Key Highlights
- Time is running out for teams to make the playoffs, and one loss can see a team go from eyeing the postseason to preparing for the offseason. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSeven teams will make the playoffs in each conference.
- Heading into Week 17, five spots in the AFC have already been solidified.
- The Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills have already punched a ticket to the postseason. That leaves two spots remaining.
- Either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Baltimore Ravens will win the AFC North and earn a top-four seed.
- The final wild card spot is down to the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts, and it could come down to a Week 18 matchup between the two teams. Here is more on the AFC's playoff picture in Week 17. MORE: Updated AFC, NFC playoff pictures heading into Week 17AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAFC playoff pictureSeedTeamRecord1Broncos*12-32Patriots*12-33Jaguars*11-44Steelers9-65Chargers*11-46Bills*11-47Texans10-58Colts8-79Ravens7-8*indicates a team has clinched a playoff berth. There are only two playoff spots up for grabs in the AFC heading into Week 17.
