The final AFC playoff spot is up for grabs with the Broncos facing a win-and-in Week 18. If they lose, the Bengals and Dolphins are lurking.

Week 17 began on Christmas day with two huge AFC games featuring four playoff teams. On Thursday night, we also saw a potential playoff team keep pace in the NFC. Saturday’s three games had four playoff hopefuls in the mix.

The winner will lock down the NFC North title, as well as the top seed in the NFC. Here's where everything else stands going into Week 18.

And while the current NFL playoff picture is pretty clear in AFC (six of the seven teams have clinched spots) and the NFC (two spots are available), that means there are still squads that are very much alive heading into the penultimate week of regular-season action.

The Miami Dolphins’ path to the postseason has become awfully simple. After a 20-3 win against the Cleveland Browns, the Dolphins are 8-8 and just a game behind the 9-7 Denver Broncos for the final playoff spot in the AFC. Thanks to a superior record against AFC teams, the Dolphins would win a tiebreaker if both teams finished 9-8.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have already clinched a playoff spot, but Week 18 could determine whether they win the AFC North. Here's their schedule.

NFL season nears its dramatic conclusion in Week 18, three division titles remain undecided: the NFC North, AFC North, and NFC South.

The NFL playoff picture is still taking shape entering Week 18. The AFC and NFC each have one playoff spot up for grabs entering the final week of the regular season, with three division titles and playoff seeding still to be determined as well.