Two teams already know their playoff seeds before Week 17: The Saints

Everson Griffen Jersey , who will be the NFC No. 1 seed, and the Cowboys, who will be the NFC No. 4 seed. After that, things are wide open.Overall, 12 teams have scenarios in which they can clinch a playoff berth, a division, a first-round bye or home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. We’ll explore all of those scenarios, from the straightforward (Chiefs will have home-field advantage if they win) to the remote (Steelers will be a wild card if they win, and the Ravens win, and the Titans and Colts tie).Here are the Week 17 playoff scenarios, as distributed by the NFL:NFCCLINCHED:New Orleans Saints – NFC South division title and home-field advantageLos Angeles Rams – NFC West division titleChicago Bears – NFC North division titleDallas Cowboys – NFC East division titleSeattle Seahawks – playoff berth<hr />LOS ANGELES RAMS (12-3) (vs. San Francisco (4-11), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:LAR win or tie ORCHI loss or tie<hr />CHICAGO BEARS (11-4) (at Minnesota (8-6-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:CHI win + LAR loss<hr />MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-6-1) (vs. Chicago (11-4), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:MIN win or tie ORPHI loss or tie<hr />PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-7) (at Washington (7-8), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Philadelphia clinches a playoff berth with:PHI win + MIN loss<hr />AFCCLINCHED:Kansas City Chiefs – Playoff berthLos Angeles Chargers – Playoff berthNew England Patriots – AFC East division titleHouston Texans – Playoff berth​<hr />KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4) (vs. Oakland (4-11), Sunday Kyle Rudolph Jersey , 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:KC win ORKC tie + LAC loss or tie ORLAC loss + NE loss or tie + HOU loss or tie ORLAC loss + NE loss or tie + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUKansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:LAC loss + NE loss or tie ORLAC loss + HOU loss or tieLAC loss + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUKansas City clinches AFC West division title with:LAC loss ORKC tie + LAC tie<hr />NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-5) (vs. New York Jets (4-11), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:NE win + KC loss + LAC lossNew England clinches a first-round bye with:NE win ORNE tie + HOU loss or tie ORBAL loss or tie + HOU loss + TEN loss or tie<hr />HOUSTON TEXANS (10-5) (vs. Jacksonville (5-10), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)Houston clinches AFC South division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:HOU win + NE loss or tie + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KCHouston clinches AFC South division title and a first-round bye with:HOU win + NE loss or tie ORHOU win + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC ORHOU tie + NE loss ORIND-TEN tie + NE loss + BAL win + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over BALHouston clinches AFC South division title with:HOU win or tie ORIND-TEN tie<hr />BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-6) (vs. Cleveland (7-7-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Baltimore clinches AFC North division title and a first-round bye with:BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + IND-TEN does not end in a tie ORBAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + BAL clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUBaltimore clinches AFC North division title with:BAL win ORPIT loss ORBAL tie + PIT tieBaltimore clinches a playoff berth with:BAL tie + IND-TEN tie<hr />LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (11-4) (at Denver (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Los Angeles clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:LAC win + KC loss or tie ORLAC tie + KC loss<hr />INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (9-6) (at Tennessee (9-6), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:IND win + HOU lossIndianapolis clinches a playoff berth with:IND win ORIND tie + PIT loss or tie ORIND tie + BAL loss<hr />TENNESSEE TITANS (9-6) (vs. Indianapolis (9-6), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)Tennessee clinches AFC South division title and first-round bye with:TEN win + HOU loss + NE loss + BAL loss or tieTennessee clinches AFC South division title with:TEN win + HOU lossTennessee clinches a playoff berth with:TEN win<hr />PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-6-1) (vs. Cincinnati (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:PIT win + BAL loss or tie ORPIT tie + BAL lossPittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:PIT win + IND-TEN tie EAGAN, Minn. — Stefon Diggs has dived into yet another playbook. The fifth-year player is taking direction from a fourth offensive coordinator Linval Joseph Jersey , Kevin Stefanski, since he was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.As challenging as the frequent changes in philosophy and terminology have been, well, at least the Vikings’ veterans are used to it by now. Might learning a new system become less daunting when players are doing so almost every spring?More Vikings coveragePreview: Cook, Vikings look to keep rolling vs. PackersTop Tweets: Vikings prepare for Packers with TMNT hype videoBarr, seasoned Vikings defense off to strong startNew offense, same Rodgers: Vikings prep for LaFleur’s PackersVikings re-sign center Jones, waive rookie TE Dillon“Yeah, it actually does,” Diggs said this week with a smile, as he attempted to downplay the difficulty of another scheme shift. “We have run the same route a million times. Just because it has a new name doesn’t mean we can’t run it. Just being around for a little while now has made it a little easier.”Still, there’s been no denying the defense in Minnesota has had the edge in full-team drills over the defense during the practices that were open to the media in May and June. Sure, the defense is stacked with Pro Bowl players at each level, one of the most elite units in the league, but it’s hard to beat the familiarity with coach Mike Zimmer’s system that has remained stable since its implementation upon his arrival in 2014.“They might give us some formation that we haven’t seen, and our guys can adjust to it just because they’ve seen it and done it before. Maybe not this spring, but they’ve seen it and done it before,” Zimmer said, making no mistake that his perspective continues to lie with the defense despite his authority over and responsibility for the entire roster.Stefanski, who took over on an interim basis for the final three games last season following the firing of John DeFilippo, has been on the staff since 2006. So he has absorbed pieces of several different schemes as his favored ingredients for the yet-to-be-defined system the Vikings will employ this fall.At Zimmer’s urging, they’ll strive for a better pass-run balance, and the arrival of new offensive line coach and running game coordinator Rick Dennison has helped the offense hone in on a zone-blocking scheme to maximize running back Dalvin Cook‘s cutback abilities and the mobility of the blockers up front. They’ll also likely strive for more play-action passes, a strength of quarterback Kirk Cousins and Kirk Cousins Jersey , to hear Zimmer to tell it, a bother for any defense if properly executed.“You have to take a peek at it from 20,000 feet, as opposed to on the ground, but what I’m appreciative of is that we have some really good position coaches here, and they’re great teachers,” Stefanski said. “I love to walk around this practice field and just listen to them teach, because I pick something up every time that I’m out here. I bounce around to each one of these position groups as they’re working in individual, and I can tell you we have an outstanding staff here.”That, of course, includes new assistant head coach and offensive adviser Gary Kubiak. The former Houston Texans and Denver Broncos head coach, while trying to let the 37-year-old Stefanski forge his own identity, has a significant role in the rollout, a valuable sounding board and strategist for both Stefanski and Zimmer.“It’s a different role, but I’m really enjoying it. I mean, I get to watch guys coach. I’m watching all the good young coaches on the offensive staff, being with Kevin every day, and watching him do the things I did for 30 something years and then sitting down with him after practice and talking through situations,” Kubiak said. “Me and Zim have battled for many, many years, and now we get to battle every day in practice. But it’s been really good.”