We’ve reached the top of the 2024 NFL common season, with simply the ultimate weekend’s 16 video games earlier than the playoffs start. These video games are big, nonetheless, as event seeding and playoff berths are seemingly on the road in each sport. Who will discover their approach into the playoffs and who will miss out?
The AFC playoff image has three groups battling for the ultimate wild card place together with a division title nonetheless to be claimed. Within the NFC playoff image, two division titles need to be claimed – one with the groups deciding who would be the prime seed within the convention and who will accept a wild card spot whereas the opposite is a win the division or miss the playoffs state of affairs.
We carry again our reside playoff tracker for this weekend, updating it as video games attain their closing whistle. Who will see their playoff hopes dashed and who will transfer on to attempt to work their approach right into a Tremendous Bowl look?
Final replace: January 5 – 11:31 p.m. Japanese
2024 NFL Playoff Standings
AFC Playoff Image (by Week 18):
1 – Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (15-2, AFC West champion)+=*2 – Buffalo Payments (13-4, AFC East champion)+*3 – Baltimore Ravens (12-5, AFC North champion)+*4 – Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South champion)+*
5 – Los Angeles Chargers (11-6, Wild Card 1 place)^*6 – Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7, Wild Card 2 place)^*7 – Denver Broncos (10-7, Wild Card 3 place)^*
Eradicated from playoffs:Cincinnati Bengals (9-8)*Indianapolis Colts (8-9)*Miami Dolphins (8-9)*New York Jets (5-12)*Las Vegas Raiders (4-13)*Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13)*New England Patriots (4-13)*Cleveland Browns (3-14)*Tennessee Titans (3-14)* – Clinched first general choose
^ Playoffs clinched+ Division championship clinched= Homefield benefit clinched (High seed, bye week)
*Week 18 sport performed
Tie breaks:
Steelers over Broncos based mostly on head-to-head outcomes
Colts over Dolphins based mostly on head-to-head outcomes
Jaguars over Patriots and Raiders based mostly on AFC report
Patriots over Raiders based mostly on energy of victory
Browns over Titans based mostly on energy of victory
NFC Playoff Image (by Week 18)
1 – Detroit Lions (15-2, NFC North chief)+=*2 – Philadelphia Eagles (14-3, NFC East champion)+*3 – Los Angeles Rams (10-7, NFC West champion)+*4 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7, NFC South champion)+*
5 – Minnesota Vikings (14-3, Wild Card 1 place)^*6 – Washington Commanders (12-5, Wild Card 2 place)^*7 – Inexperienced Bay Packers (11-6, Wild Card 3 place)^*
Eradicated from playoffs:Seattle Seahawks (10-7)*Atlanta Falcons (8-9)*Arizona Cardinals (8-9)*Dallas Cowboys (7-10)*San Francisco 49ers (6-11)*Chicago Bears (5-12)*Carolina Panthers (5-12)*New Orleans Saints (5-12)*New York Giants (3-14)*
^ Playoffs clinched+ Division championship clinched= Homefield benefit clinched (High seed, bye week)
*Week 18 sport performed
Tie breaks
Lions over Vikings based mostly on head-to-head outcomes
Buccaneers over Rams based mostly on NFC report; Division tiebreak: Rams over Seahawks based mostly on energy of victory
Rams over Seahawks based mostly on energy of victory
Falcons over Cardinals based mostly on NFC report
Bears over Panthers based mostly on head-to-head outcomes; Division tiebreak Panthers over Saints based mostly on energy of victory
Panthers over Saints based mostly on energy of victory
NFL Week 18 Schedule and Scores
Saturday, January 4
4:30 p.m. Japanese
Cleveland Browns 10 – 35 Baltimore Ravens
8 p.m. Japanese
Cincinnati Bengals 19 – 17 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sunday, January 5
1 p.m. Japanese
Carolina Panthers 44 – 38 Atlanta FalconsWashington Commanders 23 – 19 Dallas CowboysChicago Bears 24 – 22 Inexperienced Bay PackersJacksonville Jaguars 23 – 26 Indianapolis ColtsBuffalo Payments 16 – 23 New England PatriotsNew York Giants 13 – 20 Philadelphia EaglesNew Orleans Saints 19 – 27 Tampa Bay BuccaneersHouston Texans 23 – 14 Tennessee Titans
4:25 p.m. Japanese
San Francisco 49ers 24 – 47 Arizona CardinalsKansas Metropolis Chiefs 0 – 38 Denver BroncosSeattle Seahawks 30 – 25 Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles Chargers 34 – 20 Las Vegas RaidersMiami Dolphins 20 – 32 New York Jets
8:20 p.m. Japanese
Minnesota Vikings 9 – 31 Detroit Lions
Clinching Situations (Week 18)
AFC Clinching Situations
AFC North Division Championship
[CLINCHED] Baltimore Ravens clinch division if:
Ravens win/tie OR
Steelers lose/tie
[Eliminated from division] Steelers clinch division if:
Steelers win and Ravens lose
AFC Wildcard Positions
[CLINCHED] Denver Broncos clinch playoff berth if:
Broncos win/tie OR
Dolphins lose/tie and Bengals lose/tie
[Eliminated] Miami Dolphins clinch playoff berth if:
Dolphins win and Broncos lose
[Eliminated] Bengals clinch playoff berth if:
Bengals win and Broncos lose and Dolphins lose/tie
AFC Seeding
1st Seed [clinched]: Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
2nd Seed [clinched]: Buffalo Payments
third Seed [clinched]: Baltimore Ravens
4th Seed [clinched]: Houston Texans
fifth Seed [clinched]: Los Angeles Chargers
sixth Seed [clinched]: Pittsburgh Steelers
seventh Seed [clinched]: Denver Broncos
NFC Clinching Situations
NFC North Division Championship
[CLINCHED] Detroit Lions clinch division if:
[Eliminated from division title] Minnesota Vikings clinch division if:
NFC South Division Championship
[CLINCHED] Buccaneers clinch division if:
Buccaneers win/tie OR
Falcons lose/tie
[Eliminated] Atlanta Falcons clinch division if:
Falcons win and Buccaneers lose
NFC Wildcard Positions
All wildcard berths have been clinched with seeding to be decided.
NFC Seeding
1st Seed [clinched]: Detroit Lions
2nd Seed [clinched]: Philadelphia Eagles
third Seed [clinched]: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4th Seed [clinched]: Los Angeles Rams
fifth Seed [clinched] Minnesota Vikings
sixth Seed [clinched]: Washington Commanders
seventh Seed [clinched]: Inexperienced Bay Packers
