Welcome to the Week 17 grades! After starting Week 17 off with a Christmas doubleheader on Wednesday, the NFL added another full day of drama with a Saturday tripleheader where all three games had major playoff implications.

Welcome to The Athletic 's live blog covering all things Week 17. Saturday's focus is on a tripleheader featuring the Los Angeles Chargers taking on the New England Patriots (1 p.m. ET), Denver Broncos against the Cincinnati Bengals (4:30 p.m. ET) and an NFC West meeting between the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams (8:10 p.m. ET).

With Chargers now in, Saturday's NFL tripleheader could still vault Broncos into postseason and potentially put Rams on verge of NFC West crown.

The Bills needed the Chiefs to lose out to still have a shot at the No. 1 seed. That didn't happen, so the Bills need a wi

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.

There is plenty of maneuvering in the standings to come in the final two weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season. Six of the seven playoff spots are taken in the AFC, with the Kansas City Chiefs clinching the conference's overall top seed with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.