EDITOR'S NOTE: The following are playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 17 of the 2022 NFL season.
AFC
CLINCHED:
- Buffalo Bills -- AFC East
- Kansas City Chiefs -- AFC West
- Cincinnati Bengals -- playoff berth
- Baltimore Ravens -- playoff berth
- Los Angeles Chargers -- playoff berth
Buffalo Bills (12-3) (at Cincinnati (11-4), Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Buffalo clinches home-field advantage and AFC's lone first-round bye with:
- BUF win + KC loss
Cincinnati Bengals (11-4) (vs. Buffalo (12-3), Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Cincinnati clinches AFC North division title with:
- CIN win + BAL loss or tie OR
- CIN tie + BAL loss
Miami Dolphins (8-7) (at New England (7-8), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Miami clinches playoff berth with:
- MIA win + NYJ loss or tie OR
- MIA tie + NYJ loss + PIT loss or tie
NFC
CLINCHED:
- Philadelphia Eagles -- playoff berth
- Minnesota Vikings -- NFC North
- San Francisco 49ers -- NFC West
- Dallas Cowboys -- playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles (13-2) (vs. New Orleans (6-9), 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
- PHI win OR
- DAL loss or tie
Philadelphia clinches NFC No. 1 seed, home-field advantage and NFC's lone first-round bye with:
- PHI win OR
- PHI tie + MIN loss or tie OR
- DAL loss or tie + MIN loss + SF loss or tie
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) (vs. Carolina (6-9), 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
- TB win
New York Giants (8-6-1) (vs. Indianapolis (4-9-1), 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
New York clinches playoff berth with:
- NYG win OR
- NYG tie + SEA loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
- NYG tie + SEA loss or tie + DET loss or tie OR
- NYG tie + WAS loss or tie + DET loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
- SEA loss + WAS loss OR
- SEA loss + DET loss + GB loss or tie OR
- WAS loss + DET loss + GB loss
Washington Commanders (7-7-1) (vs. Cleveland (6-9), 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Washington clinches playoff berth with
- WAS win + SEA loss + DET loss + GB loss or tie
