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One more week to go this season, and the top seed in each conference is still in play, and there are two games with a division title on the line.
The following AFC teams have clinched a playoff spot: Denver Broncos (13-3) – AFC West Champs, New England Patriots (13-3) – AFC East Chamops, Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4), Buffalo Bills (11-5), Houston Texans (11-5), and the Los Angeles Chargers (11-5).
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Here are the teams in the NFC who have clinched: Seattle Seahawks (13-3), San Francisco 49ers (12-4), Chicago Bears (11-5) – NFC North Champs, Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) – NFC East Champs, Los Angeles Rams (11-5), and the Green Bay Packers (9-6-1).
This will be your open thread to talk about all the games on Saturday and Sunday. Please note that all our open threads are rated WCG-MA.
For the TV broadcast maps to determine if any of these games are on in your local market, check out 506sports.com. Here’s the full slate of games (all times Central).
Saturday, January 3
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:30 p.m. on ESPN/ABC
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers, 7:00 p.m., on ESPN/ABC
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Sunday Noon Kickoffs
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons on FOX
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals on CBS
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans on CBS
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars on FOX
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings on CBS
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants on FOX
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Sunday Late Afternoon Kickoff
Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 3:25 p.m. on CBS
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 3:25 p.m. on FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 3:25 p.m. on CBS
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 3:25 p.m. on FOX
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 3:25 p.m. on CBS
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. on CBS
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 3:25 p.m. on FOX
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Sunday Night Football
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7:20 p.m. on NBC
Here are all the playoff scenarios in play for Week 18.
Denver clinches the AFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
DEN win OR
DEN tie + NE loss or tie OR
NE loss + JAX loss or tie
New England clinches the AFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
NE win + DEN loss or tie OR
NE tie + DEN loss
Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title and the AFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
JAX win + DEN loss + NE loss
Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title with:
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JAX win or tie OR
HOU loss or tie
Houston clinches AFC South division title with:
HOU win + JAX loss
Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:
BAL win
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:
PIT win or tie
San Francisco clinches NFC West division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
SF win
Seattle clinches NFC West division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
SEA win or tie
Carolina clinches NFC South division title with:
CAR win or tie OR
ATL win
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
TB win + ATL loss or tie
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