The Patriots cannot clinch the No. 1 seed in Week 17. The only thing that New England can clinch in Week 17 is the AFC East. The Patriots can do this by beating the New York Jets and Buffalo losing/tying to the Philadelphia Eagles. New England would also clinch the division with a tie and a Buffalo loss.

The NFL playoff picture continues to become clearer as Week 17 moves into the weekend.

And when he jumped, and the offsides penalty gave Denver a fresh set of down, Bo Nix needed a mere three more plays to hit R.J. Harvey with the go-ahead touchdown pass in a 20-13 victory Thursday nigh...

A shakeup in the AFC playoff race has reduced the field of teams to just 16.

The Denver Broncos won their first AFC West title in a decade Saturday when the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16.

On the Texans' third play, C.J. Stroud lofted a perfect deep ball to rookie Jayden Higgins, who ran past a completely busted Chargers coverage for a 75-yard touchdown reception, the longest by a rooki...