The Craziest Week 17 Playoff Clinchers in NFL History | NFL Vault Stories 

TOUCHDOOOOWNN!! NOOOOOOO!!!

Packers gave that cardinals receiver tickets to their wild card game and he came. Frozen but he was there

3:13 best announcer call in nfl history

I really love how often a division rivals, even though eliminated already, would play their butts off to ruin the other teams playoffs hopes to give them them biggest FU!

I still remember that year where the Panthers and Packers were trying to outscore each other indirectly because of a 'point differential' tiebreaker, only for Dallas to win later that day and make the whole this meaningless, lol.

Why u gotta do chief fans like that at the end lmao

The giants need: everyone to magically get 14 losses and everyone ties.

In regards to Titans/Patriots and “would Brady sit out?” New England actually was fighting for seeding. Because Indy had lost their previous 2 games, the Pats were still in line for a 3 seed had they won and Indy lost

4:28 trust me bears fans hated Rogers since he got drafted

As a Titans fan, I seem to recall that 2006 season finale ended up working out that every single thing that needed to happen to put the Titans in the playoffs happened, except for beating the Patriots.

That 4th and 12 TD by the Bengals today.. incredible

And look now, the Bills are in the playoffs.

"Emmitt Smith is the type of guy, where if you ask how are you? He's going to tell you he's okay"

Calling Pat Summerall "boring" is an insult to the word boring.

The crazy thing with that 06' season.. my Titans had all the variables that needed to go their way, actually did. But unfortunately, they lost to the Patriots. Which killed their playoff hopes. Which opened the door for the Chiefs to sneak in.

3:25-3:29 when you study hard for a test and still fail

I like how this always gets recommended to me before week 17.

And this year the Raiders still have a chance, if 10 things go in their favor, and 5 already have

8:36 Alex Smith gets nailed by his own teammate

4-8 Chargers has to win their last 4 games with a lot of help including winning week 17 against the Broncos to make it to the playoffs

Ya just gotta love the annual week 17 playoff scenarios! Thanks, Elliot!

1993 Raiders should've been on this list. Major late game after that Dallas/Giants classic was Raiders/Broncos with the Raiders needing to win to make the playoffs. They came back from 30-13 down to tie it at 30 on the last play of regulation. Then survive Jason Elam missing a 40 yard FG in OT to win 33-30 and host the wild card...against the same Broncos a week later. And they blew them out in the second half, winning 42-24 after it was tied at 21 at halftime.

3:21 the announcer has me dying!

In 2016, the Buccaneers needed 6 things to go their way in week 17 to make the playoffs. I believe 5 of them happened

I’m a Cowboys fan, and the Eagles getting in this past year was crazy.

2021 would make a great addition to this video

Looking at this..... Today the Raiders can make playoffs at 8-8 if Raiders win the Broncos Steelers lose to the Ravens Titans lose to the Texans Colts win the Jags Possible? Maybe what's crazier is in Week 16 to stay alive they needed Jets to win the Steelers Saints to win the Titans Ravens to win the Browns Raiders to win the Chargers And all that happened So Week 17 please make me happy 🥺

I still remember that Cardinals game. I can still hear Greg Gumbel coming back from commercial break and saying that the Cardinals had recovered the onesides kick while showing the scoreboard. I got so excited and jumped up and down when that TD was scored.

good idea for NFL video for once. finally for once HighlightHeaven isnt doing all the work for videos

add the 2021-22 steelers to this list

No matter the sport, gotta love a good bit of final day drama...

2006 season was crazy,& tragic for Denver. Jake Plummer led us to 13-3 in '05,& beating New England-Bradys 1st ever playoff loss. Pittsburgh killed us in AFC title game. But in '06 we were 7-2, up 24-7 mid 3rd vs a real good San Diego. Al Wilson gets hurt..LT runs crazy,& lose 35-27. 1 more at KC. 7-4, Shannahan replaces Plummer, with rookie Jay Cutler. I was fine with it then, mistake in hindsight. All came down to that last game vs SF, on New Years Eve, as they said. 49ers had like 5 or 6 wins. I wasnt in my normal 3rd level seats, but sitting with friends, like 8 rows from the field. We had a promising 2nd year cb, & return guy-Darrent Williams of Oklahoma St. Big part of AFC title game team as a rookie,& thought would be an elite player soon. He had a very rough day, especially in their comeback. I was like 29,& still, drank like a fool at the games-8 years sober now. I yelled a lot of stuff, some at him. After the game it was dead quiet, but I screamed something, as he left the field. He had to hear, but didnt react. It wasnt anything vulgar or foul, but akin to "thanks for costing us the playoffs guy." But whatever I said,& how pissed about the loss I was later that night, it instantly no longer mattered. When we heard he was shot to death, early New Years Day. Out with teamates/friends at some Denver club. Apparently, Brandon Marshall's (good wr-had like 22 catches in a game for us,& now on FS1, I think) cousin started shit with some gang members..who knows..showed em up in front of some chicks...whatever. But over some total bs, this man is dead. Made me feel pretty bad,& definitely put sports more in perspective. Kinda like last March, when the Pandemic cancelled sports for awhile.

Let's all not forget that the Ravens, Bengals, and Steelers have two extra bye weeks They play the Browns twice lol

1:55 Gotta love those plays ruined by Joe Buck lol.

That 03' Cardinals knocking out the Vikings will always resonate with me lol. That upset was so shocking, at the time. And totally forgot the 08' Eagles needing all that help to get in, before waxing the Boys lol. Then made a run all the way to the NFC Championship, before losing a close one to the Cardinals. Not 1, but 2 wild card teams made the conference championship that year.

I HATE Narrated videos, but man this was a good ass video. Great music with a great narrator. Well done.

Sound like the announcer sounded like he wanted the cardinals to lose lol

0:01: The og Helmet catch.

6:34 that punt block was actually amazing.

Love the PS at the end

Santonio Holmes was clutch af

Think its time to bring back the two bye weeks

Lol the ending was hilarious

The pain in the nos at 3:29 gets me laughing every time

Anyone else here after the Steelers somehow snuck in?

The raiders my god They have a chance the Texans are favored to beat the titans the ravens are benching Lamar even then the ravens are still favored jags suck and raiders might pull of the upset

Bro I love this channel as much as I love foot ball A LOTTT

Best part of this video is the fact that Ryan Fitzpatrick was QB for bengals during the garner run v TB lol

That 08 eagles team...

Where’s the 2013 Chargers? They needed to win, a Dolphins loss and ravens loss. Dolphins lost at home against the Geno Smith led jets and the ravens lost to the Bengals. Chargers beat the Chase Daniel led chiefs in SD on a blocked FG at the end. Later on the FG was said to supposed to have been penalized for loading everyone on one side of the line. Just crazy

4:20 - wow beat drop synced with snap was amazing

Why are the bills making it such a long shot?

The eagles just had a crazy week 17

Who’s here after the patriots choked against the dolphins?

I love the extra segment about the Chiefs at the end.

My favorite week 17 do or die matchup was in 1997 between the Lions and Jets. Both teams were in a win and you're in lose and your through scenario. But what made it unique is they were playing for 2 different playoff spots since the Jets are in the AFC and the Lions are in the NFC. I've never seen that scenario before or since. That was also the game where Barry Sanders went over 2000 yards for the season.

Should update this with the Bills improbable chance of ending the drought

Someone was really wearing a Raiders jersey when it is Vikings @ Cardinals. He missed the flight probably

As for the 49ers/Broncos game: if the game ended in a tie, Denver actually would have gotten in, so Nedney’s winning kick had a lot more

3:23. That Vikings Announcer was epic. You could feel the crush.

Bills just got added to this list.

Well, time for more shenanigans in 2020 as 5 AFC teams are still playing for the last 4 playoff spots. Oh, and all of them have a 10-5 record.

These would make for some great what-if videos!

I was today years old when I realized that the narrater of these videos is that dude from good morning Football

Now you have to make a sequel to talk about how the dolphins beat the patriots allowing the chiefs to cruise to a Super Bowl

You can add 2021 Week 18 to the list...

3:11 - 3:33 Still laugh my ass off every time I hear it lol

That ending..... epic.

Something tells me something incredible will happen tomorrow for the Wild Card spots

Super Bowl 53: Browns vs Bears

I've had this video in my recommended for over a year but refused as a Vikings fan...I gave in

Steelers fans watching this in 2018.

Lol P.S. the chiefs got their doors blown off next week.. laughed so hard

Great to hear Madden and Summerall in this video. One of the best broadcasting pair there ever was.

8:11 u know steelers loved knocking the bengals out of t

Who's here from the Raiders staying alive after week 16

So...this means...the Browns still have hope? 😁😁😁

Thanks Eliot for that little tid bit at the end brings a tear to my eye ahh love watching the chiefs makes the playoffs then blow it all away the next game

Nate Poole then got a key to the city of Green Bay for making that catch vs. the Vikings. Today, that catch would not have counted as both feet need to be down and it's no longer a judgment call by the refs to believe if both feet would have landed in bounds without the contact.

Raiders Week 17, 2019 Need Win vs DEN TEN loss vs HOU PIT loss vs BAL IND win vs JAX To make the playoffs If this video taught me anything, it’s that the Raiders still have a chance

Now you gotta add 2021 Steelers

Ah yes it's that time of the year again lol

The Cardinals beat the Packers earlier that year but still had a terrible record. Minnesota started out 6-0 and looked unstoppable. The up coming draft was stacked with people like Eli Manning, Big Ben, Phillip Rivers. The cards could of had #1 pick but decided its better to win and were rewarded with one of the best receivers Larry Fitzgerald.

2012 vikings. adrian peterson goes for over 2000 yards and the vikings get in the playoffs. how in the world did you not include this game???

It's still baffles me how in 2014 the 7-8-1 panthers made the playoffs and the 9-7 chiefs didn't

Can't wait for week 17 this year. A LOT of implications this week

What’s crazy is this video actually predicted the bills making the playoffs, it was posted 2 days before Sunday of week 17

force out rule was the stupidest thing ever lol

Raiders, this could be you.

I already watched this but i always come back

I wish we still have these kind of commentators. These guys can hype!

Who’s here when the giants about to do something crazy

thumbs up for the last line about the chiefs 😂 😂 😂

I remember that Nathan Poole was given the key to the city in Green Bay. What a reward.

2002 Browns: probably not the longest of longshots, but they went in to the final game 8-7 and having to beat Michael Vick and the Falcons and get help. They beat the Falcons, then had to wait for a favorable outcome in the inter-conference Jets vs. Packers game at 4:15. Thing is, they needed the JETS--the team in their own conference--to win, not the Packers. The tiebreakers were crazy, but they needed that, and they got that. Not a long shot so much as the "man bites dog" situation where a team needs someone else in the conference to win in order to make it.

The Steelers are in the playoffs

What about the 7-9 sea hawks ?

You left off the 2002 season where as many as ten AFC teams were still alive for a playoff spot. The Pats upset the Dolphins on a last second field goal which opened the door for the Jets to win the AFC East title later that afternoon by beating the Packers at home. The Jets win also allowed the Browns to clinch the final wild card spot via tiebreaker thanks to their win earlier in the day against the wild card bound Falcons and better record against common opponents.

Watching this amidst the 2020 AFC chaos

lets go chargers