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NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: Bracket Dates and Updated AFC, NFC Scenarios
- Updated: December 27, 2016
Most of the NFL’s playoff teams have been determined with one week left to play in the 2016 regular season, but there are still spots up for grabs in the NFC and seeding to be decided in both conferences.
Due to tiebreakers and strength of schedule potentially coming into play, many of the games on the Week 17 slate could have major postseason implications, even when it comes to contests in which both teams have already been eliminated from contention.
With the playoff matchups on the verge of being decided, here is a look at the current postseason schedule, along with a rundown of clinching scenarios that could play out in Week 17.
NFL Playoff Dates
AFC Playoff Scenarios
NFC Playoff Scenarios
Key Week 17 Game with Playoff Implications Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
In a battle of teams moving in different directions, the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will meet Sunday night in the Motor City with the NFC North title on the line.
The winner will clinch the division and likely the No. 4 seed in the NFC, although moving up to No. 3 is possible if the Seattle Seahawks lose to the San Francisco 49ers.
Additionally, a loss doesn’t mean the playoffs are out of reach, as either team can still make it provided the Washington Redskins lose to the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t have seven different results work out in their favor.
Since Washington will have already played by the time the Packers and Lions clash, both …
