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With 16 games to go in the 2023 regular season, there’s still plenty to be sorted out in the NFL playoff picture.
Here’s what every team still in contention needs to do this weekend to earn a division title or a wild card berth:
AFC
CLINCHED:
Baltimore Ravens (13-3) – AFC North division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield advantage
Kansas City Chiefs (10-6) – AFC West division title
Cleveland Browns (11-5) – playoff berth
Miami Dolphins (11-5) – playoff berth
BUFFALO BILLS (10-6) at Miami (11-5); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:
BUF win
Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:
BUF tie OR
PIT loss or tie OR
JAX loss or tie OR
HOU-IND tie
HOUSTON TEXANS (9-7) at Indianapolis (9-7); Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Houston clinches AFC South division title with:
HOU win + JAX loss or tie
Houston clinches playoff berth with:
HOU win OR
HOU tie + JAX loss + PIT 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:
IND win + JAX loss or tie OR
IND tie + JAX loss
Indianapolis clinches playoff berth with:
IND win OR
IND tie + PIT loss or tie
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (9-7) at Tennessee (5-11); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title with:
JAX win OR
JAX tie + IND-HOU tie
Jacksonville clinches playoff berth with:
JAX tie + PIT loss or tie OR
PIT loss + DEN loss or tie + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie
MIAMI DOLPHINS (11-5) vs. Buffalo (10-6); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Miami clinches AFC East division title with:
MIA win or tie
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-7) at Baltimore (13-3); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with:
PIT win + BUF loss OR
PIT win + JAX loss or tie OR
PIT win + HOU-IND tie OR
PIT tie + JAX loss + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie OR
JAX loss + DEN win + HOU-IND doesn’t end in tie
NFC
CLINCHED:
San Francisco 49ers (12-4) – NFC West division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-01-01 21:36:16
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