Which Games Matter Week 17 (2021)

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Which Games Matter Week 17 (2021)

There are still some critical games for Week 17 as a handful of teams look to clinch a spot in the Playoffs.

1 p.m. ET kickoff

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

 

4:25 p.m. ET kickoff

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans

8:20 p.m. ET kickoff

Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles

Playoff Clinching, Seeding Scenarios

Race for the NFC wild-card spots

Rams clinch with win OR Bears loss.

Bears clinch with win OR Cardinals loss.

Cardinals clinch with win.

Race for NFC home-field advantage

Packers clinch with:

Win OR

Seattle loss

Saints clinch with:

Win plus Green Bay loss plus Seattle win.

Seahawks clinch with:

Win plus New Orleans loss plus Green Bay loss.

Race for the NFC East title

Washington Football Team clinches with win.

Cowboys clinch with win plus Washington loss.

Giants clinch with win plus Washington loss.

AFC playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 17

Titans: Win OR Baltimore loss OR Indianapolis loss OR Miami loss.

Dolphins: Win OR Baltimore loss OR Cleveland loss OR Indianapolis loss.

Ravens: Win OR Cleveland loss OR Indianapolis loss.

Browns: Win OR Indianapolis loss OR Tennessee loss plus Baltimore win plus Indianapolis win plus Miami win.

Colts: Win AND one of the following: Tennessee loss/Baltimore loss/Cleveland loss/Miami loss.

Race for the AFC South title

Titans clinch with win OR Colts loss.

Colts clinch with win plus Titans loss.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com

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