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Patriots playoff seeding scenarios
The Patriots can end up as anything from the No. 1 to the No. 4 seed for the AFC playoffs following Sunday's Week 17 action. Here's a look at the scenarios:
Patriots get No. 1 seed if: Patriots win, Texans and Broncos lose.
Patriots get No. 2 seed if: Patriots win, either Texans or Broncos lose and the other wins
Patriots get No. 3 seed if: Patriots, Texans and Broncos all win, or all three plus the Ravens lose
Patriots get No. 4 seed if: Patriots lose, Ravens win
Notes
- The Colts and Bengals are locked in as the No. 5 and No. 6 seeds, respectively.
- The top two seeds in the AFC get first-round byes.
- In the wild card round of the playoffs, the No. 3 seed plays No. 6 and No. 4 plays No. 5.
For complete NFL playoff scenarios, click here.
News, analysis and commentary from the following Boston Globe and Boston.com writers:
- Shalise Manza Young, Globe Patriots reporter
- Michael Whitmer, Globe Patriots reporter
- Zuri Berry, Boston.com writer and producer
- Steve Silva, Boston.com senior producer
