Week 18 in the NFL has quite a few different scenarios that could play out, as the final playoff spots (and seedings) will be determined. The league has its No. 1 seeds set in each conference with the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, but plenty of playoff berths and pairings still need to be determined.
The NFC East, AFC East, AFC South, and NFC South are still up for grabs — along with the final NFC playoff spot and two AFC wild card spots. Six teams (two in AFC, four in NFC) remain in the playoff race that are currently on the outside looking in, setting the stage for a crazy final weekend of football.
Here are the division-clinching scenarios in Week 18:
NFC East
- Cowboys: Win at Commanders or Eagles loss at Giants or tie at Commanders AND Eagles tie at Giants
- Eagles: Win at Giants AND Cowboys loss or tie at Commanders OR tie at Giants AND Cowboys loss
NFC South
- Buccaneers: Win at Panthers OR tie at Panthers AND Saints loss or tie
- Saints: Win at Falcons AND Buccaneers loss or tie to Panthers OR tie at Falcons AND Buccaneers loss to Panthers
- Falcons: Win vs. Saints AND Buccaneers loss to Panthers
AFC East
AFC South
- Jaguars: Win at Titans OR tie at Titans AND Colts-Texans tie
- Colts: Win vs. Texans AND Jaguars loss to Titans OR tie vs. Texans AND Jaguars loss
- Texans: Win at Colts AND Jaguars loss or tie to Titans
Here are the clinching scenarios for playoff spots in Week 18:
AFC
Bills
- Win vs. Dolphins
- Steelers loss or tie
- Jaguars loss or tie
- Texans-Colts tie
Jaguars
- Win at Titans
- Tie at Titans AND Steelers loss or tie OR
- Steelers loss AND Broncos loss or tie AND Texans-Colts doesn’t end in a tie
Colts
- Win vs. Texans
- Tie vs. Texans AND Steelers loss or tie
Texans
- Win at Colts
- Tie at Colts + Jaguars loss + Steelers loss or tie
Steelers
- Win at Ravens AND Bills loss
- Win at Ravens AND Jaguars loss or tie
- Win at Ravens AND Texans-Colts tie
- Tie at Ravens AND Jaguars loss AND Texans-Colts doesn’t end in a tie
- Jaguars loss AND Denver win AND Texans-Colts doesn’t end in a tie
NFC
Buccaneers
- Win at Panthers
- Tie at Panthers AND Seahawks loss AND Packers loss or tie
Saints
- Win at Falcons AND Buccaneers loss or tie to Panthers
- Win at Falcons AND Seahawks loss or tie AND Packers loss or tie
- Tie at Falcons AND Seahawks loss AND Packers loss
Falcons
- Win vs. Saints AND Buccaneers loss to Panthers
Packers
- Win vs. Bears
- Tie at Bears AND Seahawks loss or tie AND Saints loss or tie
- Tie at Bears AND Seahawks loss AND Buccaneers loss
- Tie at Bears AND Seahawks tie AND Buccaneers loss
- Vikings loss or tie AND Seahawks loss AND Buccaneers loss
- Vikings loss or tie AND Seahawks loss AND Saints loss
Seahawks
- Win at Cardinals AND Packers loss or tie to Bears
- Tie at Cardinals AND Packers loss AND Buccaneers loss or tie
- Tie at Cardinals AND Packers loss AND Saints loss or tie
