Entering Week 17 of the NFL season, 10 of the 12 playoff teams are already locked in. At first glance, this gives us relatively little drama for the final weekend of the season, but there are a number of critical games left to impact playoff seeding.
The Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the only teams still alive for the final two playoff spots. The Packers and Lions control their own destiny, while the Redskins and Buccaneers need to win and then receive some help.
Entering the final week, here's a look at the current playoff picture followed by some predictions for Sunday's games and the final projected seeding:
NFL Playoff Picture Entering Week 17
| AFC Seed | Team (W-L) | Week 17 Opp |
| 1 | New England Patriots (13-2) | at Dolphins |
| 2 | Oakland Raiders (12-3) | at Broncos |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) | vs. |