The final week of the NFL regular season is here and three playoff berths have yet to be claimed. Check in with The Athletic for all the latest news, ...
•1h ago Results weren’t there today but he does some nice things and could iron out some of his decision making with experience.— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) The Chiefs are now putting backups in. Seemed surprised they ran it in a game but smiled and seemingly liked that they tried it 😏— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) Entering Week 18, there were 19 teams still in playoff contention. 2 is same as difference between Nos. •25m ago Check in with The Athletic for all the latest news, highlights, reaction and analysis. •14m ago •2m ago •59s ago •28s ago
How will the top-three seeds in the AFC play out? Will the Packers finish off their late season run with a playoff berth? There are just two of her many ...
No. The Seahawks are in playoff position heading into Week 18 but in order to remain there they’ll need a little help. 1 seed with a victory over Arizona AND an Eagles loss to the Giants. The Bills can clinch the top seed in the AFC with a win over the Patriots AND a Chiefs loss. All thoughts during this Bills game will be on No. The Ravens can clinch the AFC’s fifth seed with a win over Cincinnati AND a Chargers loss to the Broncos. Cincinnati will clinch the AFC’s second seed with a win over Baltimore AND a Bills loss to the Patriots. But if they lose to the Titans, thus giving up the division crown to Tennessee, they then fall into the wild card race and muddy those waters even more making it a four-team battle for one final spot. The cancellation meant the Bengals clinched the AFC North based on win percentage, but it also ruled out Cincinnati from a shot at vying for the AFC’s top seed. Things are a lot more complicated atop the AFC. That one will come down to the very last game, a Sunday Night showdown between the Packers and Lions. Incredibly, just four days later, the team announced Hamlin is awake and communicating, and was able to speak with teammates via Zoom on Friday.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are AFC South champions, the first of the many playoff dominoes to fall heading into the final week of the regular season.
They currently hold the No. What to know: The Seahawks need a win and a Packers loss to clinch the final playoff spot, even through Seattle holds the No. They have no first round-pick after trading it to the Eagles (currently No. What to know: The Panthers are eliminated from the playoffs. What to know: The Bears have been eliminated from playoff contention. What to know: The Lions can make the playoffs with a win over the Packers and a Seahawks loss to the Rams in Week 18. What to know: The Giants clinched a playoff spot with their victory Sunday. Dallas needs to win in Week 18 and Philadelphia to lose for Dallas to win the division. 1 seed and a first-round bye with their win over the Raiders. What to know: Miami needs a win and a Patriots loss to clinch the final playoff spot in the conference. [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/PIT/pittsburgh-steelers/) still have a shot at the final playoff spot in the conference. Jacksonville, which was 2-6 at one point this year, defeated the Tennessee Titans to cap off one of the biggest comebacks in the NFL history -- sealing a playoff spot and a home playoff game in the process.
On Thursday, the league announced that games would go on as scheduled and that the Bills-Bengals game would not be made up. The No. 1 seed in the A.F.C. will be ...
A win and a Giants win against the Eagles on Sunday would give them the No. [since the 2016](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/index.htm) season. The Giants will be the No. A loss and a Cowboys win would relegate the Eagles to the No. A Cowboys loss gives the Eagles the division title and at least the No. On the other hand, a loss and a Ravens win would relegate the Chargers to the No. They can still make the playoffs if they lose, as the No. If they win and the Bills lose, the Bengals will be the No. Like the Patriots and Dolphins, the Steelers have a path to the last spot in the A.F.C., representing the No. They’ll enter the playoffs as the No. The Patriots are hoping to get the No. The Bills host the Patriots, and can get either the No.
Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks out with teammates before a game against Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images. The 2022-23 NFL ...
#5 [Los Angeles Chargers](https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/) (10-6) [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](https://www.bucsnation.com/) (8-8) vs. #7 [New England Patriot](https://www.patspulpit.com/)s (8-8) [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.ninersnation.com/) (12-4) vs. #6 [New York Giants](https://www.bigblueview.com/) (9-6-1) [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.bigcatcountry.com/) (8-8) vs. 4 seed and will play the Chargers or the Ravens. update: The Chiefs thumped the Raiders to secure the No. The only two spots locked in heading into Week 8 are in the NFC with the Bucs at No. For example, if the Ravens lose to the Bengals in the 1 p.m. 1 seeds will be secured, and all six Wild Card weekend matchups will be settled. The 2022-23 NFL regular season comes to a close this weekend and by approximately 11:15 p.m.
Here's a look at the updated playoff picture for Week 18 finale of the 2022 NFL season, including all the current postseason seed positions and the ...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8), champions, NFC South. Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8), champions, AFC South. Seattle Seahawks (8-8), second place, NFC West. New York Giants (9-6-1), third place, NFC East. The Giants clinched their wild-card berth behind the Eagles and Cowboys with their home win over the Colts in Week 17. Baltimore Ravens (10-6), second place, AFC North. The Cowboys can win the division with a win over the Commanders and an Eagles, and would grab the No. New England Patriots (8-8), second place, AFC East. Kansas City Chiefs (14-3), champions, AFC West. They would stay here with a win if the Eagles win, and with a loss if the Vikings lose. Cincinnati Bengals (11-4), champions, AFC North. Buffalo Bills (12-3), champions, AFC East.
The Jacksonville Jaguars then defeated the Tennessee Titans 20-16 to clinch the AFC South and earn a playoff berth for the first time since the 2017 season. One ...
7 seed with a win over the Jets and a Patriots loss to the Bills. The Bengals can finish as the No. AFCCG in BUF.
If the #Chiefs win and the #Bills lose, Kansas City is the 1 seed. AFCCG in KC.
If the #Chiefs and #Bills both win and meet in AFFCG, it'd be at a neutral site. 2 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals has been canceled after Bills safety Damar Hamlin [suffered](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35377747/damar-hamlin-showed-signs-overnight-progress-friend-says) a cardiac arrest during the first quarter, resulting in the suspension of the game. 2 seed with a win against the New England Patriots on Sunday. 7 seed in the NFC, the Green Bay Packers will clinch with a win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. As for the No. San Francisco can seal the No. The No. Patrick Mahomes helped lead the Chiefs to an 31-13 victory over the already-eliminated Raiders to lock up the No. Week 18 kicked off with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday afternoon.
Can Trevor Lawrence lead the Jaguars to the AFC South title? Will the Packers and the Patriots claim the final two wild card places?
[NFL divisional standings](https://www.skysports.com/nfl/standings) [NFL best video clips & game highlights](https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/nfl) New England Patriots (8-8) 6 (wild card) Seattle Seahawks (8-8) Baltimore Ravens (10-6) 5 (wild card) Dallas Cowboys (12-4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8) 2 (division winners) Buffalo Bills (12-3) Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8) Kansas City Chiefs (13-3)
1. x – Philadelphia Eagles · 2. z – San Francisco 49ers · 3. z – Minnesota Vikings · 4. z – Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 5. x – Dallas Cowboys · 6. y – New York Giants · 7.
The 49ers need: - 49ers lose and Eagles lose and Cowboys win and Vikings lose They can clinch with the following: They’ll need the following: They can make the playoffs with the following: The Patriots make the playoffs in any of the following scenarios: The Chargers will clinch Chargers clinch the No. Although the second, third, and fourth seeds are not yet locked in yet, we can look at the possibilities each team may face in the Wild Card Round. Because the NFL announced that the Bengals-Bills game would not be played, a Chiefs victory over the Las Vegas Raiders would give them the No. Both the AFC and NFC are just about locked up, but the seventh seed remains open in both conferences. But with the status of the Bills-Bengals game in doubt, the Bills might not have a shot at the AFC’s top seed. On Saturday, the [Kansas City Chiefs](/kansas-city-chiefs/) secured the AFC’s number one seed, while the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/tag/jacksonville-jaguars) defeated the Tennessee Titans to win the AFC South.
Sunday marks the final day of the 2022 NFL regular season, and there are 14 games on the slate. By the end of the night, the 14-team playoff field will be ...
If the 49ers lose, the Vikings could move up to the No. 5 seed (and a Wild-Card Round matchup in Jacksonville) with either a road win over the Broncos or a Ravens loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati. Either the Seahawks, Lions or Packers will be the No. 1 if it wins and both Philadelphia and San Francisco lose, which would send the Eagles down to the No. The Eagles can clinch the NFC East title and the No. And Philadelphia would still be the No. If the Bills win, they'll secure the No. If the Patriots lose, then a Dolphins win over the Jets at home would give Miami the No. If New England and Miami both lose, then a Pittsburgh win over Cleveland at home would give the Steelers the final AFC wild-card spot. 1 seed in the AFC with a road win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Either the Patriots, Dolphins or Steelers will capture the No. 4 seed in the conference with a home win over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night.
It's quite simple for the Packers, really. All Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay need to do is beat the Lions, their NFC North rivals, to clinch the final spot in the ...
2 seed — either the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.ninersnation.com/), [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/), [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/) or [Minnesota Vikings](https://www.dailynorseman.com/) — in the Wild Card round. [NFC playoffs](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-playoffs). That makes the Pack’s Sunday Night Football showdown with the Lions practically a win-or-go-home for both teams.
There are still only three playoff spots still open with the remaining 11 teams, with two head-to-head matchups in Jaguars-Titans between playoff hopeful squads ...
1 seed. The Vikings can move out of the No. The Giants are completely locked into the No. The only NFC wild-card not locked in, Seattle can win on Sunday against the Rams and still be eliminated if the Packers beat the Lions on "Sunday Night Football." The Eagles have seemingly had the No. This will be a fun matchup of young, exciting quarterbacks playing well at the same time. 1 seed with their victory over the Raiders in Week 18. 5. 6. 7. The last team can either be the Seahawks or the Packers. 1 seed and put the Chiefs in control of their own destiny in the spot.
Week 18 features the Lions vs Packers on Sunday Night Football. Here's what the playoff picture looks like ahead of Sunday's game on NBC and Peacock.
Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8) vs. - Start Time: 8:20 p.m. You can cancel your Premium plan at any time in your Account. ET with Football Night in America on NBC and [Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/nfl?cid=2205sptnflnbspownedi5130&utm_campaign=2205sptnfl&utm_source=nbcs_nbcspts_na&utm_medium=own_edi_seoopt_artl&utm_term=nbcsport&utm_content=nfl). [Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions vs Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field](https://sports.nbcsports.com/2023/01/03/how-to-watch-detroit-lions-vs-green-bay-packers-tv-live-stream-info-for-sunday-night-football-game/). Check your local listings to find your NBC channel. Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL postgame show produced by NBC Sports, will also go ET; live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. Detroit has not won a division title since 1993 or a playoff game since the 1991 season. Stay tuned to If the Lions can get it done, this will be the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2016. Here’s how things stand in the playoff picture heading into the weekend: