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Sunday, November 17
Updated: February 20, 6:30 PM ET
 
Playoff picture starting to take shape

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Here's how the playoff race shapes up through Week 16:

Playoff scenarios for Week 17

AFC division winners
TEAM W L T Div AFC
y -- Oakland 11 5 0 4-2 9-3
z -- Tennessee 10 5 0 5-0 8-3
z -- Pittsburgh 10 5 1 5-0 7-4
z -- N.Y. Jets 9 7 0 4-2 6-6

NFC division winners
TEAM W L T Div. NFC
y--Philadelphia 12 4 0 5-1 11-1
z--Tampa Bay 11 4 0 4-2 8-3
z--Green Bay 12 4 0 5-1 9-3
z--San Francisco 10 5 0 5-0 8-3

AFC wild-card race
TEAM W L T Div AFC
x -- Indianapolis 9 6 0 3-2 7-4
x -- Cleveland 9 7 0 3-3 7-5

NFC wild-card race
TEAM W L T Div NFC
x -- N.Y. Giants 10 6 0 5-1 8-4
x -- Atlanta 9 6 1 4-2 7-5


  • The Eagles are top seed in the NFC based on better conference record than the Packers.
  • The Raiders are top in the AFC based on head-to-head win over the Titans.
  • The Jets are AFC East champs based on better record against common opponents than the Patriots.
  • The Browns get in ahead of the Patriots based on better record in conference games.

    y -- clinched home-field
    z -- Clinched division
    x -- Clinched playoff spot

    For a detailed explanation of tie-breaking procedures, click here.

    Wild-card matchups
    AFC matchups
    Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets

    Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

    First-round byes: Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans.

    NFC matchups
    New York Giants at San Francisco

    Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers

    First-round byes: Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Bucs.

    Momentum meter
    Raiders: Down Sort of goes without saying that a team that has won five straight games is on the way up. But Sunday's win over the Chargers puts the Raiders in first place in the AFC West and in the driver's seat for homefield advantage in the AFC. That would mean no cross-country trips and plenty of crazies in the "Black Hole."

    Bills: Up With basically no tiebreakers, things didn't look very good for the Bills even before Sunday. Well, after Sunday they look even worse. At 6-7, the Bills now trail eight teams (they're behind the Ravens based on conference record) in the wild-card race. That's just way too many teams to pass.





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