The NFL playoff picture is close to being set.
After Saturday's results, 12 of the 14 playoff spots have already been confirmed.
While the race for the final spots isn't quite what we've come to expect over the past few seasons, there is still plenty to be decided, including five of the eight division titles.
So, to get you set, here's a division-by-division look at what's at stake in the penultimate week of the regular season:
AFC North
The AFC North division winner is one of the three playoff spots still to be decided, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the driver's seat.
The Baltimore Ravens (8-8) picked up a huge win on Saturday over the Green Bay Packers and now trail the Steelers (9-8) by 1.5 games.
Backup quarterback Tyler Huntley stepped in for the injured Lamar Jackson and kept the Ravens' slim playoff hopes alive.
With a Week 18 matchup between the Ravens and Steelers still on the schedule, the Ravens are going to need a little help from the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
If the Browns can pull off the upset over the Steelers in Week 17, that would set up a win-and-you're-in game between Baltimore and Pittsburgh in Week 18.
AFC West
The Denver Broncos (13-3) secured the AFC West title thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers' loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday.
Denver is also in the driver's seat for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and just needs to beat the Chargers in Week 18 to end up with a first-round bye.
After the loss, the Chargers (11-5) are now guaranteed to start the playoffs on the road.
AFC South
The AFC South was one of two divisions that still had three teams mathematically alive for the post-season entering the week.
The Philip Rivers-led Indianapolis Colts (8-7) were in the most precarious spot of the three, as the Texans' win over the Chargers on Saturday officially eliminated them.
The Texans (11-5) officially locked up their playoff spot with the victory.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars (11-4) are riding high off their big win over the Broncos last week and control their own destiny. But because of Houston's win on Saturday, the Jags can no longer clinch the AFC South in Week 17.
They now need a win over the Colts on Sunday to keep pace with the Texans, otherwise Jackonville could find itself starting with a road playoff game instead.
AFC East
The Buffalo Bills (11-4) are going to need some help from some lowly division rivals if they want to have any chance at hosting a playoff game.
Buffalo trails the New England Patriots (12-3) by one game heading into Week 17. But the Bills own the tiebreaker over the Patriots thanks to a better record against conference opponents, so they would just need one slip-up from the Pats over the final two weeks to regain the division lead.
Unfortunately for the Bills, the Patriots' remaining schedule is the 3-12 New York Jets on Sunday and the 6-9 Miami Dolphins in Week 18.
Not exactly a murder's row of opponents.
Plus, the Bills have an extremely difficult matchup on Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
It's a long shot for the Bills, but crazier things have happened.
NFC North
The Packers were gifted a Christmas present by the Vikings on Thursday, as Green Bay clinched a playoff berth after Minnesota upset the Detroit Lions.
But after the Packers (9-6-1) lost to the Ravens on Saturday night, that means they can no longer win the division and are locked in as the NFC's No. 7 seed in the playoffs.
The Chicago Bears locked up the NFC North title without even stepping on the field in Week 17.
The Bears are also still alive for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, so they do still have something to play for.
Chicago needs to win its final two games and have the Seattle Seahawks drop one of their last two to lock up the conference's top spot and the coveted first-round bye that comes along with it.
NFC West
Easily the best division in football, the NFC West sports three legitimate Super Bowl contenders that are all still alive for both the division title and the conference's No. 1 seed.
The Seattle Seahawks (12-3) and San Francisco 49ers (11-4) both control their own destiny thanks to a Week 18 matchup between the two clubs still on the schedule. If either team goes 2-0 over the final two weeks, that's the team that will start the playoffs with the coveted first-round bye.
However, both have difficult matchups in Week 17, as the Seahawks head to Carolina to take on the Panthers while the 49ers host the Bears.
If both teams lose at least one game over the final two weeks (which one of them is essentially guaranteed to do in Week 18), and the third-place Los Angeles Rams (11-4) win out, it would be the Rams that would swoop in for the division title.
It should be a fascinating race to watch between three of the NFL's elite.
NFC South
If the NFC West is the battle of the league's elite, then the NFC South would be the battle of the league's mid.
The Panthers (8-7) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) are battling for the final playoff spot in the NFC and the home playoff game that will come along with a division title.
Carolina took control of the division by beating Tampa Bay last weekend.
But because the two teams play again in Week 18, the only way the division can be clinched this weekend is if the Panthers win and the Bucs lose.
And with the Panthers hosting the Seahawks and the Buccaneers facing the Dolphins, it's looking increasingly likely that the NFC South crown will come down to that Week 18 matchup.
Will either of these teams have much chance at making some noise in the post-season? Probably not. But hey, someone has to win the division.
NFC East
The one-and-only division that started Week 17 with nothing left to play for.
Philadelphia locked up the NFC East last week, and the other three teams have already been eliminated.
While the Eagles can technically still move up to the No. 2 seed in the NFC, more likely than not, they will end up as the conference's No. 3 seed.
For the Eagles, it's more just about fine-tuning their struggling offence, starting with a heavyweight matchup against the Bills on Sunday.
If there's anything to watch in this division in Week 17, it's the toilet bowl between the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders. With both teams a league-worst 2-13 and doing their best to rule out their star players, the loser of Sunday's game will have the inside track at the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Forrest's favourites (Season record: 24-18 — All odds courtesy of BetMGM):
Steelers @ Browns — Pick: Steelers -3: The Steelers would love nothing more than to lock up the division this week and get some rest in Week 18. Take them to beat the Browns.
Giants @ Raiders — Pick: Giants -2.5: In the battle for the No. 1 overall pick, the Giants should have more talent on the field.
Seahawks @ Panthers — Pick: Panthers +7: The Panthers are 5-1 against the spread as home underdogs this season. They might not win, but the points are too juicy to pass up.
Full Week 17 schedule (all times ET):
Thursday, Dec. 25
Dallas 30, Washington 23
Minnesota 23, Detroit 10
Denver 20, Kansas City 13
Saturday, Dec. 27
Houston 20, LA Chargers 16
Baltimore 41, Green Bay 24
Sunday, Dec. 28
New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
New England at NY Jets, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Carolina, 1 p.m.
NY Giants at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 4:25 p.m.
Chicago at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29
LA Rams at Atlanta, 8:15 p.m.







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