Week 17 referee assignments

Walt Anderson will be the referee for Game 256 — the Sunday night game which will determine if either the Tennessee Titans or Indianapolis Colts extend their season into January. Tony Corrente and his crew have the week off.

All games are on Sunday and are listed below based on their impact on the playoff picture. Potential (or clinched) playoff seeds are shown in superscripted numbers, with zeros indicating teams that have not clinched a playoff spot. Times listed are Eastern.

Update: The potential seedings and their impact on the playoff picture have been updated to reflect the Seahawks’ win over the Chiefs on Sunday night.

Sunday, December 30

Games for the division title

• Browns at Ravens^4/0  —  Shawn Smith
• Jaguars at Texans^1/2/3/6  —  Pete Morelli

Game to clinch the division (needing outside help)

• Bengals at Steelers^4/0  —  Carl Cheffers

Games for wild card qualification

• Colts^3/4/6/0 at Titans^3/4/6/0 NBC  —  Walt Anderson
  •  Winner of this game will only win division in the event of a HOU loss
• Eagles^6/0 at Washington  —  Craig Wrolstad
• Bears^2/3 at Vikings^5/6/0  —  Clete Blakeman

Games with top seed implications

• Jets at Patriots^1/2/3/4  —  Walt Coleman
• Raiders at Chiefs^1/2/3/5  —  Shawn Hochuli
• Chargers^1/5 at Broncos  —  John Parry
• 49ers at Rams^2/3  —  Jerome Boger
  • Also CHI-MIN, listed above

Game that affects wild card seeds

• Cardinals at Seahawks^5/6  —  Ron Torbert

No playoff implications

• Dolphins at Bills  —  John Hussey
• Lions at Packers  —  Alex Kemp
• Cowboys⁴ at Giants  —  Clay Martin
• Falcons at Buccaneers  —  Brad Allen
• Panthers at Saints¹  —  Bill Vinovich

End of regular season