Playoff Clinching Scenario

3 NFL games on Saturday have massive playoff implications

The packed lineup today kicks off with Chargers-Patriots, followed by Broncos-Bengals and Cardinals-Rams — and the postseason implications are huge.

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College Football Playoff schedule: 12-team playoff bracket, games, locations, kickoff times for 2024-25 CFP

Breaking down the schedule for the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket

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Miracle NFL playoff scenarios for Bengals, Colts and Dolphins, plus Seahawks-Bears grades and Week 17 picks

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 27

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Seahawks stay in playoff mix with ugly win at still-skidding Bears

Neither team found the end zone, but the Seahawks did enough to prevail as the Bears' misery continues.

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NFL playoff race: Vikings host Packers in potential NFC postseason preview

Green Bay and Minnesota have been flexed into the late-afternoon slot over Dallas-Philadelphia in what could be a preview of the NFC Championship Game

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NFL has one crazy playoff-clinching scenario for Week 17: How Bills and Bengals could help Rams win NFC West

Why the Rams might need some help from several AFC teams to clinch a playoff berth this week

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Seahawks one win closer to playoffs with victory over Bears

The last Thursday Night Football of the season wasn't pretty. Seattle walks away with playoff hopes still alive after Bears' go-ahead attempt was halted by a pick.

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NFL Christmas grades, plus playoff-clinching scenarios and Seahawks-Bears picks for 'Thursday Night Football'

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Dec. 26

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Chiefs look forward to bye, rest with AFC clinched

Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes said the Chiefs have never needed a playoff bye quite like they do this season.

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WATCH: Chiefs' Andy Reid shows up in Santa suit after Kansas City clinches AFC No. 1 seed on Christmas Day

'Merry Christmas! For the present, you get home-field advantage!' Santa Reid told the Chiefs

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Mahomes throws 3 TD passes as Chiefs roll past Steelers, clinch top seed in AFC

Mahomes tossed TDs to three different receivers, including Travis Kelce.

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Surging Chiefs clinch AFC’s top seed as Beyoncé highlights Netflix’s NFL debut

Mahomes leads Kansas City to 29-10 win over Pittsburgh Beyoncé steals show at half-time of Ravens-Texans game Jackson breaks QB rushing mark as Baltimore win 31-2 Patrick Mahomes passed for 320 ...

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2024 NFL playoff picture, standings: Packers clinch playoff berth, Cowboys push Buccaneers out of first place

A look at the playoff standings after Week 16

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Fantasy Football Playoffs Championship Start 'Em & Sit 'Em Quarterbacks: Baker Mayfield expected to remain hot

Quarterbacks you want in Week 17 lineups, and those you should avoid

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Fantasy Football Playoffs Week 17 Quarterback Preview: Championship streaming options, DFS plays, and more

Everything you need to know about quarterback for Week 17

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Fantasy Football Playoffs Tight End Preview: Week 17 Streamers, numbers to know, and more

Everything you need to know about tight end in Week 17

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Playoff clinching scenarios: Who can secure a postseason berth, division title?

Here's what to know about the clinching scenarios for Week 17.

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Pack clinch, but 'some concern' over Watson injury

On a night when they authored the first shutout of the NFL season -- 34-0 over the Saints -- and clinched a playoff berth for the second straight year, about the only problem the Packers endured ...

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Putting the College Football Playoff Blowouts Into Perspective

There’s a frankly impossible expectation that the committee holds the ability to ensure the games are entertaining, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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NFL playoff scenarios for Week 17: How Chiefs and Lions can clinch No. 1 seeds, secure first-round byes

Plus, five teams can clinch playoff berths

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College Football Playoff format changes: What's potentially on the table and how/when things could happen

After a messy opening weekend, everybody has their own ideas on how to "fix" the playoff. Here's what's actually being considered behind closed doors.

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John Harbaugh says Ravens won't alter play-calling vs. Texans despite potential playoff matchup

Houston hosts Baltimore on Christmas Day

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Packers shut out Saints to clinch playoff berth for fifth time in six years

The Saints were missing key players and never stood a chance against the Packers.

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College Football Playoff: What's next for Tennessee, Clemson, Indiana, SMU after first-round losses

A look at what each team that exited the CFP after the first round must do in the offseason

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Packers trample Saints; Christmas wish lists for each NFL team; Reseeding College Football Playoff field

Green Bay routs New Orleans, 34-0, registers first shutout of NFL season

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Green Bay Packers clinch playoff berth with 34-0 whitewash of injury-hit Saints

Packers clinch spot with first shutout in NFL this year New Orleans played without QB Carr and RB Kamara With a dominant defense leading the way, the Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff berth ...

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The Falcons Replaced Kirk Cousins and Renewed Their Playoff Dreams

Michael Penix Jr.’s first career start for Atlanta was “nearly flawless,” Coach Raheem Morris said.

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Which teams have made the NFL playoffs so far? And who's been eliminated?

Nine teams are officially playoff-bound so far, and an even larger number of squads have been eliminated from postseason contention.

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Why the Cowboys will continue to start Cooper Rush over Trey Lance despite being eliminated from the playoffs

Dallas has won four of five games, but will not be in the postseason

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College Football Playoff: Georgia QB Carson Beck undergoes UCL surgery, to miss postseason

Carson Beck went down with an elbow injury in their win over Texas in the SEC championship game earlier this month.

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Playoff picture projections: Updated chances to make the postseason, win divisions

We're looking ahead to how the 14-team playoff picture could line up en route to Super Bowl LIX.

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Fixing the College Football Playoff & Bowl game sponsor trivia | College Football Enquirer

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde revisit the quality of the first round of the College Football Playoff. They discuss if the TV ...

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