NFL Playoff Scenarios

NFC

CLINCHED:

Seahawks, Panthers and 49ers - playoff berth

Seahawks (vs. Rams)

Clinch NFC West and home-field advantage in

NFC playoffs with:

1) SEA win or tie, OR

2) one SF loss or tie

Panthers (at Falcons)

Clinch NFC South division and a first-round bye with:

1) CAR win or tie, OR

2) NO loss or tie

Clinch home-field advantage in NFC playoffs with:

1) CAR win + SEA loss + two SF wins

Eagles (at Cowboys)

Clinch NFC East with:

1) EAGLES win or tie

Bears (vs. Packers)

Clinch NFC North with:

1) CHI win or tie

 Saints (vs. Buccaneers)

Clinches NFC South and first-round bye with:

1) NO win + CAR loss

Clinch playoff berth with:

1) NO win, OR

2) NO tie + SF loss or tie this week, OR

3) NO tie + ARI loss or tie, OR

4) ARI loss

Cardinals (vs. 49ers)

Clinch playoff berth with:

1) ARI win + SF loss or tie this week, OR

2) ARI win + NO loss or tie, OR

3) ARI tie + NO loss

Cowboys (vs. Eagles)

Clinch NFC East with:

1) DAL win

Packers (at Bears)

Clinch NFC North with:

1) GB win

SOURCE: NFL.com

AFC

CLINCHED: Broncos

- AFC West and first-round bye; Patriots - AFC East; Bengals - AFC North;

Colts - AFC South; Chiefs - playoff berth

Broncos (at Raiders)

Clinches home-field advantage in AFC playoffs with:

1) DEN win or tie, OR

2) NE loss or tie

Patriots (vs. Bills)

Clinch first-round bye with:

1) NE win or tie, OR

2) CIN loss or tie + IND loss or tie

Clinch home-field advantage in AFC playoffs with:

1) NE win + DEN loss

Bengals (vs. Ravens)

Clinch first-round bye with:

1) CIN win + NE loss

Colts (vs. Jaguars)

Clinch first-round bye with:

1) IND win + NE loss + CIN loss or tie

Dolphins (vs. Jets)

Clinches playoff berth with:

1) MIA win + BAL loss or tie, OR

2) MIA win + SD win, OR

3) MIA tie + BAL loss +

SD loss or tie, OR

4) MIA tie + BAL tie + SD tie

Ravens (at Bengals)

Clinch playoff berth with:

1) BAL win + SD loss or tie, OR

2) BAL win + MIA loss or tie, OR

3) BAL tie + MIA loss + SD loss or tie, OR

4) BAL tie + MIA tie +

SD loss, OR

5) MIA loss + SD loss +

PIT loss or tie

Chargers (vs. Chiefs)

Clinches playoff berth with:

1) SD win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie, OR

2) SD tie + MIA loss +

BAL loss

Steelers (vs. Browns)

Clinch playoff berth with:

1) PIT win + MIA loss +

BAL loss + SD loss

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