Week 18 NFL Playoffs Image Previews: A Team-by-Team Guide

The Bills host the Patriots and can be either the No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the AFC. 1 kind. Saturday’s win combined with a win for the Raiders gives the Bills the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye.

The Patriots are hoping to clinch the 7th seed, the last spot in the AFC playoffs. They must visit the bill and win. (If they do, the Bills may play again a week from now if they become the No. 2 seed.) If the Patriots lose, if the Titans, Dolphins, and Steelers also lose, they can move forward. increase.

A loss to the Patriots in Week 17 knocked the Dolphins out of the playoffs, but they’re still on the road to the No. 7 seed. They have to beat the Jets and I hope the Patriots lose to the Buffaloes and he loses to the Bills 12-3. Otherwise they are out.

The Bengals don’t get the No. 1 seed or a bye week after no results against Buffalo in Cincinnati. If they win and the Bills lose, the Bengals will be the second seed and host the Patriots, Dolphins, Steelers or Jaguars. Otherwise, they would be the No. 3 seed and host the Ravens or Chargers.

The Ravens are in the playoffs but are falling behind the Bengals in the AFC North. Advance to the playoffs as the 5th or 6th seed.

Like the Patriots and Dolphins, the Steelers have their way to the last spot in the AFC, representing the seventh seed at 9-8. But of all the teams on the brink of elimination, the Steelers have the narrowest road ahead. They have to win—they’re hosting the 7-9 Browns—and want the Dolphins and Patriots to lose.

The Jaguars will play for the AFC South title when they host the Titans on Saturday. A win would give him the 4th seed and his wild card game at home against the Ravens or Chargers. As the No. 7 seed, the Dolphins, Steelers, and Patriots could all lose a game or still make the playoffs.

The Titans are playing for the division title and a playoff berth. A win over the Jaguars would host the Ravens or Chargers in the wildcard round. If they lose, they are eliminated.

The Chiefs can’t do worse than the No. 2 seed in the AFC, and can beat the Raiders to secure a first-round bye. Even if they lose, the Patriots can still clinch the No. 1 seed if they win away with the Bills.

The Chargers will enter as a wildcard team. A win over the Broncos on Sunday would move them to the fifth seed and face either Jacksonville or Tennessee in the playoff opener. On the other hand, if the Ravens lose and win, the Chargers will be demoted to the sixth seed and face a tougher opponent in the first round: the Bengals or the Bills.

For weeks, the Eagles have been looking to clinch the No. 1 seed in the division and the NFC with a bye week and home field advantage through the playoffs. But they are on his second losing streak, leaving some potential.

A win or draw with the Giants will still give them the number one seed. A Cowboys loss would give the Eagles the division title and at least the second seed. A loss and a Cowboys win would demote the Eagles to the fifth seed. They visited Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and the Bucks in the wildcard round.

The Cowboys held out hopes of winning the division with last week’s win. If they win again and the Eagles lose, they’ll win the NFC East title, and if the 49ers also lose, they’ll get a first-round bye. Visit Tampa Bay for the first round of the playoffs.

The Giants will be the No. 6 seed no matter what happens in Week 18. The No. 3 seed will face either the 49ers or the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs.

After a devastating loss to the Packers on Sunday, the Vikings are likely to drop to the No. 3 seed and host the Giants in the wildcard round. If they win and he 49ers lose, they will be the second seed and host the seventh seed (Packers, Lions, or Seahawks).

It’s easy for the Packers. A win would make him the 7th seed. They visited the 49ers, Vikings, Eagles, or Cowboys in the first round of the playoffs. A loss or draw eliminates them. They host the 8-8 Lions who are hoping for their first playoff appearance since the 2016 season.

By the time the game begins against the Packers on Sunday night, the Lions may already be out of playoff contention. But if the Rams beat the Seahawks and the Lions beat the Packers in Green Bay, the Lions would qualify for the playoffs for the first time since his 2016 season.

The Bucks will win the NFC South title and will host the No. 5 seed (presumably the Cowboys) in the first round. No matter what happens in Week 18, that will never change.

The 49ers won the NFC West. A win over the Eagles on Sunday and a win over the Giants would give them the No. 1 seed and a first round bye. Otherwise, they would be the second or third seed and start the playoffs with either the Giants, the Seahawks, or the Lions-Packers game winner.

The Seahawks are out of control of the playoff pass, but they still have a shot at the final wildcard spot in the NFC.Hope to beat the Rams at home and then see the Lions beat the Packers on Sunday night. . .