{"id":179015,"date":"2023-01-06T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nfl-playoff-picture-afc-nfc-standings-in-week-18-no-bills-bengals\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:07:09","slug":"nfl-playoff-picture-afc-nfc-standings-in-week-18-no-bills-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nfl-playoff-picture-afc-nfc-standings-in-week-18-no-bills-bengals\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL playoff picture;  AFC, NFC standings in Week 18: No Bills-Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - NFL post-Week 17 Power Rankings: Steelers make late push for playoffs\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here&#8217;s how the NFL playoff picture looks entering Week 18, the regular-season finals:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">x \u2013 clinched berth<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">y \u2013 clinched division<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">* \u2013 pending NFL approval<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><u><strong>AFC<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Follow every game:<\/strong> Latest NFL Scores and Schedules<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>*y \u2013 1. Kansas City Chiefs (13-3), AFC West champions:<\/strong> They&#8217;re among several teams in the conference impacted by the NFL&#8217;s decision Thursday night to cancel Week 17&#8217;s Bills-Bengals game in the aftermath of Buffalo S Damar Hamlin&#8217;s on-field collapse and subsequent hospitalization.  Kansas City can secure the No.  1 seed by winning in Las Vegas on Saturday, however the Chiefs are only guaranteed to remain at Arrowhead Stadium throughout January if the Bills <em>also<\/em> lost Sunday.  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell laid out some recommendations Thursday that would potentially place the AFC championship game at a neutral site since the Bills or Bengals would have had a chance at the No.  1 seed by winning their scrapped Week 17 meeting yet ultimately may face the Chiefs with a Super Bowl 57 berth at stake.  The league must still approve this course of action Friday. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse Raiders<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>*y \u2013 2. Buffalo Bills (12-3), AFC East champions:<\/strong> They won at Kansas City in Week 6 and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, so Goodell&#8217;s recommendation ensures Hamlin&#8217;s collapse won&#8217;t send the Bills to Kansas City for a third consecutive postseason <em>if<\/em> they keep pace with KC \u2013 meaning both teams win or tie this weekend.  The Bills can assure themselves home-field advantage by beating New England <em>if<\/em> the Chiefs also lose. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  patriots<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">DAMAR HAMLIN UPDATE:<\/strong>Bills player shows significant improvement, asks about MNF game<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">NFL HOT SEAT 2023:<\/strong>Seven head coaches who could be in jeopardy as &#8216;Black Monday&#8217; nears<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">WEEK 18 POWER RANKINGS:<\/strong>Eagles finally surrender top spot after second consecutive loss<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>*y \u2013 3. Cincinnati Bengals (11-4), AFC North champions:<\/strong> The cancellation of their game with Buffalo gives reigning AFC champs consecutive division crowns &#8230; with a twist.  First, the Bengals can also force a neutral site AFC championship game against Kansas City if they win Sunday and the Chiefs and Bills both lose.  However, if Cincinnati loses to Baltimore \u2013 meaning a Ravens season sweep \u2013 <em>and<\/em> the Chargers win, the site of a Bengals-Ravens wild-card game (at Baltimore or at Cincinnati) would be determined by a coin flip.  The rationale for this is that the Ravens&#8217; path to the AFC North crown was shut by the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  Ravens<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>4. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8), AFC South leaders:<\/strong> The division title will be determined against Tennessee this Saturday night.  However the Jags can still snag the AFC&#8217;s final wild card with a loss \u2013 but that would also require the Jets, Bills and Browns to win Sunday. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  Titans<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>x \u2013 5. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6), wild card No.  one:<\/strong> Playoff participants for the first time in four years, all that&#8217;s left to be determined is which divisional champion Bolts will visit in opening round.  Now fifth in the conference because their record in AFC games is better than Baltimore&#8217;s, LA won&#8217;t be seeded worse than sixth.  A win at Denver invites the possibility of a Bengals-Ravens wild-card game and site determined by coin flip, though the Bolts have little incentive to play their key players in Week 18. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse Broncos<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_fo__bet-best\" aria-label=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-type=\"comment\"><!--@pre<iframe class=gnt_em_fo_if src=\"\/tangfrag\/sports\/gaming\/bet-best?prm-embedded&prm-teamid=1032&prm-gnteamid=12&prm-league=NFL#fhp-assetid=11000705002\" loading=lazy sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" title=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\"><\/iframe>--><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>*x \u2013 6. Baltimore Ravens (10-6), wild card No.  2:<\/strong> They can no longer win the AFC North due to the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game.  But they can get a wild-card game at M&#038;T Bank Stadium against the Bengals by winning at Cincinnati on Sunday and then winning a coin flip <em>if<\/em> the Chargers also win.  Ravens hit the road against the AFC South champion with a win plus Bolts loss. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse Bengals<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>7. New England Patriots (8-8), wild card No.  3:<\/strong> Not only staved off elimination by beating Miami in Week 17, Pats will now advance to postseason by winning in Western New York this Sunday They can also advance with a loss if the Dolphins and Steelers lose <em>and<\/em> the Jags win or tie. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse Bills<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>8. Miami Dolphins (8-8), out of playoff field:<\/strong> Five-game slide, QB Tua Tagovailoa&#8217;s latest concussion and backup Teddy Bridgewater&#8217;s hand injury leave their postseason hopes in severe jeopardy.  However a win coupled with a New England loss will advance Miami. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  jets<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>9. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8), out of playoff field:<\/strong> If they beat Cleveland \u2013 and Pats and Dolphins both lose \u2013 then Pittsburgh will qualify for AFC&#8217;s final wild card. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  browns<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> The New York Jets (7-9) are currently in 10th place overall in the AFC but have been eliminated from playoff contention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>11. Tennessee Titans (7-9), out of playoff field:<\/strong> They essentially treated their Week 17 loss to Dallas like a preseason game given it&#8217;s Saturday&#8217;s matchup at Jacksonville that will determine AFC South crown.  The Titans are eliminated by a loss or tie. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse jaguars<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">MIKE FREEMAN:<\/strong>Damar Hamlin&#8217;s story has pierced our tribalism and our hardening cynicism<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">JARRETT BELL:<\/strong>Nothing has prepared Bills, NFL for trauma that lingers from Hamlin&#8217;s collapse<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">NATE DAVIS:<\/strong>Bengals and their fans show &#8216;Football is Family&#8217; after Hamlin&#8217;s collapse<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong><u>NFC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>x \u2013 1. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3), NFC East leaders:<\/strong> They&#8217;re 0-for-2 without injured QB Jalen Hurts, failing twice to wrap up NFC&#8217;s No.  1 seed, and may be without him again Sunday.  But Philly can still clinch home field and a first-round bye by beating a wild-card Giants team ticketed for the sixth seed and with little reason not to rest its prominent players. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  Giants<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>y \u2013 2. San Francisco 49ers (12-4), NFC West champions:<\/strong> They have a chance at the NFC&#8217;s top spot thanks to their 9-2 record in intraconference games.  Niners will need a win Sunday coupled with a Philadelphia loss to overtake the Eagles. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  cardinals<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>y \u2013 3. Minnesota Vikings (12-4), NFC North champions:<\/strong> Their embarrassing Week 17 loss at Green Bay took Vikes out of running for No.  1 seed.  The best they can do is getting back to No.  2 by beating Chicago coupled with a Niners defeat. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse bears<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>y \u2013 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8), NFC South champions:<\/strong> Back-to-back division champs for the first time in team history, Bucs are locked into fourth seed yet apparently plan to play QB Tom Brady and other starters Sunday.  Their game means little other than an opportunity to continue sharpening an inconsistent offense and finishing the regular season above .500. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse Falcons<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>x \u2013 5. Dallas Cowboys (12-4), wild card No.  one:<\/strong> If they win and Eagles don&#8217;t, America&#8217;s Team swoops to the NFC East throne.  In addition, the Cowboys have a path to the No.  1 seed if they beat Washington while Philadelphia and San Francisco both stumble Sunday. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse commanders<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>x \u2013 6. New York Giants (9-6-1), wild card No.  2:<\/strong> Big Blue is back in postseason for the first time since 2016. Now Giants wait to see who finishes third and hosts them in wild-card round. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse eagles<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>7. Seattle Seahawks (8-8), wild card No.  3:<\/strong> They may currently be slotted seventh, courtesy of their 48-45 Week 4 win at Detroit, but &#8216;Hawks don&#8217;t control their postseason fortunes.  They advance with a win and loss by Green Bay. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  rams <\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>8. Detroit Lions (8-8), out of playoff field:<\/strong> They need a win at Green Bay and a Seahawks defeat to reach postseason for the first time in six years.  They have the longest odds of the NFC teams vying for the final conference berth &#8230; and may also be club whoever finishes second would least want to host. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> horse packers <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>9. Green Bay Packers (8-8), out of playoff field:<\/strong> They&#8217;ve gotten plenty of outside assistance past few weeks, but the biggest aid has come internally courtesy of their four-game winning streak.  If they beat Detroit, Pack will be in the playoffs for the fourth time in four years under coach Matt LaFleur because their record in NFC games would be 7-5 \u2013 better than the Seahawks, whom Green Bay didn&#8217;t play in 2022. <strong>Remaining schedule:<\/strong> etc.  lions<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Follow USA TODAY Sports&#8217; Nate Davis on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByNateDavis\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@ByNateDavis<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how the NFL playoff picture looks entering Week 18, the regular-season finals: x \u2013 clinched berth y \u2013 clinched division * \u2013 pending NFL approval AFC Follow every game: Latest NFL Scores and Schedules *y \u2013 1. 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