# NFL Playoff scenarios

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**Category:** The Game Room
**Tags:** football-nfl
**Created:** [December 25, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-scenarios/995120 "2023-12-25T15:05:15Z")
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All four teams from the AFC North can make the playoffs if the following happens:

Week 17:  
Browns beat Jets.  
Ravens beat Dolphins  
Patriots beat Bills  
Titans beat Texans  
Raiders beat Colts  
Panthers beat Jaguars  
Steelers beat Seahawks  
Bengals beat Chiefs

Week 18:  
Steelers beat Ravens  
Bengals beat Browns  
Colts beat Texans  
Dolphins beat Bills  
Titans beat Jaguars

In this scenario, the Browns would have 6 losses, and the Bengals and Steelers would have 7 losses. Every other wild-card contender would have at least 8 losses.

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