Week 17 Playoff Scenarios -- AFC

Here's a brief look at how the playoffs will sort itself out in the AFC depending on the outcome of the Week 17 games:

Tennessee (13-2) has clinched the #1 seed with Sunday's victory over Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh (11-4) is locked into the #2 seed and will have a first-round bye.

The AFC East champion will be the #3 seed -- Miami (10-5) will clinch the division if it beats the Jets (9-6) on Sunday, as the Dolphins will win the tiebreaker with New England (10-5) on a better conference record.

The Patriots would win the East with a victory over Buffalo on Sunday and a Jets win over Miami. The Jets can still win the division if they beat Miami and New England loses to the Bills. That would bring about a three-way tie, with New York having the best head-to-head mark (the Jets will have swept the Dolphins) among the teams.

The winner of the Denver (8-7)-San Diego (7-8) game on Sunday will clinch the AFC West and the #4 seed. The Chargers would win the tiebreaker based on a better division record if both teams finish 8-8.

Indianapolis (11-4) locked itself into the #5 seed with Thursday's win over Jacksonville.
Baltimore (10-5) can clinch the #6 seed with a victory over the Jaguars on Sunday, or if New England loses.

The Patriots can still get the final wild card with a win on Sunday and a Baltimore loss, in the case that Miami beats the Jets. The Jets can also get the wild card with a win over the Dolphins and a Baltimore loss, in the case that New England wins the division.

Miami cannot make the playoffs if it loses on Sunday, as it will lose out to the Jets in a head-to-head tiebreaker.

Will update the NFC situation on Tuesday, following tonight's Bears-Packers matchup.