Sunday, December 29th Jets at Bills ↓Noon↓ CBS Chargers at Chiefs CBS Dolphins at Patriots CBS Saints at Panthers FOX Browns at Bengals FOX Packers at Lions FOX Bears at Vikings FOX Falcons at Bucs FOX Steelers at Ravens ↓3:25pm↓ CBS Titans at Texans CBS Colts at Jaguars CBS Raiders at Broncos CBS Redskins at Cowboys FOX Eagles at Giants FOX Cardinals at Rams FOX 49ers at Seahawks 7:20pm NBC Spoiler https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...nfc-standings-seeds-scenarios-outlook-week-16 1. 13-2 Ravens (Locked in #1 seed throughout AFC) 2. 12-3 Patriots (Can clinch #2 seed with win OR a Chiefs loss) 3. 11-4 Chiefs (Can move up to #2 seed if they win AND Patriots lose; Would move down to #4 seed if they lose AND the Texans win; Otherwise, #3 seed) 4. 10-5 Texans (Can move up to #3 seed if they win AND Chiefs lose) 5. 10-5 Bills (Locked in #5 seed) 6. 8-7 Titans (Can clinch #6 seed if they win OR losses by the Steelers AND Colts) 6. 8-7 Steelers (Can clinch #6 seed if they win AND Titans lose; Titans lose AND Colts win AND Raiders lose; Titans lose AND Colts win AND Bears, Lions, Chargers AND Patriots lose) 8. 7-8 Raiders (Can clinch #6 seed if they win AND Ravens, Texans AND Colts win AND a victory by one of the following teams: Bears, Lions, Chiefs OR Patriots) 1. 12-3 49ers (Can clinch #1 seed with win; will drop to wild card team with loss) 2. 12-3 Saints (#2 seed if Packers lose Monday night; If Packers win, the Saints will drop to #3 seed; For #1 seed, Packers lose OR Seahawks win) 3. 11-3 Packers (Can clinch NFC-N with Monday night win OR Week 17 win) 4. 8-7 Eagles (Can clinch NFC-E with win OR Cowboys loss 5. 11-4 Seahawks (Can clinch NFC-W with win; For #1 seed, Saints lose AND Packers go 1-1 OR Saints lose, Packers go 0-2 AND Vikings go 2-0) 6. 10-4 Vikings (Can clinch NFC-N if they go 2-0 AND Packers go 0-2; For #5 seed, finish 2-0) 7. 7-8 Cowboys (Can clinch NFC-E with win AND Eagles loss)
I don't understand how the Titans are plugged in as a Wild Card team on Yahoo Sports. If so, the Texans need to knock them out next week. To face them a third time in the playoffs would be a replay of last year's nightmare. Otherwise, there is a glimmer of hope until we face the Ravens. However, as quirky, inconsistent, and unpredictable as the Texans are, who knows.
Can anyone explain to me how the Raiders aren't mathematically eliminated? If them and TEN are both 8-8, don't the Titans get the tie-breaker since they beat the Raiders head to head? Or is there some scenario where Raiders > Steelers > Titans all at 8-8 based on tie-breakers?
From cbs: Oakland needs to beat Denver next Sunday, needs losses by the Titans at Houston and Steelers at Baltimore along with Indianapolis beating Jacksonville. That would create a four-way tie. Oakland would win the tiebreaker over Pittsburgh based on strength of victory and Indianapolis by virtue of its win in Week 4. The Colts would eliminate Tennessee by having a better division record.
The Titans have the tiebreaker over the Steelers as of right now, but the only viable way we'd play Tennessee in the playoffs is in the AFC Championship game. If that's when we're facing them, sign me up all day.
I can't believe the Cowboys are actually still in the playoff picture. Horrible underachieving team with a even worse coach!
Cowboys, Panthers, Falcons, Bears, Chargers, Browns, Steelers, Jaguars, Colts, Rams all miss the playoffs
