NFL Week 17 playoff picture: Clinching scenarios, standings - ESPN

There are just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, and the playoff picture is becoming more clear.

Six teams have clinched postseason berths, including four in the NFC: the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. In the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins are the only teams that have clinched. That means eight more spots are on the line in Weeks 17 and 18, as the playoffs begin Jan. 13.

There are five AFC teams at 8-7, including a three-way tie atop the South. In the NFC, the final three teams in the current playoff field are 8-7 — but there are four more teams on the outside looking in at 7-8.

Here is the current playoff picture for Week 17, along with the clinching scenarios for the weekend:

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(7) Indianapolis Colts at (2) Miami Dolphins

(6) Buffalo Bills at (3) Kansas City Chiefs

(5) Cleveland Browns at (4) Jacksonville Jaguars

Wild-card round bye: (1) Baltimore Ravens

(7) Seattle Seahawks at (2) Philadelphia Eagles

(6) Los Angeles Rams at (3) Detroit Lions

(5) Dallas Cowboys at (4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild-card round bye: (1) San Francisco 49ers

The matchup: vs. New York Jets on Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video

How the Browns can clinch a playoff berth:

Cleveland win or tie OR

Pittsburgh loss or tie OR

Buffalo loss OR

Jacksonville loss or tie OR

Houston loss or tie + Indianapolis loss or tie

The matchup: vs. Miami on Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

What's at stake: Baltimore will clinch the AFC North title with a win or tie OR a Cleveland loss or tie. Baltimore will clinch the 1-seed in the AFC with a win.

The matchup: at Baltimore on Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

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