The N.F.L. playoff picture is mostly settled, but a hugely important aspect of the postseason — which teams get a week of rest, or host their first playoff game — is still open for any team not named the New England Patriots.

The Seattle Seahawks, for example, could find themselves at the top of the N.F.C., with a bye week and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, or as the N.F.C.’s fifth seed, playing all their games on the road.

Arizona Cardinals Games to watch: Once on top of the N.F.C., the Cardinals are now most likely to end up as a wild card. But if they win on Sunday, they could get a first-round bye; even the N.F.C.’s top seed is theoretically possible.

Atlanta Falcons Games to watch: The Falcons’ playoff hopes are dead simple: win and they’re in.

Baltimore Ravens Games to watch: The Ravens are on the cusp. Beating the Browns to close out the season will get them only halfway there; they’ll also need the Chiefs to beat the Chargers.

Carolina Panthers Games to watch: The Panthers’ playoff hopes are dead simple: win (or tie) and they’re in.

Cincinnati Bengals Games to watch: If the Bengals lose to the Steelers, they will be the No. 5 seed. If they win, they will host their first playoff game, whether it’s in the wild-card round or a week later.

Dallas Cowboys Games to watch: The Cowboys have a chance for a bye week, but the outcome of their game has almost nothing to do with their seeding. Unless the Seahawks and Cardinals both lose, the Cowboys will be the No. 3 seed. (The Cowboys could technically still get the top seed, but would need a Lions-Packers tie.)

Denver Broncos Games to watch: The easiest path to a bye week for the Broncos is a win against the Raiders. Their worst-case scenario is the No.3 seed.

Detroit Lions Games to watch: A win at Lambeau Field on Sunday guarantees the Lions a bye week. At that point, they need help to get the top seed. They will get it if both the Cardinals and the Seahawks lose.

Green Bay Packers Games to watch: A win against the Lions gives the Packers a first-round bye. A win and a Seahawks loss would give them the top seed. A loss gets them the No. 6 seed as a wild card.

Houston Texans Games to watch: The Texans’ odds are slim, and their best hope is the last wild-card spot in the A.F.C. To get it, they would need to win while the Ravens and the Chargers lose.

Indianapolis Colts Games to watch: Barring a Steelers-Bengals tie, the Colts are locked into the 4th seed and will host their first playoff game.

Kansas City Chiefs Games to watch: The Chiefs need help to make the playoffs; beating the Chargers would be just the start. They would also need two games to end favorably, with Ravens and Texans losses.

New England Patriots Games to watch: The Patriots are in, and they have clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs. No game on Sunday can change that.

Pittsburgh Steelers Games to watch: If the Steelers beat the Bengals, their first playoff game is at home.

San Diego Chargers Games to watch: If the Chargers win their final game, they will make the playoffs. If they lose, they will not.