2015 NFL SEASON: WEEK 17

	Me	Monica	Eli
WEEK 16	9-7	10-6	8-8
TOTAL	149-91	155-85	144-96

Week 17 Playoff Clinching scenarios

It is the first Sunday of 2016, but it is also the last Sunday of the 2015 NFL Season. In the AFC one playoff spot remains as well as who will have homefield, who will receive a bye week, and two divisions championships. As of now the Broncos are leading the AFC West but could rise as high as 1 with a win and depending what happens to the Patriots in Miami or drop as low as 6 and have to start their road to the Super Bowl literally on the road.

Currently the Jets have the inside edge to the playoffs, but former Jets coach and current Bills coach Rex Ryan would love to bounce his former team out of playoff contention. The Steelers lost in Baltimore last Sunday and not only need a win against the Browns but also need the Bills to beat the Jets in order to keep their season going.

The Texans are pretty much AFC South champions. Per 538, the Texans have a 99% chance of winning the division while the Colts have a less than 1% chance of doing so. The Colts need to win their game and have the Texans to lose to Jaguars and this long list of scenarios:

Bills beat the Jets

Falcons beat the Saints

Broncos beat the Chargers

Steelers beat the Browns

Dolphins beat the Patriots

Ravens beat the Bengals

Raiders beat the Chiefs

Oh and find a unicorn that spits out ice cream and poops out rainbows, recover the Lost Ark, find the Golden Apple of Paris, and get a VA claim without it being backlogged.

In the NFC, we know who the 6 teams but the race for homefield has tightened up with Carolina’s first loss of the season and Arizona’s dominating win over the Packers in Phoenix. Speaking of the Packers, they have a winner-take-all contest against the Vikings for the NFC North. Reigning NFC Champion could either be seeded 5 or 6. The Vikings and Packers could rematch in Wild Card Weekend in Wisconsin with a Packers win or the Packers could go on the road to Washington with the Vikings host the Seahawks.

CBS and Fox have a doubleheader this Sunday regardless if the local home team is playing to maximize television coverage as well as allow fans to keep track of other teams who may impact their team’s playoff chances. Here in Denver the Broncos will air on CBS while on Fox in the same time slot, the Chiefs host the Raiders in Kansas City.

Let’s just get down to the business of the picks. 20 teams’ seasons will end this Sunday. Starting next weekend, the games matter much more with it being the playoffs.

And now for the picks.

Kickoff times are Mountain Time

Sunday afternoon games airing in Denver are noted by (DEN)

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NFL Television Schedule Map

FOX 11AM

Ravens at Bengals (DEN)

Eagles at Giants

Lions at Bears

Saints at Falcons

Washington at Cowboys

CBS 11AM

Jets at Bills (DEN)

Jaguars at Texans

Patriots at Dolphins

Steelers at Browns

Titans at Colts

FOX 2PM

Raiders at Chiefs (DEN)

Buccaneers at Panthers

Seahawks at Cardinals

CBS 2PM

Chargers at Broncos (DEN)

Rams at 49ers

SUNDAY NIGHT, NBC 6:30 PM

Vikings at Packers