The Chiefs secured first place in the AFC on Christmas Day. Here’s what the rest of the playoff picture looks like after the two Christmas games in Week 17:

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DEPARTMENT HEAD

1. Detroit Lions (13-2): Clinched a playoff spot.

2. Philadelphia Eagles (12-3): Clinched a playoff spot.

3. Los Angeles Rams (9-6): Pull away in the NFC West.

4. Atlanta Falcons (8-7): Own the direct tiebreaker against the Buccaneers.

WILD CARDS

5. Minnesota Vikings (13-2): Clinched a playoff spot and will secure the No. 1 seed if they win.

6. Green Bay Packers (11-4): If they are defeated by the Lions and lose to the Vikings, they will be eliminated from NFC North contention, even though they are 11-1 otherwise.

7. Washington Commanders (10-5): Stayed alive in the NFC East race by defeating the Eagles.

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8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7): The loss to the Cowboys has knocked them out of playoff position for the time being.

9. Seattle Seahawks (8-7): Big loss for the Vikings.

10. Dallas Cowboys (7-8): Mathematically eliminated.

11. Arizona Cardinals (7-8): Mathematically eliminated.

12. San Francisco 49ers (6-9): Mathematically eliminated.

13. New Orleans Saints (5-10): Mathematically eliminated.

14. Chicago Bears (4-11): Mathematically eliminated.

15. Carolina Panthers (4-11): Mathematically eliminated.

16. New York Giants (2-13): Mathematically eliminated.

AFC playoff picture

DEPARTMENT HEAD

1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1): Secured the No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs.

2. Buffalo Bills (12-3): Won the AFC East.

3. Baltimore Ravens (11-5): Clinched a playoff spot.

4. Houston Texans (9-7): Clinched the AFC South and the No. 4 seed in the playoffs.

WILD CARDS

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6): Clinched a playoff spot.

6. Los Angeles Chargers (9-6): Have the direct tiebreaker against the Broncos.

7. Denver Broncos (9-6): The loss to the Chargers hurt, but they are still close to a wild-card spot.

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8. Indianapolis Colts (7-8): Little hopes for wild cards.

9. Miami Dolphins (7-8): Even lower wild card hopes.

10. Cincinnati Bengals (7-8): Least chance of a wild card.

11. New York Jets (4-11): Mathematically eliminated.

12. Cleveland Browns (3-12): Mathematically eliminated.

13. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-12): Mathematically eliminated.

14. Tennessee Titans (3-12): Mathematically eliminated.

15. Las Vegas Raiders (3-12): Mathematically eliminated.

16. New England Patriots (3-12): Mathematically eliminated.

Crucial scenarios

AFC

CAUGHT:

Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) – AFC No. 1 seed

Buffalo Bills (12-3) – AFC East

Houston Texans (9-6) – AFC South

Baltimore Ravens (10-5) – Playoff spot

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) – Playoff spot

Denver Broncos (9-6) at the Cincinnati Bengals (7-8); Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Denver secures a playoff spot with:

1. DEN wins or draws

Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at the New England Patriots (3-12); Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Los Angeles secures a playoff spot:

1. LAC wins or draws

2. MIA loss or draw + IND loss or draw

NFC

CAUGHT:

Detroit Lions (13-2) – Playoff spot

Green Bay Packers (11-4) – Playoff spot

Minnesota Vikings (13-2) – Playoff spot

Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) – Playoff spot

Detroit Lions (13-2) at the San Francisco 49ers (6-9); Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC

Detroit takes the NFC North Division title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the only bye in the first round and home-field advantage:

1. DET win + MIN loss

Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) vs. Dallas Cowboys (7-8); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

Philadelphia takes home the NFC East division title:

1. PHI wins or draws

2. Was it a loss or a draw

Atlanta Falcons (8-7) at Washington Commanders (10-5); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Atlanta takes home the NFC South Division title:

1. ATL win + TB loss

Los Angeles Rams (9-6) vs. Arizona Cardinals (7-8); Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network

The Los Angeles Rams take home the NFC West Division title:

1. LAR win + SEA loss or draw

2. LAR win + LAR secures the win tiebreaker over SEA

3. LAR draw + SEA defeat

(Note: LAR secures strength of victory over SEA with 3.5 or more wins from the following teams: MIN, BUF, SF, WAS, CIN, CLE)

Washington Commanders (10-5) vs. Atlanta Falcons (8-7); Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Washington secures a playoff spot with:

1. WAS win or draw

2. TB loss or draw