Thursday by the NFL.Skura Gary Jennings Jr. Jersey , an undrafted player in 2016, earned a total of $533,558, nearly doubling his 2018 salary. He got $395,660 from the performance-based pay pool, and $137,898 from the veteran pool.The program is a collectively bargained benefit that compensates all players, including rookies, based upon their playing time and salary levels. Skura started all 16 games for the Ravens during the 2018 season, playing every offensive play, as well 17 percent of Baltimore’s special teams plays.He earned the league minimum salary for a player with one credited season, $555,000).Skura spent the 2016 season and part of 2017 on the Ravens’ practice squad.NFL players will receive $140.88 million in performance-based pay” for the 2018 season. The players’ union will dedicate $48 million in benefits ( $1.5 million per team)to fund the veteran performance-based compensation pool for players with one or more accrued seasons. In total, $188.88 million will be disbursed to players under the combined pools.Behind Skura in bonus payments are guards Austin Blythe of the Rams ($380,600) and Jesse Davis of Miami ($374,833). Blythe was a seventh-round choice in 2016 and Davis was undrafted in 2015.Titans linebacker Jayon Brown ($373,575) and Rams linebackerCory Littleton ($371,379), who was a major contributor to Los Angeles making the Super Bowl http://www.seahawksauthorizedshops.com/authentic-phil-haynes-jersey , round out the top five.In all, 25 players are getting performance-based payments, including All-Pro defensive backs Eddie Jackson and Desmond King. Jackson receives $323,451, while King earns $300,335.Denver guardConnor McGovern gets the most money from the veterans pool:$144,472. Two teams already know their playoff seeds before Week 17: The Saints, who will be the NFC No. 1 seed, and the Cowboys, who will be the NFC No. 4 seed. After that, things are wide open.Overall, 12 teams have scenarios in which they can clinch a playoff berth, a division, a first-round bye or home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. We’ll explore all of those scenarios, from the straightforward (Chiefs will have home-field advantage if they win) to the remote (Steelers will be a wild card if they win, and the Ravens win, and the Titans and Colts tie).Here are the Week 17 playoff scenarios, as distributed by the NFL:NFCCLINCHED:New Orleans Saints – NFC South division title and home-field advantageLos Angeles Rams – NFC West division titleChicago Bears – NFC North division titleDallas Cowboys – NFC East division titleSeattle Seahawks – playoff berth<hr />LOS ANGELES RAMS (12-3) (vs. San Francisco (4-11), Sunday Ugo Amadi Jersey , 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:LAR win or tie ORCHI loss or tie<hr />CHICAGO BEARS (11-4) (at Minnesota (8-6-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:CHI win + LAR loss<hr />MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-6-1) (vs. Chicago (11-4), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:MIN win or tie ORPHI loss or tie<hr />PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-7) (at Washington (7-8), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)Philadelphia clinches a playoff berth with:PHI win + MIN loss<hr />AFCCLINCHED:Kansas City Chiefs – Playoff berthLos Angeles Chargers – Playoff berthNew England Patriots – AFC East division titleHouston Texans – Playoff berth<hr />KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4) (vs. Oakland (4-11), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:KC win ORKC tie + LAC loss or tie ORLAC loss + NE loss or tie + HOU loss or tie ORLAC loss + NE loss or tie + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUKansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:LAC loss + NE loss or tie ORLAC loss + HOU loss or tieLAC loss + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUKansas City clinches AFC West division title with:LAC loss ORKC tie + LAC tie<hr />NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-5) (vs. New York Jets (4-11), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:NE win + KC loss + LAC lossNew England clinches a first-round bye with:NE win ORNE tie + HOU loss or tie ORBAL loss or tie + HOU loss + TEN loss or tie<hr />HOUSTON TEXANS (10-5) (vs. Jacksonville (5-10), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET Dwayne Haskins Jersey , CBS)Houston clinches AFC South division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:HOU win + NE loss or tie + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KCHouston clinches AFC South division title and a first-round bye with:HOU win + NE loss or tie ORHOU win + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC ORHOU tie + NE loss ORIND-TEN tie + NE loss + BAL win + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over BALHouston clinches AFC South division title with:HOU win or tie ORIND-TEN tie<hr />BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-6) (vs. Cleveland (7-7-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Baltimore clinches AFC North division title and a first-round bye with:BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + IND-TEN does not end in a tie ORBAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + BAL clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOUBaltimore clinches AFC North division title with:BAL win ORPIT loss ORBAL tie + PIT tieBaltimore clinches a playoff berth with:BAL tie + IND-TEN tie<hr />LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (11-4) (at Denver (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Los Angeles clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:LAC win + KC loss or tie ORLAC tie + KC loss<hr />INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (9-6) (at Tennessee (9-6), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:IND win + HOU lossIndianapolis clinches a playoff berth with:IND win ORIND tie + PIT loss or tie ORIND tie + BAL loss<hr />TENNESSEE TITANS (9-6) (vs. Indianapolis (9-6), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)Tennessee clinches AFC South division title and first-round bye with:TEN win + HOU loss + NE loss + BAL loss or tieTennessee clinches AFC South division title with:TEN win + HOU lossTennessee clinches a playoff berth with:TEN win<hr />PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-6-1) (vs. Cincinnati (6-9), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS)Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:PIT win + BAL loss or tie ORPIT tie + BAL lossPittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:PIT win + IND-TEN tie
