How Bengals or Dolphins can clinch playoff spot, plus 10 crazy offseason predictions and Week 18 picks

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

I’m not sure how it happened, but the NFL regular season is about to be over. There are only 16 games left on the schedule and they’ll be going down over the next two days starting with Browns-Ravens on Saturday afternoon and ending with the Vikings-Lions showdown on Sunday night. 

The next time I talk to you, the full NFL playoff field will be set. However, as of right now, it’s not set and that’s because there are still two more spots up for grabs (if you’re wondering what the current playoff picture looks like, you can check that out here). 

In today’s newsletter, we’ll be taking a look at all of the clinching scenarios for those final two spots, plus we’ll be making some picks and bold predictions for Week 18

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1. NFL playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 18: Five teams fighting for two spots

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As we head into the final week of the 2024 NFL season, there are only two playoff spots up for grabs and there are five teams that will be battling over those spots. Let’s take a look at what each team needs to do to get in.  

BRONCOS (9-7) vs. Kansas City
Path to the playoffs: The Broncos will clinch a playoff berth with a win or tie against the Chiefs. They’ll also get in if the Bengals lose or tie against the Steelers combined with a loss or tie by the Dolphins against the Jets. 

DOLPHINS (8-8) at N.Y. Jets
Path to the playoffs: The Dolphins only have one route to the playoffs: They have to win on Sunday against the Jets and the Broncos have to lose. The Dolphins would win a three-way tiebreaker if the Bengals win, so…

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2025-01-03 17:59:00

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