NFL Playoff Scenarios

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NFL Playoff Scenarios

NFC

CLINCHED:

N.Y. Giants – NFC East.

Arizona – NFC West.

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


NEW YORK GIANTS


NY Giants clinch a first-round bye with:


NYG win or tie OR
MIN loss or tie.

NY Giants clinch homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:


NYG win.


CAROLINA PANTHERS


Carolina clinches NFC South title with:


CAR win or tie OR
TB loss or tie + ATL loss or tie.

Carolina clinches a first-round bye with:


CAR win or tie.

Carolina clinches homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:


CAR win.

Carolina clinches a playoff spot with:


DAL loss or tie OR
ATL loss or tie OR
TB loss or tie.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS


Minnesota clinches NFC North with:


MIN win OR
MIN tie + CHI loss or tie OR
CHI loss.


TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS


Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with:


TB win + ATL loss + PHI loss or tie OR
TB win + ATL loss + DAL loss or tie.

DALLAS COWBOYS


Dallas clinches a playoff spot with:



DAL win + PHI loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + ATL loss OR
DAL win + PHI loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + TB loss OR
DAL win + CHI loss or tie + TB loss + ATL loss OR
DAL win + PHI loss or tie + ATL loss + DAL clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over CHI.


ATLANTA FALCONS



Atlanta clinches a playoff spot with:



ATL win + TB loss + DAL loss OR
ATL win + TB loss + DAL tie + PHI loss OR
ATL win + TB loss + PHI loss + CHI loss or tie OR
ATL win + TB loss + PHI loss + DAL clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over CHI.

AFC



CLINCHED:

Tennessee – AFC South and first-round bye.

Pittsburgh – AFC North and first-round bye.



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



TENNESSEE TITANS



Tennessee clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:



TEN win.


DENVER BRONCOS



Denver clinches AFC West with:



DEN win or tie OR
SD loss or tie.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS



Indianapolis clinches a playoff spot with:



IND win OR
IND tie + NE loss or tie OR
IND tie + BAL loss or tie OR
IND tie + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
BAL loss + MIA loss or tie OR
BAL loss + NE loss OR
BAL loss + NYJ loss or tie OR
NE loss + MIA loss or tie OR
NE loss + NYJ loss or tie OR
MIA loss + NYJ loss + IND clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYJ

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NFC
CLINCHED
NY Giants - NFC East and Home Field
Arizona - NFC West
Carolina - Playoff Spot
Atlanta - Playoff Spot

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


Dallas Cowboys Can clinch a playoff spot with

1. a win, OR
2. a tie plus a Chicago loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss, OR
3. a tie plus a Minnesota loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss, OR
4. a tie plus a Chicago loss and a Tampa Bay tie, OR
5. a tie plus a Minnesota loss and a Tampa bay tie.


Philadelphia Eagles
can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a Tampa Bay loss and a Minnesota loss, OR
2. a win plus a Tampa Bay loss and a Chicago loss.


Atlanta Falcons
can clinch the NFC South Division and a first-round bye with:

1. a win plus a Carolina loss.

Carolina Panthers

can clinch the NFC South Division and a first-round bye with:
1. a win or tie.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers

can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a Dallas loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Dallas and a Minnesota loss or tie, OR
3. a tie plus a Dallas loss and a Chicago loss or tie, OR
4. a tie plus a Dallas tie and a Minnesota tie and a Chicago win or tie, OR
5. a tie plus a Dallas tie and a Chicago tie and a Minnesota win or tie.


Minnesota Vikings

can clinch the NFC North division with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie plus a Chicago or tie, OR
3. a Chicago loss


Chicago Bears

can clinch the NFC North division with:

1. a win plus a Minnestoa loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Minnesota loss.

can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a Dallas loss or tie and a Tampa bay loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Dallas loss and a Tampa Bay loss.


AFC

CLINCHED:
Tennessee - AFC South and Home Field
Pittsburgh - AFC North and First-Round Bye
Indianapolis - Playoff Spot
ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland


Miami Dolphins

Can clinch the AFC East division with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie and a New England loss or tie.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a tie and a Baltimore loss.


New England Patriots

Can clinch an AFC East Division title with:

1. a win plus a Miami loss or tie, OR
2. a tie and a Miami loss.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Baltimore loss or tie, OR
2. a tie and a Baltimore loss.


New York Jets

can clinch the AFC East division with:

1. a win plus a New England loss.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Baltimore loss.


Baltimore Ravens

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie plus a Miami loss or tie, OR
3. a tie plus a New England loss or tie, OR
4. a New England loss.


Denver Broncos

can clinch the AFC West Division with:

1. a win or tie.


San Diego Chargers

can clinch the AFC West Division with:
1. a win.