Five AFC teams have already clinched playoff spots: Ravens, Dolphins, Chiefs, Texans, and Browns. This means there are two playoff spots left in the AFC. With the Steelers and Texans winning yesterday, the AFC is now pretty simple and there are only two games today that matter in terms of playoff qualification: Dolphins vs Bill and Jaguars vs Titans. Below you can see a tree diagram of all the possible outcomes for the two remaining teams. 

The NFC is….more complicated:

Five teams have already clinched playoff sports in the NFC: 49ers, Cowboys, Lions, Eagles, and Rams. This leaves two spots available for six teams. This means that five of the eight NFC games today have playoff qualification implication. The three games that don’t matter are the two NFC East games and the Rams vs 49ers. My particular favorite part of the NFC tree diagram is the Vikings playoff scenarios. All they need to do to make the playoffs is to beat the Lions and one of the following:

1. Bears, Cardinals, and Falcons all win
2. Bears, Cardinals, and Panthers win

This means that the Vikings are relying on four teams, all with losing records (7-9 Bears, the 4-12 Cardinals, the 2-14 Panthers, and the 7-9 Falcons), to all win today to make the playoffs. And also the Vikings have to beat the Lions. Skol! 

Cheers.