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Week 17 NFL TV Coverage Map + Playoff Scenarios
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

Week 17 is officially underway, and we've got more important football games as the season starts to draw to a close.

We began the week with Thursday Night Football seeing the Cleveland Browns clinch a playoff spot after defeating the New York Jets. There's opportunity for more teams to solidify in the standings, though we'll list playoff scenarios down at the bottom. 

But first: NFL Week 17 TV Coverage Maps.

Thanks to the good people at 506 Sports for making these maps visible and clear for everyone to understand. 

CBS has two slates of games this week, and that's where we'll start. 

CBS EARLY

Majority of the country will watch Dolphins-Ravens to begin the day, and understandably so with the playoff implications on the line between two of the best in the AFC. 

Most other games are restrained to local areas, though some odd places (Wyoming with their Josh Allen love seeing Pats-Bills and Lousiana watching Falcons-Bears) pick up out of market games. 

Both the Texans and Buccaneers are enforcing a blackout in their local markets, as the two sides collide on FOX. 

CBS LATE

CBS' late window will see a strong majority of the country watching Bengals-Chiefs while Chargers-Denver is mostly watched in local markets.

FOX SINGLE

What a Picasso painting this FOX map is. Only one late game exists, which Steelers-Seahawks has covered. All the other games are are scattered throughout the country.

Primetime Games

Saturday Night: Detroit @ Dallas (ESPN/ABC)Sunday Night: Green Bay @ Minnesota (NBC)

No Monday Night Football tonight.

NFL Playoff Scenarios

These are official playoff scenarios provided by the NFL.

AFC

BALTIMORE RAVENS (12-3) vs. Miami (11-4); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:

  1. BAL win or tie OR
  2. CLE loss or tie

Baltimore clinches AFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield advantage with:

  1. BAL win

BUFFALO BILLS (9-6) vs. New England (4-11); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:

  1. BUF win + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR
  2. BUF win + PIT loss or tie + JAX loss or tie OR
  3. BUF win + PIT loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + IND loss or tie OR
  4. BUF win + CIN loss or tie + JAX loss or tie OR
  5. BUF win + CIN loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + IND loss or tie OR
  6. BUF tie + PIT loss + CIN loss + JAX loss OR
  7. BUF tie + PIT loss + CIN loss + HOU loss or tie OR
  8. BUF tie + PIT loss + CIN loss + IND loss or tie OR
  9. BUF tie + PIT loss + JAX loss + HOU loss or tie OR
  10. BUF tie + PIT loss + JAX loss + IND loss or tie OR
  11. BUF tie + PIT loss + HOU loss + IND loss OR
  12. BUF tie + CIN loss + JAX loss + HOU loss or tie OR
  13. BUF tie + CIN loss + JAX loss + IND loss or tie OR
  14. BUF tie + CIN loss + HOU loss + IND loss

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (8-7) vs. Carolina (2-13); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Jacksonville clinches playoff berth and AFC South division title with:

  1. JAX win + IND loss + HOU loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-6) vs. Cincinnati (8-7); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

Kansas City clinches playoff berth and AFC West division title with:

  1. KC win or tie OR
  2. LV loss or tie + DEN loss or tie

MIAMI DOLPHINS (11-4) at Baltimore (12-3); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Miami clinches AFC East division title with:

  1. MIA win or tie OR
  2. BUF loss or tie

NFC

LOS ANGELES RAMS (8-7) at New York Giants (5-10); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

L.A. Rams clinch playoff berth with:

  1. LAR win + SEA loss OR
  2. LAR win + GB-MIN tie

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (11-4) vs. Arizona (3-12); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

Philadelphia clinches NFC East Division title with:

  1. PHI win + DAL loss or tie OR
  2. PHI tie + DAL loss

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (11-4) at Washington (4-11); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

San Francisco clinches NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield advantage with:

  1. SF win + DET loss + PHI loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-7) vs. Pittsburgh (8-7); Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX

Seattle clinches playoff berth with:

  1. SEA win + GB-MIN tie

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-7) vs. New Orleans (7-8); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX

Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth and NFC South division title with:

  1. TB win OR
  2. TB tie + ATL loss

This article first appeared on Arizona Cardinals on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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