By the end of Sunday night, everything will be sorted out, and with that in mind, let's take a look at the clinching scenarios for each team. The Broncos have already clinched the AFC West, and they can clinch the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC with any of the following scenarios: 1. DEN win OR 2.

DEN tie + NE loss or tie OR 3. NE loss + JAX loss or tie The NFL postseason field is nearly set, with two spots up for grabs and seeding to be determined heading into the final weekend of the regular season. Week 18 features three head-to-head matchups that will determine division winners, including one that will decide the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the NFC. The top seed in the AFC is also up for grabs between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots, though they won't be playing each other.

Both teams have already locked up division titles. Here is where the .css-wrcrjw{margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-3nqh9c{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--br--palette-primary-mainChannel) / 0.4);margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-3nqh9c:hover{text-decoration-color:inherit;}.css-lu48cp{margin:0;font:inherit;color:var(--br--palette-primary-main);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--br--palette-primary-mainChannel) / 0.4);margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-lu48cp:hover{text-decoration-color:inherit;}postseason picture stands going into... .css-1582m2i{margin:0;font:inherit;font-weight:700;}.css-1je2n4v{margin:0;font:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}AFC Standings The final week of the 2025 NFL regular season is here, and only two playoff spots remain. Week 18 will feature a pair of matchups that will determine the AFC North and NFC South. The AFC North battle between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers is a simple win-and-in situation, while the NFC South matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers isn't as simple, thanks to...

While all but two playoff spots have already been determined, nearly every single playoff seed hasn't been determined. Only one team is locked into a seed entering Week 18, as 12 games this weekend could play a role in determining playoff seeding. Here are all of the playoff clinching scenarios to know entering Week 18. The Broncos have already clinched a playoff spot and the AFC West. They can clinch the AFC's No. 1 seed when they face the Los Angeles Chargers if the following happens:

12 teams have clinched berths in the NFL playoffs, six in the AFC and six in the NFC. Just one AFC playoff berth and just one NFL playoff berth remain. See the updated NFL playoff picture and NFL postseason standings before the NFL Week 18 schedule, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set to take on the Carolina Panthers likely for the NFC South title... There are eight NFL divisions, four in the NFC and four in the AFC, with each division winner earning a playoff berth in each conference, along with the three non-division winners with the best... The top seeds in each conference receive byes to the second round. Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com.

Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff. Three division-deciding games highlight the Week 18 NFL slate. We also have some games that mean a whole lot of nothing, where the race to the bottom could create some compelling drama. Seeding is also up for grabs in some of the finales, so there’s something going on in every game. Certainly those player incentives will be a factor in the player prop betting market as well. Before looking at the opening lines, let’s look at the playoff scenarios and keep those at the front of our minds for Week 18.

AFC North: Ravens at Steelers (winner clinches AFC North; loser is out) AFC South: Titans at Jaguars (Jags clinch with win); Colts at Texans (Texans need win, Jags loss) NFC South: Panthers at Buccaneers (likely winner-take-all (tie also wins division for CAR); if Falcons beat Rams and Saints, Panthers can win division tiebreaker at 8-9 with loss to Bucs) x Team has clinched a playoff berth. y Team has clinched their division title. e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.

k Team has been knocked out of division title contention. NFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: NYG, ARI, WAS, NO, ATL, TB, DAL, DET, MIN, GB, CAR, PHI AFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: LV, CLE, TEN, NYJ, CIN, KC,... CHI has clinched the NFC North division title. DEN has clinched the AFC West division title. JAX cannot clinch the AFC South division title this week. DET has been eliminated from playoff contention.

Ravens running back Derrick Henry rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday night against the Packers. Michael Reaves / Getty Images The final two playoff spots could come down to a pair of Week 18 elimination games between division rivals. In the AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens beat the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night and got the help they needed from the Pittsburgh Steelers, who fell to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, to... Now, the Ravens (8-8) and Steelers (9-7) will square off in Pittsburgh on “Sunday Night Football” to determine who will advance to the playoffs as the AFC North champions and who will start their... In the NFC South, a somewhat similar showdown has materialized, as the Carolina Panthers couldn’t take advantage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

Carolina fell to the Seattle Seahawks to set up a potential winner-take-all clash in Week 18. The Panthers (8-8) will travel to Tampa Bay to take on the 7-9 Bucs in a Saturday game that may send one team to the postseason as the No. 4 seed and another team home for the winter. The only way this doesn’t become a loser-goes-home game is if the Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints on Sunday; in that case, the Panthers would claim the division title regardless of the... Tampa Bay. Meanwhile, in the quest for the No.

1 seeds, the Denver Broncos are one win away from locking up the first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, while the NFC’s top seed will come down to a Saturday night... the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at what else happened around the NFL in Week 17:

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NOTE: All Probabilities Presented Are Current As Of 8:50 A.m.

NOTE: All probabilities presented are current as of 8:50 a.m. ET on Dec. 30 unless otherwise noted below. 8. Indianapolis Colts (8-8) 10. Miami Dolphins (7-9) 11.

Cincinnati Bengals (6-10) 12. Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) 13. Cleveland

Cincinnati Bengals (6-10) 12. Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) 13. Cleveland Browns (4-12) 14. Tennessee Titans (3-13) 15. New York Jets (3-13) 16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-14)

8. Minnesota Vikings (8-8) 9. Detroit Lions (8-8) 10. Dallas

8. Minnesota Vikings (8-8) 9. Detroit Lions (8-8) 10. Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1) 12. Atlanta Falcons (7-9) 13. New Orleans Saints (6-10) 14.