Five postseason bids and four division titles remain unclaimed as the NFL enters Week 18, the final week of the regular season. So there’s a ton up for grabs Saturday and Sunday.
Below is a glimpse at all the scenarios for every team with playoff life remaining:
AFC
Clinched
Up for grabs
Buffalo Bills (10-6) at Miami (11-5); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:
- Bills win
Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:
Houston Texans (9-7) at Indianapolis (9-7); Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Houston clinches AFC South division title with:
- Texans win + Jaguars loss or tie
Houston clinches playoff berth with:
- Texans win OR
- Texans tie + Jaguars loss + Steelers loss or tie
Indianapolis Colts (9-7) vs. Houston (9-7); Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:
- Colts win + Jaguars loss or tie OR
- Colts tie + Jaguars loss
Indianapolis clinches playoff berth with:
- Colts win OR
- Colts tie + Steelers loss or tie
Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7) at Tennessee (5-11); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title with:
- Jaguars win OR
- Jaguars tie + Colts-Texans tie
Jacksonville clinches playoff berth with:
- Jaguars tie + Steelers loss or tie OR
- Steelers loss + Broncos loss or tie + Texans-Colts doesn’t end in a tie
Miami Dolphins (11-5) vs. Buffalo (10-6); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Miami clinches AFC East division title with:
- Dolphins win or tie
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) at Baltimore (13-3); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with:
- Steelers win + Bills loss OR
- Steelers win + Jaguars loss or tie OR
- Steelers win + Texans-Colts tie OR
- Steelers tie + Jaguars loss + Texans-Colts doesn’t end in tie OR
- Jaguars loss + Broncos win + Texans-Colts doesn’t end in tie
GO DEEPER
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NFC
Clinched
Up for grabs
Atlanta Falcons (7-9) at New Orleans (8-8); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Atlanta clinches NFC South division title with:
- Falcons win + Buccaneers loss
Dallas Cowboys (11-5) at Washington (4-12); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:
- Cowboys win OR
- Cowboys tie + Eagles tie OR
- Eagles loss
Green Bay Packers (8-8) vs. Chicago (7-9); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Green Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- Packers win OR
- Packers tie + Seahawks loss or tie + Saints loss or tie OR
- Packers tie + Seahawks loss + Buccaneers loss OR
- Packers tie + Seahawks tie + Buccaneers loss or tie OR
- Vikings loss or tie + Seahawks loss + Buccaneers loss OR
- Vikings loss or tie + Seahawks loss + Saints loss
GO DEEPER
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Minnesota Vikings (7-9) at Detroit (11-5); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Minnesota clinches playoff berth with:
- Vikings win + Packers loss + Seahawks loss + Buccaneers loss OR
- Vikings win + Packers loss + Seahawks loss + Saints loss
New Orleans Saints (8-8) vs. Atlanta (7-9); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
New Orleans clinches NFC South division title with:
- Saints win + Buccaneers loss or tie OR
- Saints tie + Buccaneers loss
New Orleans clinches playoff berth with:
- Saints win + Seahawks loss or tie + Packers loss or tie OR
- Saints tie + Seahawks loss + Packers loss
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) at N.Y. Giants (5-11); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
- Eagles win + Cowboys loss or tie OR
- Eagles tie + Cowboys loss
Seattle Seahawks (8-8) at Arizona (4-12); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Seattle clinches playoff berth with:
- Seahawks win + Packers loss or tie OR
- Seahawks tie + Packers loss + Buccaneers loss or tie OR
- Seahawks tie + Packers loss + Saints loss or tie
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8) at Carolina (2-14); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
- Buccaneers win OR
- Buccaneers tie + Saints loss or tie
Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- Buccaneers tie + Seahawks loss + Packers loss or tie
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