NFL 2023 playoff picture, standings for Week 17: Cowboys put pressure on Eagles with win over Lions

With Christmas weekend behind us, the playoff races are as wild and confusing as ever, making the homestretch of the season one we’ll likely remember. The AFC and NFC each enter Week 17 with 12 teams still mathematically alive. The are so crazy, we’ll be switching to a conference format rather than divisions from this point forward.

Below, the tiebreakers for each team will be explained. Here’s a breakdown of the current standings and what each contender is facing with two games in the book for Week 17. yz-Ravens 12 3 0 .

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533 -12 The Ravens remain two games ahead of the Browns in the AFC North and still the No. 1 seed in the conference after their blowout win over the 49ers. They’ll clinch the No.

1 seed in the AFC with a win over the Dolphins in Week 17. vs. Dolphins, vs.

Steelers Miami entered Week 16 as the No. 2 seed in the AFC and remain there with their huge win over the Cowboys. The Dolphins play the Ravens in Week 17 and clinch the No.

1 seed if they win out. at , vs. Bills The Chiefs lead the AFC West by two games over the Broncos, even with their loss to the Raiders.

They are currently the No. 3 seed, eliminated from home-field advantage in the AFC. vs.

, at Chargers The Jaguars are still the No. 4 seed in the AFC. Thanks to the Texans and Colts losses, the Jaguars are still first in the AFC South.

The Jaguars own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Texans and Colts, despite losing four in a row. vs. , at The Browns are the No.

5 seed in the AFC. They sit 1. 5 games out of the AFC North lead and are up two games over the final wild card spot.

They just need one win in their final two games to clinch a playoff berth. vs. , at Bengals The Bills jump into the No.

6 seed with their win over the Chargers and the Texans and Colts losing, up one game over the team in the final playoff spot. vs. Patriots, at Dolphins The Colts are currently the No.

7 seed in the AFC despite the loss to the Falcons, holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Texans (No. 8). The Colts also have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Steelers (No.

9), who are ahead of the Bengals due to Pittsburgh holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over Cincinnati (No. 10). vs.

, vs. Texans Houston is currently eighth and sits outside the playoffs affter Sunday’s loss to Cleveland, dropping the head-to-head tiebreaker against Indianapolis for the No. 7 seed.

The Texans also have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Steelers (No. 9), who are ahead of the Bengals due to Pittsburgh holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over Cincinnati (No. 10).

vs. Titans, at Colts The Steelers are currently on the outside looking in even after the win over the Bengals on Saturday, moving up to the No. 9 seed.

They own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Bengals (No. 10) by virtue of sweeping Cincinnati, but lose the head-to-head tiebreaker to the Colts and Texans. at , at Ravens The Bengals fall out of the playoff picture with their loss to the Steelers.

Cincinnati is in 10th position, losing the head-to-head tiebreaker with Pittsburgh for division standing, which affects any potential tiebreakers with Houston and Indianapolis. at Chiefs, vs. Browns The Raiders are one game out of the final playoff spot in the AFC, sitting 11th in the conference.

They hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Broncos. at Colts, vs. Broncos The Broncos remain in 12th in the AFC on the cusp of playoff elimination after their crushing loss to the Patriots.

vs. Chargers, at Raiders The Jets are eliminated from playoff contention. at , at Patriots The Titans are eliminated from playoff contention.

at Texans, vs. Jaguars The Chargers were eliminated from playoff contention with their loss to the Bills in Week 16. at Broncos, vs.

Chiefs The Patriots are eliminated from playoff contention. at Bills, vs. Jets yz-49ers 11 4 0 .

773 +177 yz-Eagles 11 4 0 . 733 +26 y-Buccaneers 8 7 0 . 533 +24 Despite their loss to the Ravens, the 49ers remain the No.

1 seed in the NFC heading into Week 17. San Francisco clinched the NFC West. San Francisco has the No.

1 seed based on having the best win percentage in conference games. at Commanders, vs. The Eagles have a one-game lead over the Cowboys in the NFC East and are the No.

2 seed in the NFC. They have clinched a playoff spot. Philadelphia has the No.

2 need in the NFC based on strength of victory. vs. , at Giants The Lions have clinched the NFC North and are currently are the No.

3 seed in the NFC, but the Cowboys have the tiebreaker over them after Saturday’s result. The Eagles (No. 2) have the strength of victory tiebreaker.

vs. Vikings The Buccaneers continue to lead the NFC South after their win over the Jaguars, extending their lead to one game over the Saints and Falcons. vs.

Saints, at Panthers Dallas is the No. 5 seed and has clinched a playoff berth. at Commanders The Rams are the No.

6 seed in the conference after their win over the Saints. They hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Seahawks (No. 7).

at Giants, at 49ers The Seahawks are back as the No. 7 seed in the NFC after their win over the Titans. The Rams hold the head-to-head tiebreaker for No.

6, but Seattle is up a game for the final playoff spot. vs. Steelers, at Cardinals The Vikings fall to eighth in the conference with their loss to the Lions.

Minnesota owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Falcons (No. 9) and Packers (No. 10).

The Falcons own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints (No. 11). vs.

Packers, at Lions The Falcons are a game out of the the NFC South lead after their win over the Colts. They are also one game out of the final wild card spot as the No. 9 seed.

They own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Packers (No. 10) and Saints (No. 11), losing the head-to-head to the Vikings (No.

8). at Bears, at Saints The Packers sit in 10th place in the NFC with their win over the Panthers, one game out of the final playoff spot. They own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints (No.

11), but lose head-to-head to the Vikings (No. 8) and Falcons (No. 9).

at Vikings, vs. Bears The Saints are a game out of the NFC South lead after falling to the Rams in Week 16. They also lose the head-to-head tiebreakers to all the teams they are tied with record-wise for the No.

8 seed, hence why they are at No. 11. at Buccaneers, vs.

Falcons The Bears are two games out of the final playoff spot as the No. 12 seed, but still remain in the race with their win over the Cardinals. vs.

Falcons, at Packers The Giants were officially eliminated from playoff contention with their loss to the Eagles. vs. Rams, vs.

Eagles The Commanders are eliminated from playoff contention. vs. 49ers, vs.

Cowboys The Cardinals are eliminated from playoff contention. at Eagles, vs. Seahawks The Panthers are eliminated from playoff contention.

at Jaguars, vs. Buccaneers.