NFL Playoff Predictions: Week 17

I take you through my thought process as I predict who will make the playoffs with two games left to go:

Current Standings: AFC

y-Kansas City Chiefs 11-4
Tennessee Titans 10-5
Cincinnati Bengals 9-6
Buffalo Bills 9-6
Indianapolis Colts 9-6
New England Patriots 9-6
Miami Dolphins 8-7

In the hunt:

8. Baltimore Ravens 8-7

9. Los Angeles Chargers 8-7

10. Las Vegas Raiders 8-7

11. Pittsburgh Steelers 7-7-1

12. Cleveland Browns 7-8

13. Denver Broncos 7-8

Current Standings: NFC

y-Green Bay Packers 12-3
y-Dallas Cowboys 11-4
x-Los Angeles Rams 11-4
y-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11-4
x-Arizona Cardinals 10-5
San Francisco 49ers 8-7
Philadelphia Eagles 8-7

In the hunt:

8. Minnesota Vikings 7-8

9. Atlanta Falcons 7-8

10. New Orleans Saints 7-8

11. Washington Football Team 6-9

The Process

My process in making these prediction will be making predictions for each of the games that are left, and then I look at the records that are left. Here are my predictions: (BOLD = Winner)

Week 17

Falcons at Bills

Giants at Bears

Chiefs at Bengals

Dolphins at Titans

Raiders at Colts

Jaguars at Patriots

Buccaneers at Jets

Eagles at Washington

Rams at Ravens

Broncos at Chargers

Texans at 49ers

Cardinals at Cowboys

Panthers at Saints

Lions at Seahawks

Vikings at Packers

Browns at Steelers

Week 18

Saints at Falcons

Jets at Bills

Bengals at Browns

Packers at Lions

Patriots at Dolphins

Bears at Vikings

Washington at Giants

Cowboys at Eagles

Carolina at Buccaneers

Colts at Jaguars

Steelers at Ravens

Titans at Texans

Chiefs at Broncos

Chargers at Raiders

49ers at Rams

Seahawks at Cardinals

Seeding: AFC

Kansas City Chiefs 13-4
Tennessee Titans 11-6
Buffalo Bills 11-6
Cincinnati Bengals 10-7
Indianapolis Colts 11-6
Miami Dolphins 10-7
New England Patriots 10-7

The Others:

8. Baltimore Ravens: 9-8

9. Las Vegas Raiders 9-8

10. Los Angeles Chargers 9-8

11. Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8-1

12. Cleveland Browns 7-10

13. Denver Broncos 7-10

14. New York Jets 4-13

15. Houston Texans 4-13

16. Jacksonville Jaguars 2-15

Seeding: NFC

Green Bay Packers 14-3
Dallas Cowboys 13-4
Los Angeles Rams 13-4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-4
Arizona Cardinals 11-6
San Francisco 49ers 9-8
Philadelphia Eagles 9-8

The Others:

8. Minnesota Vikings 8-9

9. Atlanta Falcons 8-9

10. New Orleans Saints 8-9

11. Washington Football Team 7-10

12. Chicago Bears 6-11

13. Seattle Seahawks 6-11

14. Carolina Panthers 5-12

15. New York Giants 4-13

16. Detroit Lions 2-14-1

Results

WILDCARD

Patriots at Titans

Dolphins at Bills

Colts at Bengals

Eagles at Cowboys

49ers at Rams

Cardinals at Buccaneers

DIVISIONAL

Patriots at Chiefs

Colts at Bills

Buccaneers at Packers

Rams at Cowboys

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Colts at Chiefs

Rams at Packers

SUPER BOWL

Chiefs vs Packers