As the final weekend of the NFL's 2018 regular season approaches, there is still plenty at stake before the playoff picture comes into full view.
Home-field advantage in the AFC is up for grabs, as is the AFC North crown. There is also one wild-card spot per conference as yet unclaimed.
Here's a full look at the clinching scenarios at stake for Week 17 heading into Sunday's games.
NFC
CLINCHED: New Orleans Saints – NFC South and home-field advantage, Los Angeles Rams – NFC West, Chicago Bears – NFC North, Dallas Cowboys – NFC East, Seattle Seahawks – playoff berth
LOS ANGELES RAMS (12-3) (vs. San Francisco [4-11], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)
Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:
1) LAR win or tie OR
2) CHI loss or tie
CHICAGO BEARS (11-4) (at Minnesota [8-6-1], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)
Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:
1) CHI win + LAR loss
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-6-1) (vs. Chicago [11-4], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)
Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:
1) MIN win or tie OR
2) PHI loss or tie
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-7) (at Washington [7-8], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)
Philadelphia clinches a playoff berth with:
1) PHI win + MIN loss
AFC
CLINCHED: Kansas City Chiefs – playoff berth, Los Angeles Chargers – playoff berth, New England Patriots – AFC East, Houston Texans – playoff berth
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4) (vs. Oakland [4-11], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) KC win OR
2) KC tie + LAC loss or tie OR
3) LAC loss + NE loss or tie + HOU loss or tie OR
4) LAC loss + NE loss or tie + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:
1) LAC loss + NE loss or tie OR
2) LAC loss + HOU loss or tie
3) LAC loss + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title with:
1) LAC loss OR
2) KC tie + LAC tie
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-5) (vs. New York Jets [4-11], Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + KC loss + LAC loss
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win OR
2) NE tie + HOU loss or tie OR
3) BAL loss or tie + HOU loss + TEN loss or tie
HOUSTON TEXANS (10-5) (vs. Jacksonville [5-10], Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)
Houston clinches AFC South division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) HOU win + NE loss or tie + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC
Houston clinches AFC South division title and a first-round bye with:
1) HOU win + NE loss or tie OR
2) HOU win + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC OR
3) HOU tie + NE loss OR
4) IND-TEN tie + NE loss + BAL win + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over BAL
Houston clinches AFC South division title with:
1) HOU win or tie OR
2) IND-TEN tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-6) (vs. Cleveland [7-7-1], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)
Baltimore clinches AFC North division title and a first-round bye with:
1) BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + IND-TEN does not end in a tie OR
2) BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + BAL clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU
Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:
1) BAL win OR
2) PIT loss OR
3) BAL tie + PIT tie
Baltimore clinches a playoff berth with:
1) BAL tie + IND-TEN tie
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (11-4) (at Denver [6-9], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)
Los Angeles clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) LAC win + KC loss or tie OR
2) LAC tie + KC loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (9-6) (at Tennessee [9-6], Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:
1) IND win + HOU loss
Indianapolis clinches a playoff berth with:
1) IND win OR
2) IND tie + PIT loss or tie OR
3) IND tie + BAL loss
TENNESSEE TITANS (9-6) (vs. Indianapolis [9-6], Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Tennessee clinches AFC South division title and first-round bye with:
1) TEN win + HOU loss + NE loss + BAL loss or tie
Tennessee clinches AFC South division title with:
1) TEN win + HOU loss
Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:
1) TEN win
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-6-1) (vs. Cincinnati [6-9], Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie OR
2) PIT tie + BAL loss
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:
1) PIT win + IND-TEN tie
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