By Lydia Jane Allison
NEW YORK — Dec. 24, 2024
AFC
CLINCHED:
Buffalo Bills (12-3) – AFC East
Houston Texans (9-6) – AFC South
Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) – AFC West
Baltimore Ravens (10-5) – playoff berth
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) – playoff berth
Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5); Wednesday, 1 p.m. ET, Netflix
Kansas City clinches the AFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
- KC win or tie
- BUF loss or tie
Denver Broncos (9-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-8); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Denver clinches a playoff berth with:
- DEN win or tie
Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at New England Patriots (3-12); Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Los Angeles clinches a playoff berth with:
- LAC win or tie
- MIA loss or tie + IND loss or tie
NFC
CLINCHED:
Detroit Lions (13-2) – playoff berth
Green Bay Packers (11-4) – playoff berth
Minnesota Vikings (13-2) – playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) – playoff berth
Detroit Lions (13-2) at San Francisco 49ers (6-9); Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Detroit clinches NFC North division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
- DET win + MIN loss
Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) vs. Dallas Cowboys (7-8); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
- PHI win or tie
- WAS loss or tie
Atlanta Falcons (8-7) at Washington Commanders (10-5); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Atlanta clinches NFC South division title with:
- ATL win + TB loss
Los Angeles Rams (9-6) vs. Arizona Cardinals (7-8); Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Los Angeles Rams clinch NFC West division title with:
- LAR win + SEA loss or tie
- LAR win + LAR clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over SEA
- LAR tie + SEA loss
(Note: LAR clinches strength of victory over SEA with 3.5 or more wins from the following teams: MIN, BUF, SF, WAS, CIN, CLE)
Washington Commanders (10-5) vs. Atlanta Falcons (8-7); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Washington clinches a playoff berth with:
- WAS win or tie
- TB loss or tie
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