NFL playoff scenarios: Live, updated standings during Week 17 games

Here’s where things stand.

We’re down to the final window of games in the 2020 NFL regular season and is still plenty to sort out in the playoff picture.

Of the eight games going on right now, seven of them have playoff implications. Here are the games that matter:

Cardinals @ Rams
Packers @ Bears
Jaguars @ Colts
Titans @ Texans
Saints @ Panthers
Seahawks @ 49ers

Tonight, the Washington Football Team will play the Eagles for its spot in the postseason. Here’s how the playoff field currently stands heading into the late games on Sunday:

AFC / NFC

1. Chiefs / Packers
2. Bills / Saints
3. Steelers / Seahawks
4. Titans / Washington Football Team
5. Ravens / Buccaneers
6. Browns / Rams
7. Colts / Bears

Here are the rest of the playoff scenarios you need to know as time runs out on the regular season, including the teams that have already been locked into their spot…

Locked into playoff spot

Chiefs

Kansas City locked up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs in Week 16.

Bills

Buffalo clinched the No. 2 seed with a win over the Dolphins.

Steelers

Pittsburgh clinched the AFC North in Week 16 and the loss to Cleveland locked up the No. 3 seed.

Ravens

Baltimore is locked into the No. 5 seed after beating the Bengals.

Browns

Cleveland clinched a playoff berth and the No. 6 seed with the win over the Steelers.

Clinched berth but playing for seeding

Titans

Tennessee is in the playoffs but can lock up the AFC South with a win or a Colts loss. That would lock them into the No. 4 seed. A loss and a Colts win would drop them to the No. 7 seed.

In the hunt

Colts

Indianapolis needs a win over the Jaguars to lock up a playoff berth. A win and a Titans loss would win the division and the No. 4 seed.

Dolphins

Miami needs a Colts loss to lock up the final spot in the AFC playoffs.

Locked into playoff spot

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay is locked into the No. 5 seed no matter what happens.

Clinched berth but playing for seeding

Packers

Green Bay can earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a win. If Green Bay loses, New Orleans would be next in line for the top seed. If the Saints also lose, Seattle would get the No. 1 seed with a win.

Saints

New Orleans needs a win and a Packers loss to earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. If the Saints lose and the Seahawks win, New Orleans would drop to the No. 3 seed.

Seahawks

Seattle has a top-three seed locked up. The Seahawks need the Packers and Saints to lose in order to have a shot at home-field advantage.

In the hunt

Washington Football Team

Washington needs a win to make the playoffs and lock up the No. 4 seed in the NFC. A loss would eliminate Washington.

Giants

New York needs a Washington loss to the Eagles in order to win the division and the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs.

Rams

Los Angeles can clinch a playoff berth with a win. That would give them the No. 6 seed in the conference. The Rams could still make the playoffs with a loss if the Bears also lose to the Packers. That would give L.A. the No. 7 seed.

Cardinals

Arizona needs a win over the Rams in order to make the playoffs. The Bears-Packers game would decide the Cardinals’ seeding. A Green Bay win would give Arizona the No. 6 seed. A Chicago win would give Arizona the No. 7 seed.

Bears

Chicago will make the playoffs with a win or a Cardinals loss. If the Bears win combined with a Rams win, they’d get the No. 7 seed. If the Bears win and the Cardinals win, they’d get the No. 6 seed. And if both Chicago and Arizona lose, the Bears would end up with the No. 7 seed.