The NFL playoffs are single elimination. The four division champions from each conference make the playoffs and are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 based on record. The three remaining teams in each conference with the best record qualify for the postseason as wild-card teams and are seeded No. 5 through No. 7.

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Week 17 is in the books for the NFL, and while some teams helped their playoff hopes, two divisions will come down to the final game in Week 18 after key losses.

The four division champions from each conference make the playoffs and are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 based on record. The three remaining teams in each conference with the best record qualify for the postseason as wild-card teams and are seeded No. 5 through No. 7.

Jacksonville enters this one at 13–4, the AFC South champion, and the conference’s No. 3 seed, while Buffalo finished the season 12–5, failed to win the AFC East for the first time since 2019, but still qualified for the postseason as the No. 6 seed.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tennessee Titans to finish the regular season on an eight-game winning streak and win the AFC South title. The Carolina Panthers captured the NFC South by winning a three-way tiebreaker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons thanks to the Falcons' victory against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

New England enters this one having done a complete 180° since last season’s catastrophic finish, going 14–3, winning the AFC East, earning the No. 2 seed, and having both an MVP candidate in quarterback Drake Maye and a Coach of the Year favorite in Mike Vrabel.

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