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NFL playoff picture: AFC standings shift in Week 17 following Christmas shake-up
Week 17 began on Christmas day with two huge AFC games featuring four playoff teams. On Thursday night, we also saw a potential playoff team keep pace in the NFC. Saturday’s three games had four playoff hopefuls in the mix.
2024 NFL playoff picture, standings: Chargers lock up playoff spot; Chiefs seal No. 1 seed in AFC
The AFC playoff picture is one game away from having all its teams settled. The Los Angeles Chargers wrapped up their playoff berth with a victory over the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos are one win away from doing the same.
NFL Playoff Picture 2024: Updated AFC and NFC standings, bracket, tiebreakers for Week 17
The Chargers clinched a playoff berth on Saturday, making them the 10th team to qualify for the 2024-25 postseason.
NFL playoff picture Week 17: Seahawks survive Bears, stay alive in NFC West race
Seattle's win at Chicago on Thursday helps the Seahawks in the battle for the NFC West crown, but maybe not enough for them to survive the weekend.
2024 NFL playoff picture, standings: Chiefs lock up No. 1 seed in AFC; Ravens seize first place in AFC North
Christmas Day games had major playoff implications around the NFL, thanks to all four of the teams playing holding a spot in the AFC playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs needed just one victory to lock up home-field advantage in the AFC,
NFL Week 17 playoff scenarios: Broncos, Commanders and Falcons can clinch berths
The NFL schedule has reached Week 17 and several teams have already secured their playoff spots. In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers are all postseason bound.
Ravens overwhelm Texans to move into first place in the AFC North
Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the defense lead the way as the Ravens win, 31-2, in Houston in the second game of the NFL’s ...
AFC North Whiparound: Biggest Christmas Day surprise, making a case for individual awards
Plus, our writers discuss what stood out most about this week's episode of "Hard Knocks" and make game predictions.
NFL playoff picture Week 17: Chiefs clinch top seed, Steelers cede AFC North lead to Ravens
The NFL's Christmas doubleheader carries significant postseason implications, none more so than the Chiefs' win over the ...
Steelers Move on George Pickens Pairing in 2025 NFL Mock Draft
The Pittsburgh Steelers picked a strong complement to receiver George Pickens, Missouri's Luther Burden III, in a recent 2025 ...
Ravens now in the AFC North driver’s seat after 3 convincing wins in 11-day stretch
Baltimore’s 31-2 rout of Houston on Wednesday capped a sweep of a grueling stretch of three games in 11 days. Baltimore ...
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How the Steelers Can Still Clinch AFC North
The Pittsburgh Steelers blew their first chance to clinch the AFC North this season, when they lost to the Baltimore Ravens ...
NFL playoff predictions: Who will win AFC North, NFC East, NFC North, NFC West, NFC South?
Five teams have already clinched playoff berths in the AFC, and that includes all four divisional champions, as one of the ...
NFL playoff picture, draft order entering Week 17 weekend: Chiefs lock down No. 1 seed in AFC, several division titles remain in play
Five of the seven playoff spots are taken in the AFC, with the Kansas City Chiefs clinching the conference's overall top seed with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. In the NFC, ...