The NFL season is coming to an end with only one week left.
Week 18 is shaping up to be a critical week for some teams.
Three divisions are still up for grabs, and the final wild-card spot in the AFC has yet to be determined.
The NFC has all their seven teams locked in the playoffs but seeding and a massive divisional showdown await.
Below we go over all NFL week 18 clinching scenarios.
NFL Week 18 Clinching Scenarios
Several things still need to be figured out in the final week of the NFL season.
Here are the clinching scenarios remaining for week 18.
AFC Week 18 Clinching Scenarios
There is still a division up for grabs and the seventh seed is yet to be determined in the AFC.
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore can clinch the AFC North with a win or a Steelers loss.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers can clinch the AFC North with a win and a Ravens loss. With Baltimore playing at 4:30 on Saturday and the Steelers playing at 8 on Saturday night, Pittsburgh will know ahead if they can still win the division.
Denver Broncos
There are two ways for the Broncos to clinch a playoff spot.
- Defeat the Chiefs in week 18
- Bengals and Dolphins loss in week 18
The easiest way for Denver to get in the playoffs is to defeat a Chiefs team that has nothing to play for. If they lose to Kansas City, they need the Bengals and Dolphins to lose in week 18.
Miami Dolphins
Miami still has a chance to make the playoffs. They need to defeat the Jets and the Broncos lose to the Chiefs. The problem for Miami is that Kansas City has nothing to play for, as they wrapped up the number one seed in the AFC.
Cincinnati Bengals
The team nobody in the AFC wants to see in the playoffs is the Cincinnati Bengals. Joe Burrow has been extraordinary this year and can defeat any team in the AFC.
It will be challenging for the Bengals to make the playoffs. They need to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers and have the Broncos and Dolphins each lose in week 18. Denver faces a Chiefs team with nothing to play for and the Dolphins face a Jets team that seems to have checked out.
NFC Week 18 Clinching Scenarios
Two divisions are up for grabs with one being set for a massive Sunday Night Football showdown.
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings are set for a massive showdown with the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football for the NFC North crown and first place in the NFC. The winner gets home-field advantage throughout the playoffs while the loser falls to fifth.
Detroit Lions
The Lions are set for a massive showdown with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football for the NFC North crown and first place in the NFC. The winner gets home-field advantage throughout the playoffs while the loser falls to fifth.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Simple for the Bucs. Defeat the New Orleans Saints in week 18 and win the NFC South.
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons squandered their chance of controlling their destiny. Losing to the Commanders in week 17 significantly hurt their chance of making the playoffs. They need to defeat the Carolina Panthers and have the Bucs lose to the lowly Saints in week 18 to win the division and make the playoffs.
