The playoff picture
Seeding scenarios for both conferences, heading into Sunday’s final day of the regular season:
No. 1 seed, first-round bye
New England (if it wins or ties; or if Oakland loses or ties).
Oakland (if it wins and New England loses).
No. 2 seed, first-round bye
Oakland (if it wins or ties and New England wins or ties; or if it loses and Kansas City loses).
New England (if it loses and Oakland wins).
Kansas City (if it wins and Oakland loses).
No. 3 seed, first-round playoff host
Pittsburgh has clinched.
No. 4 seed, first-round playoff host
Houston has clinched.
No. 5 seed as wild card, at No. 4 next week
Kansas City (if it wins and Oakland wins or ties).
Oakland (if it loses and Kansas City wins)
Miami (if it wins and Kansas City loses).
No. 6 seed as wild card, at No. 3 next week
Miami (if it loses or ties; or if Kansas City wins or ties).
Kansas City (if it loses and Miami wins)
No. 1 seed, first-round bye
Dallas has clinched this seed.
No. 2 seed, first-round bye
Atlanta (if it wins; or if it ties and Seattle loses or ties; or if it loses but either Seattle loses and Detroit loses or ties, or Seattle ties and Detroit loses).
Seattle (if it wins and Atlanta loses or ties; or if it ties and Atlanta loses and Green Bay-Detroit ends in a tie).
Detroit (if it wins and Seattle loses or ties and Atlanta loses).
No. 3 seed, first-round playoff host
Seattle (if it wins and Atlanta wins). Atlanta (if it loses or ties and Seattle wins and Detroit wins).
Green Bay (if it wins and Seattle loses).
Detroit (if it wins and either Seattle wins and Atlanta loses, or Seattle loses or ties and Atlanta wins).
No. 4 seed, first-round playoff host
Seattle (if it loses). Green Bay (if it wins and Seattle wins).
Detroit (if it wins and Seattle and Atlanta both win).
Atlanta (if it loses and Seattle and Detroit both win).
No. 5 seed as wild card, at No. 4 next week
New York Giants clinched.
No. 6 seed as wild card, at No. 3 next week
Washington (if it wins). Detroit (if it loses and Washington loses).
Green Bay (if it loses and Washington loses).
Tampa Bay (if it wins and Detroit, San Francisco, Dallas, Tennessee and Indianapolis all win and Washington ties).