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The 2024 NFL regular season concludes on Sunday, along with the playoff picture finally being clear. The Baltimore Ravens wrapped up the AFC North with a 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, while the Cincinnati Bengals stayed alive in the playoff race with a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Miami Dolphins remain alive in the playoff race as well. Denver can clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in Week 18. The Dolphins can clinch with a Broncos loss and a win over the Jets, while the Bengals can clinch with losses by the Broncos and Dolphins.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings will play for the No. 1 seed to culminate the regular season, with the winner earning home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs while the loser will drop all the way to the No. 5 seed — and go on the road in the wild card round.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a win to wrap up the NFC South. The Atlanta Falcons can win the division with a win and a Buccaneers loss.
Below is a breakdown of the conference standings with the Week 18 slate underway:
AFC playoff picture
1
z – Chiefs
15
1
0
.938
2
y – Bills
13
3
0
.813
3 x – Ravens
12
5
0
.706
4 y – Texans
9
7
0
.563
5 x- Chargers1060.6256x- Steelers1070.5887Broncos970.5638Bengals980.5299Dolphins880.50010e – Colts790.438
11e – Jets4120.25012e – Raiders4120.25013e – Jaguars4120.25014e – Titans3130.18815e – Patriots3130.18816e – Browns3140.176
z — clinched first-round bye
y — clinched division
x — clinched playoff berth
e — eliminated from playoffs
1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1)
The Chiefs wrapped up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage with their win over the Steelers. Kansas City gets the lone bye in the conference and is expected to rest its starters in Week 18.
Remaining schedule: at Broncos
