NFL playoff picture: Clinching scenarios for Week 18
NY Post
The NFL playoff picture is still taking shape entering Week 18.
The AFC and NFC each have one playoff spot up for grabs entering the final week of the regular season, with three division titles and playoff seeding still to be determined as well.
Here’s a look at the NFL playoff scenarios heading into Week 18.
The Chiefs, looking to become the first team ever to three-peat as Super Bowl champions, have already locked up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage.
The Bills clinched the No. 2 seed with their dismantling of the Jets at home on Sunday and will host the No. 7 seed in the wild-card round. If they win, they’ll be home again in the Divisional Round.
Currently occupying the No. 3 seed, the Ravens need a win or a tie against the Browns on Saturday (4:30 p.m.) to win the AFC North and the home playoff game that comes with it. A loss would leave the door open for the Steelers against the Bengals on Saturday night (8 p.m.).
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