Week 16 NFL Playoff Scenarios

AFC

CLINCHED:

Denver – AFC West

Indianapolis – AFC South

New England – AFC East

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at New York Jets)

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1)    NE win + DEN loss

 

New England clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    NE win OR

2)    NE tie + IND loss or tie OR

3)    IND loss + CIN loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + BAL loss or tie

 

DENVER BRONCOS (at Cincinnati)

 

Denver clinches a first-round bye with:

 

1)    DEN win OR

2)    DEN tie + IND loss or tie

 

CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Denver)

 

Cincinnati clinches AFC North division with:

1)    CIN win + PIT loss + BAL loss or tie

 

Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    CIN win OR

2)    CIN tie + BAL loss OR

3)    CIN tie + KC loss or tie + SD loss or tie OR

4)    KC loss + SD loss + BUF loss or tie

 

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Kansas City)

 

Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    PIT win

 

BALTIMORE RAVENS (at Houston)

 

Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    BAL win + PIT loss + CIN loss OR

2)    BAL win + KC loss or tie + SD loss or tie OR

3)    BAL tie + KC loss + SD loss + BUF loss or tie

 

NFC

CLINCHED: Arizona – playoff spot

 

ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. Seattle)

 

Arizona clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

1)    ARI win

 

DETROIT LIONS (at Chicago)

 

Detroit clinches NFC North division with:

 

1)    DET win + GB loss

Detroit clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    DET win + GB loss + DAL loss

Detroit clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    DET win OR

2)    DET tie + PHI loss or tie OR

3)    PHI loss

DALLAS COWBOYS (vs. Indianapolis)

 

Dallas clinches NFC East division with:

1)    DAL win + PHI loss or tie OR

2)    DAL tie + PHI loss

Dallas clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    DAL win + GB loss or tie + DET loss or tie as long as both don’t tie

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (at Arizona)

 

Seattle clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    SEA win + PHI loss or tie OR

2)    SEA win + DET loss or tie OR

3)    SEA win + GB loss or tie OR

4)    SEA tie + PHI loss OR

5)    SEA tie + DET loss + GB loss OR

6)    PHI loss + DAL win or tie

GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Tampa Bay)

Green Bay clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    GB win + PHI loss or tie OR

2)    GB win + DAL win or tie OR

3)    GB tie + PHI loss OR

4)    GB tie + PHI tie + DAL win or tie OR

5)    PHI loss + DAL win or tie

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (vs. Atlanta

New Orleans clinches NFC South division with:

1)    NO win + CAR loss

 

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