but in what is easily the craziest playoff-clinching scenario of Week 17, they would potentially need some help from multiple AFC teams, including the Bills and Bengals. For this crazy scenario to come into play, here's what would have to happen first ...

The playoff picture came into sharper focus Wednesday when the Chiefs clinched the AFC’s No. 1 seed and the Ravens leapfrogged the Steelers for the AFC North lead.

Chris Simms and Mike Florio expect the Rams to be "highly motivated" in Week 17 with the NFC West on the line and predict a bounce back at home against the Cardinals.

Is the Bills defense good enough? Is Sam Darnold shutting everyone up? These are two of the big questions we're asking this week.

Jalen Hurts was knocked out of the Eagles' Week 16 game against the Commanders with a concussion. Will he be able to play in Week 17 vs. the Cowboys?

The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles took Christmas off. Wednesday is normally the first "real" practice of a game week, but with the holiday season in full swing, both teams took the opportunity to spend time with family.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is in concussion protocol and would not have practiced Wednesday, while his replacement, Kenny Pickett, would have been listed as a limited participant on the injury report because of a ribs issue.