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NFL regular-season finales will complete playoff field

AP file photo by Gary McCullough / The Buffalo Bills, right, will visit the Miami Dolphins, left, on Sunday night in the final game of the NFL's 2023 regular season with both contending for the AFC East Division title.
AP file photo by Gary McCullough / The Buffalo Bills, right, will visit the Miami Dolphins, left, on Sunday night in the final game of the NFL's 2023 regular season with both contending for the AFC East Division title. AP file photo by Gary McCullough / The Buffalo Bills, right, will visit the Miami Dolphins, left, on Sunday night in the final game of the NFL's 2023 regular season with both contending for the AFC East Division title.

The NFL is in the 18th and final week of its 2023 regular season, with two games on Saturday and the remaining 14 on Sunday finalizing the 14-team field for the playoffs.

In the AFC, four of seven postseason berths have been clinched and seven teams have been eliminated from contention, leaving five teams competing for three spots.

In the NFC, five of seven postseason berths have been clinched and five teams have been eliminated from contention, leaving six teams competing for two spots.

Here’s a look at all the scenarios for the involved teams.


AFC

CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens (13-3) — AFC North title, conference’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage; Kansas City Chiefs (10-6) — AFC West title; Cleveland Browns (11-5) — playoff berth; Miami Dolphins (11-5) — playoff berth.

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) at Baltimore (13-3), 4:30 p.m. Saturday

— Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with: Pittsburgh win and Buffalo Bills loss, or Pittsburgh win and Jacksonville Jaguars loss or tie, or Pittsburgh win and Houston Texans-Indianapolis Colts tie, or Pittsburgh tie and Jacksonville loss and Houston-Indianapolis doesn’t end in tie, or Jacksonville loss and Denver Broncos win and Houston-Indianapolis doesn’t end in tie.

Houston (9-7) at Indianapolis (9-7), 8:15 p.m. Saturday

— Houston clinches AFC South title with: Houston win and Jacksonville loss or tie.

— Houston clinches playoff berth with: Houston win, or Houston tie and Jacksonville loss and Pittsburgh loss or tie.

— Indianapolis clinches AFC South title with: Indianapolis win and Jacksonville loss or tie, or Indianapolis tie and Jacksonville loss.

— Indianapolis clinches playoff berth with: Indianapolis win, or Indianapolis tie and Pittsburgh loss or tie.

Jacksonville (9-7) at Tennessee Titans (5-11), 1 p.m. Sunday

— Jacksonville clinches AFC South title with: Jacksonville win, or Jacksonville tie and Houston-Indianapolis tie.

— Jacksonville clinches playoff berth with: Jacksonville tie and Pittsburgh loss or tie, or Pittsburgh loss and Denver Broncos loss or tie and Houston-Indianapolis doesn’t end in tie.

Buffalo (10-6) at Miami (11-5), 8:20 p.m. Sunday

— Buffalo clinches AFC East title with: Buffalo win.

— Buffalo clinches playoff berth with: Buffalo tie, or Pittsburgh loss or tie, or Jacksonville loss or tie, or Houston-Indianapolis tie.

— Miami clinches AFC East title with: Miami win or tie.


NFC

CLINCHED: San Francisco 49ers (12-4) — NFC West title, conference’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage; Detroit Lions (11-5) — NFC North title; Dallas Cowboys (11-5) — playoff berth; Los Angeles Rams (9-7) — playoff berth; Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) — playoff berth.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8) at Carolina Panthers (2-14), 1 p.m. Sunday

— Tampa Bay clinches NFC South title with: Tampa Bay win, or Tampa Bay tie or New Orleans Saints loss or tie.

— Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with: Tampa Bay tie and Seattle Seahawks loss and Green Bay Packers loss or tie.

Atlanta Falcons (7-9) at New Orleans (8-8), 1 p.m. Sunday

— Atlanta clinches NFC South title with: Atlanta win and Tampa Bay loss.

— New Orleans clinches NFC South title with: New Orleans win and Tampa Bay loss or tie, or New Orleans tie and Tampa Bay loss.

— New Orleans clinches playoff berth with: New Orleans win and Seattle loss or tie and Green Bay loss or tie, or New Orleans tie and Seattle loss and Green Bay loss.

Minnesota Vikings (7-9) at Detroit (11-5), 1 p.m. Sunday

— Minnesota clinches playoff berth with: Minnesota win and Green Bay loss and Seattle loss and Tampa Bay loss, or Minnesota win and Green Bay loss and Seattle loss and New Orleans loss.

Dallas (11-5) at Washington Commanders (4-12); 4:25 p.m. Sunday

— Dallas clinches NFC East title with: Dallas win, or Dallas tie and Philadelphia Eagles tie, or Philadelphia loss.

Chicago Bears (7-9) at Green Bay Packers (8-8), 4:25 p.m. Sunday

— Green Bay clinches playoff berth with: Green Bay win, or Green Bay tie and Seattle loss or tie and New Orleans loss or tie, or Green Bay tie and Seattle loss and Tampa Bay loss or tie, or Minnesota loss or tie and Seattle loss and Tampa Bay loss, or Minnesota loss or tie and Seattle loss and New Orleans loss.

Philadelphia (11-5) at N.Y. Giants (5-11), 4:25 p.m. Sunday

— Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with: Philadelphia win and Dallas loss or tie, or Philadelphia tie and Dallas loss.

Seattle Seahawks (8-8) at Arizona Cardinals (4-12), 4:25 p.m. Sunday

— Seattle clinches playoff berth with: Seattle win and Green Bay loss or tie, or Seattle tie and Green Bay loss and Tampa Bay loss or tie, or Seattle tie and Green Bay loss and New Orleans loss or tie.