Week 17 Playoff Scenarios

AFC

CLINCHED: Tennessee – AFC South and home field advantage.
Pittsburgh – AFC North and first-round bye.
Indianapolis – Playoff spot

ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland.

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami clinches AFC East Division with:

1) MIA win OR
2) MIA tie NE loss or tie.

Miami clinches a playoff spot with:

  • MIA tie BAL loss.
    NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

    New England clinches AFC East Division with:

    1) NE win MIA loss or tie OR
    2) NE tie MIA loss.

    New England clinches playoff spot with:

    1) NE win BAL loss or tie OR
    2) NE tie BAL loss.

    NEW YORK JETS

    NY Jets clinch AFC East Division with:
  • NYJ win NE loss.
    NY Jets clinch playoff spot with:
  • NYJ win BAL loss.
    BALTIMORE RAVENS

    Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:

    1) BAL win OR
    2) BAL tie MIA loss or tie OR
    3) BAL tie NE loss or tie OR
    4) NE loss.

    DENVER BRONCOS

    Denver clinches AFC West Division with:
  • DEN win or tie.
    SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

    San Diego clinches AFC West Division with:
  • SD win.

NFC

CLINCHED: N.Y. Giants – NFC East and home field advantage.
Arizona – NFC West.
Carolina – Playoff spot.
Atlanta – Playoff spot.

ELIMINATED: Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington.

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches a playoff spot with:

1) DAL win OR
2) DAL tie CHI loss or tie TB loss OR
3) DAL tie MIN loss or tie TB loss OR
4) DAL tie CHI loss TB tie OR
5) DAL tie MIN loss TB tie.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Philadelphia clinches a playoff spot with:

1) PHI win TB loss MIN loss OR
2) PHI win TB loss CHI loss.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Atlanta clinches NFC South Division and a first-round bye with:

  • ATL win CAR loss. *
    *
    CAROLINA PANTHERS


    Carolina clinches NFC South Division and a first-round bye with:
    1) CAR win or tieOR
    2) ATL loss or tie.

    TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

    Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with:

    1) TB win DAL loss or tieOR
    2) TB tie DAL loss MIN loss or tie OR
    3) TB tie DAL loss CHI loss or tieOR
    4) TB tie DAL tie MIN tie CHI win or tieOR
    5) TB tie DAL tie CHI tie MIN win or tie.

    MINNESOTA VIKINGS

    Minnesota clinches NFC North with:

    1) MIN winOR
    2) MIN tie CHI loss or tieOR
    3) CHI loss.

    Minnesota clinches a playoff spot with:
  • MIN tie DAL loss TB loss.
    CHICAGO BEARS

    Chicago clinches NFC North Division with:
    1) CHI win MIN loss or tie OR
    2) CHI tie MIN loss.

    Chicago clinches a playoff spot with:
    1) CHI win DAL loss or tie TB loss or tie OR
    2) CHI tie DAL loss TB loss.
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