Playoff scenarios for Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season

• Buffalo Bills (11-4) — Playoff berth
• Denver Broncos (12-3) — Playoff berth
• Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) — Playoff berth
• Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) — Playoff berth
• New England Patriots (12-3) — Playoff berth

Denver Broncos (12-3) at Kansas City (6-9); Thursday night, 8:15 PM ET, Prime Video

Denver wins the AFC West and is the AFC No.

1. DEN win + LAC loss or draw + NE loss + BUF loss or draw + JAX loss or draw

Denver wins the AFC West division title with:

1. DEN win + LAC loss or draw OR
2. DEN draw + LAC loss

Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at Indianapolis (8-7); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

Jacksonville secures AFC South title with:

1. JAX win + HOU loss or tie OR
2. JAX draw + HOU loss

New England Patriots (12-3) at New York Jets (3-12); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

New England wins the AFC East division title with:

1. NE win + BUF loss or tie OR
2. NE tie + BUF loss

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Cleveland (3-12); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Pittsburgh wins the AFC North division title with:

1. PIT win or tie OR
2. BAL loss or draw

Houston Texans (10-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-4); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Houston clinches a spot in the playoffs with:

1. SHE wins or draws OR
2. IND loss or draw OR
3. HOU at least ties for strength of tiebreaker win over IND

*Note: HOU needs the following to happen to tie with IND in strength of victory:

BAL win + BUF win + KC win + SF win + ATL loss + MIA loss