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NFL playoff picture: Jaguars clinching, elimination scenarios for Week 18

The Jaguars’ path to the playoffs is pretty simple with one week left.

The path to the postseason isn’t hard to figure out for the Jacksonville Jaguars anymore.

While the Jaguars blew the doors off the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, they didn’t get much help elsewhere. The Houston Texans blew out the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts held off a second half surge from the Las Vegas Raiders.

It’s all pretty simple now: if the Jaguars beat the Titans next week in Nashville, they’ll be AFC South champions. If they lose, they’ll need some help to keep their season alive.

With only one weekend of regular season play left, here’s every postseason scenario for the Jaguars heading into Week 18:

NFC playoff picture: Eagles fall behind Cowboys after shocking loss to Cardinals

We’re looking at an updated NFC playoff picture after the Philadelphia Eagles shocking 35-31 loss to Arizona Cardinals

The Eagles entered Sunday controlling their own destiny in the NFC, while still having opportunity to move up as far as No. 1 with help.

That plan was demolished, as Arizona upset Philadelphia 35-31 at Lincoln Financial Field, upending the NFC race, while sending Nick Sirianni’s team to the No. 5 seed, and a date on the road against the NFC South’s division winner.

With fans and pundits in shock, here’s an updated look at the NFC playoff picture.

NFL standings, Week 17: Jaguars still atop three-way AFC South tie

The AFC South race will come down to the last day of the regular season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars finally got a December win, but didn’t get the help they needed to clinch the AFC South.

Instead the division will be decided in Week 18 after all three teams tied for the lead got wins Sunday. Jacksonville ended its four-game losing streak by beating the Carolina Panthers, the Indianapolis Colts held off a late surge from the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Houston Texans beat the brakes off the Tennessee Titans.

With only one week of regular season action left for each of the three teams, the Jaguars need only a Week 18 win against the Titans to lock up the title. If Jacksonville stumbles next week, the battle between the Colts and Texans in Indianapolis will crown the AFC South champ.

Elsewhere in the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens laid claim to the No. 1 seed in the conference with a demolition of the Miami Dolphins. With all of the AFC’s teams done with Week 17, here’s how the standing look across the conference with one week left:

Eagles vs Cardinals: How to watch, listen and stream Week 17

The Philadelphia Eagles (11-4) seem to have it cautiously figured out after a win against the New York Giants (5-10).

The Philadelphia Eagles (11-4) seem to have it cautiously figured out after a win against the New York Giants (5-10). Now, the Eagles welcome former defensive coordinator and Arizona Cardinals (3-12) head coach Jonathan Gannon to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Arizona Cardinals are eliminated from this year’s playoff race, but they still have a chance to throw a wrench in the Eagles playoff plans.

Here’s how to watch, stream, and listen to the game.

Game Information

Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles

1:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 31

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

How to watch

Sunday’s game will be broadcast on FOX. Joe Davis and Daryl Johnston will be in the broadcast booth. Pam Oliver will be on the sidelines.

Fans can also catch the game on NFL Network.

Streaming

NFL Game Pass, the NFL mobile app, and NFL+.

Also available live on FuboTV

“Live stream fuboTV (free 7-day trial)”

Radio

Philadelphia: For Eagles fans or those in the market, you can listen to Merrill Reese and Mike Quick calling the game on SportsRadio 94WIP. The desktop version of PhiladelphiaEagles.com/LiveRadio will provide a live feed of the SportsRadio 94WIP broadcast feed that is available nationwide. Fans can also listen on the Eagles app in the Philadelphia market.

Cardinals: For Cardinals fans or those in the market, you can listen to the game on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Fans can also listen to the Cardinals app in the Arizona market.

Satellite Radio

SiriusXM Philadelphia – Ch. 162 or 231, Cardinals – Ch. 108 or 387

Social Media

Follow along on Twitter
Facebook, Thacover2NFL.

NFL playoff picture: Jaguars clinching scenario for Week 17

Somehow, the Jaguars have a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs on New Year’s Eve, despite their disastrous December.

Somehow, some way, the Jacksonville Jaguars have an opportunity to clinch the AFC South on New Year’s Eve.

Despite losing their first four games of December, including a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Christmas Eve, the Jaguars are still atop the AFC South standings. They’re currently tied with the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, both of which lost in two of the last three weeks. Jacksonville owns the tiebreakers, though.

That makes the formula for the Jaguars to clinch a postseason berth in Week 17 pretty simple:

  1. Jaguars beat the Panthers
  2. Raiders beat the Colts
  3. Titans beat the Texans

If those three results come to fruition, the Jaguars would improve to 9-7 and both the Colts and Texans would drop to 8-8. Even if Jacksonville lost its regular season finale against Tennessee, a season sweep over Indianapolis and a superior divisional record than Houston would be enough.

If the Texans or Colts win, Jacksonville can’t do enough to guarantee itself a wild card berth in Week 17, though. Even if the Jaguars win and other teams in the mix (like the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals) all lose in Week 17, it’d only take a scenario where the Jaguars and Bengals are tied for the last spot after Week 18 for Jacksonville to be left out.

The clearest path to the postseason for the Jaguars, despite their recent tailspin, remains the AFC South title.

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NFL standings, Week 16: All 4 AFC South teams lose

The Jaguars are fortunate that no AFC South team had a good Christmas Eve.

The Jacksonville Jaguars got an early Christmas present when the rest of their division fell flat on their face Sunday.

The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans — who entered the weekend in a three-way tie with the Jaguars for the division lead — lost to the Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns, respectively.

But Jacksonville followed suit with an embarrassing, blowout loss of its own against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For another week, all three teams in the AFC South remain tied.

The Jaguars got help elsewhere in the AFC too with the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos both dropping games that would’ve put the pressure on in the wild card race. Still, none of that will matter if the Jaguars can’t pull out of their tailspin.

With Week 16 in the books, here’s how the standings and playoff picture across the AFC look with two weeks of regular season action left to play:

6 results Jaguars fans should be rooting for in Week 16

Nothing is more important for the Jaguars than finally getting a December win. It wouldn’t hurt if they got a little help, though.

Three weeks ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars had an inside track for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. But after losing a trio of games against AFC North opponents, the Jaguars are clinging to their spot in the playoffs.

There’s now a three-way tie between the Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, and Houston Texans for the AFC South lead. A wild card berth isn’t a given either with a long line of teams .500 or better in the conference.

Nothing is more important for the Jaguars than pulling out of their tailspin by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. Another loss would threaten to push Jacksonville out of the mix with only two weeks to scramble back.

The Jaguars can get a little help before their game in Tampa Bay kicks off at 4:05 p.m. ET, though. Here are six results that would help Jacksonville out in Week 16:

NFL playoff picture: Who’s in, out or clinched after Week 15?

A look at the NFC and AFC as it stands right now

After Monday Night Football in Week 15, we’ll have just three more weeks of NFL action to decide who’s facing whom in the postseason, as the road to Super Bowl 58 will truly begin.

But for now, if you’re wondering what the playoff picture looks like, you’ve come to the right place.

There have already been a few teams eliminated (sorry to your squad if you root for them, but here’s the NFL Draft order right now to help!) that we’ll also list below, but we’ll split it into the NFC and AFC and see who’s up, who’s down and who’s in between:

NFL standings 2023: Margin for error gone for Jaguars after Week 15

The race for playoff spots in the AFC is razor tight.

When December began, the Jacksonville Jaguars were 8-3 and two games up on the rest of the AFC South with tiebreakers to boot. Three straight losses have changed things, though.

Now, the Jaguars are in a three-way tie with the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans with three weeks left to play.

It isn’t just the AFC South either. The entire conference has become a horse race with no shortage of winning records pushing for playoff spots.

The Ravens entered Week 15 as the only team in the conference with double-digit wins. Now they’re even further out in front of the race for the No. 1 seed.

With Week 15 in the books, here’s what the standings look like across the AFC:

49ers have 1 chance to clinch playoff spot in Week 14

The #49ers need a Giants upset tonight to clinch a playoff spot:

The 49ers handled their business in Week 14 to try and clinch a playoff spot. They needed a win and then a loss from either the Vikings or Packers. Minnesota’s win over the Raiders leaves a Green Bay loss as their only chance to wrap up a playoff spot with four games to go.

The Vikings just snuck past the Raiders in a snoozefest in Las Vegas. A field goal from Vikings K Greg Joseph with two minutes left in the fourth quarter gave Minnesota a 3-0 lead. That was the final score from Allegiant Stadium. Nevertheless, the Vikings’ win kept the 49ers from clinching.

Now it’s up to the New York Giants. They host the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium on Monday Night Football. It would be a pretty significant upset with the Packers rolling at the Giants just looking to play out the string.

Weirder things have happened though! So the 49ers will need to root for the Giants on Monday night.

The good news is if it doesn’t happen Monday, the 49ers will have another chance in Week 15 – the same week they clinched last year. And this time they won’t need as much help.

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