[2023] Week 17 NFL Discussion + Playoff Picture

[Piercewise1]

NFL WEEK 17

Thursday Night
New York Giants (2-12-1) vs Seattle Seahawks (5-10)

Sunday Noon
Miami Dolphins (11-4) vs New York Jets (3-12)
Cincinnati Bengals (12-3) vs New Orleans Saints (3-12)
Cleveland Browns (5-10) vs Los Angeles Rams (14-1)
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10) vs Kansas City Chiefs (11-4)
Chicago Bears (8-7) vs Green Bay Packers (6-9)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-10) vs Carolina Panthers (4-11)
Atlanta Falcons (4-11) vs Baltimore Ravens (7-8)

Sunday Afternoon
Houston Texans (3-12) vs Las Vegas Raiders (12-3)
Denver Broncos (11-4) vs Indianapolis Colts (1-14)
Los Angeles Chargers (5-10) vs Tennessee Titans (12-3)
Dallas Cowboys (10-5) vs San Francisco 49ers (3-12)
Minnesota Vikings (7-8) vs Washington Commanders (14-1)
Arizona Cardinals (12-3) vs Buffalo Bills (10-4-1)

Sunday Night
Pittsburgh Steelers (15-0) vs New England Patriots (6-8-1)

Monday Night
Philadelphia Eagles (6-9) vs Detroit Lions (6-8-1)
 

AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (15-0)
2. Las Vegas Raiders (12-3) 
3. Tennessee Titans (12-3)
4. Miami Dolphins (11-4) 
5. Cincinnati Bengals (12-3)
6. Denver Broncos (11-4)
7. Kansas City Chiefs (11-4)

8. Buffalo Bills (10-4-1)

Raiders have tiebreaker over Titans based on H2H (1-0)
Broncos have tiebreaker over Chiefs based on H2H (2-0)

Steelers have clinched the #1 overall seed, home field advantage, and a first round bye
Raiders can clinch a playoff spot with a win; can clinch the AFC West with a win AND a Broncos loss AND a Chiefs loss
Titans have clinched the AFC South
Dolphins can clinch the AFC East with a win AND a Bills loss
Bengals can clinch a wild card with a win OR a Bills loss
Broncos/Chiefs can clinch a wild card with a win AND a Bills loss
 

NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

1. Washington Commanders (14-1)
2. Los Angeles Rams (14-1)
3. Chicago Bears (8-7)
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-10)
5. Arizona Cardinals (12-3)
6. Dallas Cowboys (10-5)
7. Minnesota Vikings (7-8)

8. Detroit Lions (6-8-1)
9. Philadelphia Eagles (6-9)
10. Green Bay Packers (6-9)
11. Seattle Seahawks (5-10)
12. Atlanta Falcons (4-11)
13. Carolina Panthers (4-11)

Commanders have tiebreaker over Rams based on conference record (10-0 vs 10-1)
Eagles have tiebreaker over Packers based on H2H (1-0)

Commanders have clinched the NFC East; can clinch #1 seed with a win AND a Rams loss
Rams can clinch the the NFC West with a win OR a Cardinals loss
Bears can clinch the NFC North with a win AND a Vikings loss
Buccaneers can clinch the NFC South with a win AND a Falcons loss AND a Panthers loss
Cardinals have clinched a playoff spot
Cowboys have clinched a wild card

RACE FOR THE #1 PICK
(I do not have SoS, so ties are not broken)

1. Indianapolis Colts (1-14) - belongs to Carolina
2. New York Giants (2-12-1)
T3. New York Jets (3-12)
T3. Houston Texans (3-12)
T3. New Orleans Saints (3-12)
T3. San Francisco 49ers (3-12) - belongs to Miami

[alexfall862]

Carolina can still win the super bowl and get the #1 pick.

[Kirby]

1 hour ago, alexfall862 said:

Carolina can still win the super bowl and get the #1 pick.

That would be WILD

[Jambo]

3 hours ago, alexfall862 said:

Carolina can still win the super bowl and get the #1 pick.

1 hour ago, Kirby said:

That would be WILD

 

Can you imagine this team getting the #1 pick? I mean, Super Bowl, that's easy to see happening, but #1 pick?!

[npklemm]

i may have made a mistake