NFL Playoff Tracker: Lions-Vikings Week 18 showdown to decide NFC’s No. 1 seed

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NFL Playoff Tracker: Lions-Vikings Week 18 showdown to decide NFC’s No. 1 seed

We’re down to the final week of football action, the home stretch of the NFL playoff race.

Two playoff spots remain up for grabs, with seeding implications aplenty as three division winners have yet to be determined.

Here’s a look at the playoff scenarios heading into the regular season finale.

Last Updated: Sunday, Jan. 5 at 10:20 a.m. ET.

AFC

CLINCHED:

Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) — AFC No. 1 seed, first-round bye

Buffalo Bills (13-3) — AFC East division title, No. 2 seed

Baltimore Ravens (12-5) — AFC North division title, No. 3 seed

Houston Texans (9-7) — AFC South division title, No. 4 seed

Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) — playoff berth

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) — playoff berth

DENVER BRONCOS (9-7)

The Broncos clinch a playoff berth with:

DEN win or tie vs. KC

MIAMI DOLPHINS (8-8)

The Dolphins clinch a playoff berth with:

MIA win + DEN loss

CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-8)

The Bengals clinch a playoff berth with:

DEN loss + MIA loss

NFC

CLINCHED

Detroit Lions (14-2) — playoff berth

Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) — NFC East division title, No. 2 seed

Los Angeles Rams (10-6) — NFC West division title

Minnesota Vikings (14-2) — playoff berth

Washington Commanders (11-5) — playoff berth

Green Bay Packers (11-5) — playoff berth

NFC’s NO. 1 SEED + NFC NORTH TITLE

The conference’s top seed and the NFC North title will come down to a divisional matchup between Detroit and Minnesota. The winner gets a coveted bye in the first round of the playoffs.

NFC SOUTH TITLE

Week 17 was not kind to Atlanta as it lost control of the division thanks to a Tampa Bay win over the Carolina Panthers and an OT loss of its own to the Washington Commanders. Week 18 will now decide who runs the NFC South this year.

The Buccaneers clinch the division with:

TB win vs. NO

The Falcons clinch the division with:

ATL win vs. CAR + TB loss

AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

Division leaders
yz – Kansas City Chiefs (15-1)
y – Buffalo Bills (13-3)
x – Baltimore Ravens (12-5)
y – Houston Texans (9-7)

Wild card
x – Los Angeles Chargers (10-6)
x – Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
Denver Broncos (9-7)

Still in the hunt
Cincinnati Bengals (9-8)
Miami Dolphins (8-8)

NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

Division leaders
x – Detroit Lions (14-2)
x – Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)
y – Los Angeles Rams (10-6)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)

Wild card
x – Minnesota Vikings (14-2)
x – Washington Commanders (11-5)
x – Green Bay Packers (11-5)

Still in the hunt
Atlanta Falcons (8-8)

x = clinched playoff spot, y = clinched division title, z = clinched top seed

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