NFL Clinching Scenarios Week 18

We have hit the final weekend of the NFL Season. Sixteen games over the next two games and a lot to digest for clinching the final playoff spots for the 2024 season. Lets not waste any more time and dive right into it. Here's how teams can lock up playoff spots on the final weekend of the year.

AFC:
Clinched: Kansas City Chiefs (#1 Seed, AFC West), Buffalo Bills (AFC East), Houston Texans (AFC South), Baltimore Ravens (Playoff Birth), Los Angeles Chargers (Playoff Birth), Pittsburgh Steelers (Playoff Birth)

Baltimore Ravens
-Baltimore can clinch the AFC North and the 3rd seed with a win OR a Pittsburgh loss

Pittsburgh Steelers
-Pittsburgh can clinch the AFC North and the 3rd seed with a win AND a Baltimore loss

Cincinnati Bengals
-Cincinnati can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND losses by Denver and Miami

Denver Broncos
-Denver can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR losses by Miami and Cincinnati

Miami Dolphins
-Miami can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND a Denver loss

NFC:
Clinched: Philadelphia Eagles (NFC East 2nd Seed), Los Angeles Rams (NFC West), Detroit Lions (Playoff Birth), Green Bay Packers (Playoff Birth), Minnesota Vikings (Playoff Birth), Washington Commanders (Playoff Birth)

Detroit Lions
-Detroit can clinch the NFC North and top seed with a win

Minnesota Vikings
-Minnesota can clinch with the NFC North and the top seed with a win

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
-Tampa Bay can clinch the NFC South with a win OR an Atlanta loss

Atlanta Falcons
-Atlanta can clinch the NFC South with a win AND a Tampa Bay loss

2025 Pro Bowl Rosters

The Pro Bowl. The one week of the year where the best of the best from the NFL regular season get together for the annual All Star Game. The weekend before the Super Bowl, the NFL best gather in Orlando to see who really is the best of the bunch. Games will be played to find out who has the best from each conference. 

Here's a look at this year's Pro Bowl Selections.

AFC:
Offense:
Quarterback: Josh Allen (Buffalo), Joe Burrow (Cincinnati), Lamar Jackson (Baltimore)
Running Back: Derrick Henry (Baltimore), Joe Mixon (Houston), Jonathan Taylor (Indianapolis)
Fullback: Patrick Ricard (Baltimore)
Wide Receiver: Ja'Marr Chase (Cincinnati), Jerry Jeudy (Cleveland), Nico Collins (Houston), Zay Flowers (Baltimore)
Tight End: Brock Bowers (Las Vegas), Travis Kelce (Kansas City)
Offensive Tackle: Dion Dawkins (Buffalo), Laremy Tunsil (Houston), Rashawn Slater (LA Chargers)
Offensive Guard: Quenton Nelson (Indianapolis), Joe Thuney (Kansas City), Trey Smith (Kansas City)
Center: Creed Humphrey (Kansas City), Tyler Linderbaum (Baltimore)

Defense:
Defensive End: Myles Garrett (Cleveland), Trey Hendrickson (Cincinnati), Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas)
Defensive Tackle: Cameron Heyward (Pittsburgh), Chris Jones (Kansas City), Nnamdi Madubuike (Baltimore)
Outside Linebacker: Nik Bonitto (Denver), T. J. Watt (Pittsburgh), Khalil Mack (LA Chargers)
Inside/Middle linebacker: Roquan Smith (Baltimore), Zaire Franklin (Indianapolis)
Cornerback: Derek Stingley Jr. (Houston), Patrick Surtain II (Denver), Marlon Humphrey (Baltimore), Denzel Ward (Cleveland)
Free Safety: Minkah Fitzpatrick (Pittsburgh)
Strong Safety: Kyle Hamilton (Baltimore), Derwin James (LA Chargers)

Special Teams:
Long Snapper: Ross Matiscik (Jacksonville)
Punter: Logan Cooke (Jacksonville)
Placekicker: Chris Boswell (Pittsburgh)
 Return Specialist: Marvin Mims (Denver)
Special Teamer: Brenden Schooler (New England)

NFC:
Offense:
Quarterback: Jared Goff (Detroit), Sam Darnold (Minnesota), Jayden Daniels (Washington)
Running Back: Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia), Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit), Josh Jacobs (Green Bay)
Fullback: Kyle Juszczyk (San Francisco)
Wide Receiver: Justin Jefferson (Minnesota), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit), CeeDee Lamb (Dallas), Terry McLaurin (Washington)
Tight End: George Kittle (San Francisco), Trey McBride (Arizona)
Offensive Tackle: Penei Sewell (Detroit), Lane Johnson (Philadelphia), Tristan Wirfs (Tampa Bay)
Offensive Guard: Landon Dickerson (Philadelphia), Tyler Smith (Dallas), Chris Lindstrom (Atlanta)
Center: Frank Ragnow (Detroit) Cam Jurgens (Philadelphia)

Defense:
Defensive End: Nick Bosa (San Francisco), Micah Parsons (Dallas), Rashan Gary (Green Bay)
Defensive Tackle: Dexter Lawrence (NY Giants), Jalen Carter (Philadelphia), Vita Vea (Tampa Bay)
Outside Linebacker: Jonathan Greenard (Minnesota), Andrew Van Ginkel (Minnesota), Jared Verse (LA Rams)
Inside/Middle Linebacker: Fred Warner (San Francisco), Zack Baun (Philadelphia)
Cornerback: Jaylon Johnson (Chicago), Byron Murphy Jr. (Minnesota), Jaycee Horn (Carolina), Devon Witherspoon (Seattle)
Free Safety: Xavier McKinney (Green Bay)
Strong Safety: Budda Baker (Arizona), Brian Branch (Detroit)

Special Teams:
Long Snapper: Andrew DePaola (Minnesota)
Punter: Jack Fox (Detroit)
Placekicker: Brandon Aubrey (Dallas)
Return Specialist: KaVonte Turpin (Dallas)
Special Teamer: KhaDarel Hodge (Atlanta)

See you in Orlando in early February!

2024 Year In Review

2024. What a year! There were many great moments to come out the sports world over the last 365 days. So lets dive right into it. Here's a look back at the year that was in sports

Tennis:
Australian Open: Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Świątek
Wimbeldon: Carlos Alcaraz, Barbora Krejčíková
US Open: Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka

NASCAR:
Daytona 500: William Byron
Coca-Cola 600: Christopher Bell
Brickyard 400: Kyle Larson
Southern 500: Chase Briscoe
NASCAR Cup Series Championship: Joey Logano

Golf:
Masters: Scottie Scheffler
PGA Championship: Xander Schauffele
U.S. Open: Bryson DeChambeau
Open Championship: Xander Schauffele

Football:
College Football National Championship: Michigan defeated Washington 34-13
Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs defeated San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Overtime

Basketball:
Men's National Championship: UCONN defeated Purdue 75-60
Women's National Championship: South Carolina defeated Iowa 87-75
NBA Finals: Boston Celtics over Dallas Mavericks in five games

Baseball:
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees in Five Games

Hockey:
Women's National Championship: Ohio Sate defeated Wisconsin 1-0
Men's National Championship: Denver defeated Boston College 2-0
Stanley Cup Finals: Florida Panthers defeated Edmonton Oilers in seven games

In Memorium:
-Rickey Henderson (MLB 65)
-Rocky Colavito (MLB 91)
-OJ Simpson (NFL 76)
-Lou Carnesecca (NCAAB 99)
-Bob Love (NBA 1981)
-Bill Hay (NHL 88)
-Amir Abdur-Rahim (NCAAB 43)
-Luis Tiant (MLB 83)
-Pete Rose (MLB 83)
-Dikembe Mutombo (NBA 58)
-Mercury Morris (NFL 77)
-Ed Kranepool (MLB 79)
-Johnny Gaudreau (NHL 31)
-Chi Chi Rodriguez (Golf 88)
-Jacoby Jones (NFL 40)
-Monte Kiffin (NCAAF 84)
-Orlando Cepeda (MLB 86)
-Willie Mays (MLB 93)
-Fernando Valenzuela (MLB 63)
-Jerry West (NBA 86)
-Larry Allen (NFL 52)
-Bill Walton (NBA 71)
-Roman Gabriel NFL 83)
-Jerry Grote (MLB 81)
-Vonte Davis (NFL 35)
-Chris Simon (NHL 52)
-Rich Caster (NFL 75)
-Bud Harrelson (MLB 79)
-Bob Cole (NHL Media 90)
-Chris Mortenson (ESPN 72)

NFL Clinching Scenarios Week 17

We now have two weeks left in the NFL Season and there's still a lot to be decided around the league. There's still playoff spots and seeding up for grabs. So here's who can clinch what going into the weekend.

AFC:
Clinched: Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West and #1 Seed), Buffalo Bills (AFC East), Houston Texans (AFC South), Pittsburgh Steelers (Playoff Birth), Baltimore Ravens (Playoff Birth)

Denver Broncos
-Denver can clinch a playoff birth with a win

Los Angeles Chargers
-Los Angeles can clinch a playoff birth with a win OR losses by both Miami and Indianapolis

NFC:
Clinched: Detroit Lions (Playoff Birth), Green Bay Packers (Playoff Birth), Minnesota Vikings (Playoff Birth), Philadelphia Eagles (Playoff Birth)

Detroit Lions
-Detroit can clinch the #1 seed and home field advantage in the playoffs with a win AND a Minnesota Loss

Philadelphia Eagles
-Philadelphia can clinch the NFC East with a win OR a Washington loss

Atlanta Falcons
-Atlanta can clinch the NFC South with a win AND a Tampa Bay loss

Los Angeles Rams
-Los Angeles clinches the NFC West with a win AND a Seattle loss

Washington Commanders
-Washington can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR a Tampa Bay loss

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NFL Clinching Scenarios Week 16

Week Sixteen has arrived in the NFL. Its starting to heat up for the playoff picture around the NFL and we got plenty of chances for teams to lock up post season spots this weekend. Here's how teams can clinch playoff spots during week sixteen of the NFL season.

AFC:
Clinched: Buffalo Bills (AFC East), Houston Texans (AFC South), Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West)

Kansas City Chiefs
-Kansas City can lock up the #1 seed in the AFC, a first round by and home filed advantage throughout the playoffs with a win AND a loss by Buffalo

Pittsburgh Steelers:
-Pittsburgh can clinch the AFC North with a win

Baltimore Ravens:
-Baltimore can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR losses by Miami and Indianapolis

Denver Broncos
-Denver can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR losses by Miami, Cincinnati and Indianapolis

Los Angeles Chargers
-The Chargers can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND losses by Miami and Indianapolis

NFC:
Clinched: Philadelphia Eagles (Playoff Spot), Detroit Lions (Playoff Spot), Minnesota Vikings (Playoff Spot)

Philadelphia Eagles
-Philadelphia can clinch the NFC East with a win

Green Bay Packers
-Green Bay can clinch a playoff birth with a win OR losses by Atlanta, Los Angles Rams and Seattle

Washington Commanders
-Washington can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND losses by Atlanta, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle

NFL Clinching Scenarios Week 15

Week Fifteen is underway in the NFL. As we are one step closer to the playoffs, we are getting closer to teams nailing down precious playoff spots.

Here's how the NFL teams can clinch playoff spots this week.

AFC:
Clinched: Buffalo Bills (AFC East), Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West)

Houston Texans
-Houston can clinch the AFC South title with a win AND a Colts loss

Pittsburgh Steelers
-Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR a Miami tie and Indianapolis loss

NFC:
Clinched: Detroit Lions (Playoff spot), Philadelphia Eagles (playoff spot)

Green Bay Packers:
-Green bay can clinch a playoff spot with a win AND a loss by Atlanta and a tie between 49ers and Rams

Minnesota Vikings
-Minnesota can clinch a playoff spot with a win OR losses by either the Rams or Seahawks

Philadelphia Eagles
-Philadelphia can clinch the NFC Title with a win AND a loss or tie by Washington