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With a 24-17 win against the Chargers Sunday, the Raiders head into Week 17 with a chance to make the playoffs.

Four games Sunday morning had a chance to end the Raiders’ playoff hopes, but all fell in their favor, with several of them finishing right around kickoff of their game against the Chargers in Los Angeles.

The Browns’ 31-15 loss to the Ravens finally eliminated Cleveland from the playoff picture with its ninth defeat of the season.

New Orleans’ 38-28 road victory in Tennessee and the Jets’ surprise win over the Steelers kept both losing teams from earning their ninth win, which would have put them out of reach of the 6-8 Raiders.

The strangest part of the Raiders’ playoff situation is that they are reliant on the Colts to win and join a four-way tie for the AFC’s second wild-card spot. Indianapolis obliged with a 38-6 drubbing of Carolina in rookie Will Grier’s first start as the Panthers quarterback.

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Raiders will be without Henry Ruggs III against Patriots If all four games go the Raiders’ way again next week, they will likely find themselves in the playoffs via the strength of victory tiebreaker over Pittsburgh.

Here’s what Week 17 entails for all the involved teams:

Steelers: at Ravens (10 a.m.) — BAL must win

Titans: at Texans (10 a.m.) — HOU must win

Colts: at Jaguars (10 a.m.) — IND must win

Raiders: at Broncos (1:25 p.m.) — OAK must win

Unfortunately for the Raiders, Baltimore has already clinched the AFC’s top seed and won’t have any incentive to play its starters against Pittsburgh.