Week 17 NFL Scores: Results, Playoff Standings and Bracket Picture for AFC, NFC

The NFL playoff picture continued to take shape Sunday in Week 17 of the 2024 season.

The Buffalo Bills solidified the No. 2 seed by steamrolling the New York Jets, while the Philadelphia Eagles became the first team in the NFC to secure its division championship with a 41-7 win over Dallas.

Find out where each team stands, what the playoff picture looks like, and who holds the inside track to cementing their spot with this recap of the penultimate week of the season.

Week 17 Scores

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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 25: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Kansas City Chiefs def. Pittsburgh Steelers (29-10, Wednesday)

Baltimore Ravens def. Houston Texas (31-2, Wednesday)

Seattle Seahawks def. Chicago Bears (6-3, Thursday)

Los Angeles Chargers def. New England Patriots (40-7, Saturday)

Cincinnati Bengals def. Denver Broncos (30-24, Saturday)

Los Angeles Rams def. Arizona Cardinals (13-9, Saturday)

Jacksonville Jaguars def. Tennessee Titans (20-13)

Buffalo Bills def. New York Jets (40-14)

Las Vegas Raiders def. New Orleans Saints (25-10)

New York Giants def. Indianapolis Colts (45-33)

Philadelphia Eagles def. Dallas Cowboys (41-7)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers def. Carolina Panthers (48-14)

Minnesota Vikings def. Green Bay Packers (27-25)

Miami Dolphins def. Cleveland Browns (20-3)

Washington Commanders def. Atlanta Falcons (30-24, OT)

NFC Playoff Picture

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 29: Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on December 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The NFC playoff picture is as follows:

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Division Leaders

1. x-Minnesota Vikings (14-2)

2. xz-Philadelphia Eagles (12-3, NFC East)

3. xz-Los Angeles Rams (10-6, NFC West)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)

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Wild Card

5. x-Detroit Lions (13-2)

6. x-Washington Commanders (11-5)

7. x-Green Bay Packers (10-6)

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On the Bubble

8. Atlanta Falcons (9-7)

(x)-clinched playoff spot

AFC Playoff Picture

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 25: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, at NRG Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

The AFC playoff picture is as follows:

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Division Leaders

1. xz-Kansas City Chiefs (15-1, AFC West)

2. xz-Buffalo Bills (13-3, AFC East)

3. x-Baltimore Ravens (11-5, AFC North)

4. xz-Houston Texans (9-7, AFC South)

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Wild Card

5. x-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)

6. x-Los Angeles Chargers (10-6)

7. Denver Broncos (9-7)

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On the Bubble

8. Miami Dolphins (8-8)

9. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8)

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(x)-clinched playoff spot

(z)-clinched division

Bills Secure Second Seed with Dominant Victory

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ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 29: Jordan Phillips #97 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after a second quarter interception during a game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

The Buffalo Bills will enter the playoffs as the No. 2 seed for the third consecutive year following a 40-14 victory over their division foes, the New York Jets.

MVP candidate Josh Allen tossed two touchdowns and tallied 182 yards in the air, before backup Mitch Trubisky entered the game late and threw one pass, a 69-yard touchdown to Tyrell Shavers.

The Bills defense showed up and out, intercepting Aaron Rodgers twice and collecting four sacks and a safety.

It was a one-sided game from the start and served as an emphatic message to the rest of the AFC that the conference title may well go through Buffalo this year.

With an explosive offense that made a relatively good Jets defense look like Swiss cheese and a smothering defense that held Rodgers to zero points, the Bills look the part of the conference's best team. They proved it by hanging the sole loss of the Chiefs' season on them.

If nothing else, they are the squad no other team wants to come up against in the postseason if it hopes to have any semblance of a Super Bowl run.

Washington Clinches, Rams Win NFC West

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LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Olamide Zaccheaus #14 and John Bates #87 of the Washington Commanders celebrate after Zaccheaus scored a touchdown in the first quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Northwest Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

The Washington Commanders secured their playoff spot Sunday night by defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime, 30-24, following a touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels to tight end Zach Ertz.

Not only did the Commanders ensure their own date in the postseason, they also sealed the NFC West for the Los Angeles Rams, who completed a comeback from 1-4 through the first five games of the season to make the playoffs and win their division.

Washington's victory was the last piece of a puzzle that started for the Rams with Cincinnati's win over Denver on Saturday, their own victory over Arizona later that night, Buffalo's dismantling of the Jets on Sunday, and Minnesota's win over Green Bay.

With that, there are only two questions left in the NFC: Who wins the North and South divisions?

The Falcons, despite their loss, are still in contention for the NFC South crown but will need a win and a Tampa Bay defeat to make it happen.

In the North, Detroit, and Minnesota will clash for the right to call themselves champions and secure the No. 1 overall seed in the conference while the losing team will drop to the fifth seed.