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Playoff Clinching Scenarios

How the Bills can clinch a 2023 AFC playoff spot | Week 17

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The Buffalo Bills have a chance to clinch a playoff spot for the fifth consecutive season on Sunday.

With a 9-6 record, the Buffalo Bills currently sit in sixth place in the AFC.

The Bills are riding a three-game win streak heading into Sunday's game against the New England Patriots (4-11) at Highmark Stadium. The game will air on CBS.

The Bills still trail Miami (11-4) for the AFC East lead. The Dolphins will travel to play Baltimore (12-3) on Sunday at 1 pm. The Ravens are currently the AFC's No. 1 seeded team. Baltimore can clinch the No. 1 seed with a win.

With a win this Sunday and a Miami loss, the Bills will still have a chance to claim a division title in 2023.

Here are the playoff clinching scenarios:

Buffalo clinches playoff berth with:

  1. BUF win + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR
  2. BUF win + PIT loss or tie + JAX loss or tie OR
  3. BUF win + PIT loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + IND loss or tie OR
  4. BUF win + CIN loss or tie + JAX loss or tie OR
  5. BUF win + CIN loss or tie + HOU loss or tie + IND loss or tie OR
  6. BUF tie + PIT loss + CIN loss + JAX loss OR
  7. BUF tie + PIT loss + CIN loss + HOU loss or tie OR
  8. BUF tie + PIT loss + CIN loss + IND loss or tie OR
  9. BUF tie + PIT loss + JAX loss + HOU loss or tie OR
  10. BUF tie + PIT loss + JAX loss + IND loss or tie OR
  11. BUF tie + PIT loss + HOU loss + IND loss OR
  12. BUF tie + CIN loss + JAX loss + HOU loss or tie OR
  13. BUF tie + CIN loss + JAX loss + IND loss or tie OR
  14. BUF tie + CIN loss + HOU loss + IND loss
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