Playoff Scenarios
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AFC
CLINCHED
Indianapolis -- AFC South and homefield advantage.
San Diego -- AFC West and first-round bye.
Cincinnati -- AFC North.
New England -- AFC East.
ELIMINATED
Cleveland, Kansas City, Oakland, Buffalo, Tennessee.
STILL ALIVE
Baltimore, New York Jets, Denver, Pittsburgh, Houston, Jacksonville and Miami cannot make the playoffs with a tie.
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Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
BAL win
New York Jets
NY Jets clinch a playoff spot with:
NYJ win
Denver Broncos
Denver clinches a playoff spot with:
1) DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
2) DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
3) DEN win + NYJ loss or tie + HOU win OR
4) DEN win + BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
5) DEN win + BAL loss or tie + HOU win OR
6) PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss OR
7) PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss OR

PIT loss + BAL loss + JAC loss + NYJ loss OR
9) PIT loss + HOU loss + JAC loss + NYJ loss OR
10) MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss or tie
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1) PIT win + HOU loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
2) PIT win + HOU loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
3) PIT win + NYJ loss or tie + BAL loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
Houston Texans
Houston clinches a playoff spot with:
1) HOU win + NYJ loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
2) HOU win + NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie OR
3) HOU win + BAL loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville clinches a playoff spot with:
1) JAC win + PIT loss + BAL loss + DEN loss + HOU loss OR
2) JAC win + PIT loss + BAL loss + DEN loss + NYJ loss OR
3) JAC win + PIT loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss OR
4) JAC win + PIT loss + DEN loss + HOU loss + NYJ loss OR
5) JAC win + NYJ loss + DEN loss + HOU loss + BAL loss
Miami Dolphins
Miami clinches a playoff spot with:
· MIA win + NYJ loss + BAL loss + HOU loss + JAC loss or tie
NFC
CLINCHED
New Orleans -- NFC South and a first-round bye.
Minnesota -- NFC North.
Arizona -- NFC West.
Philadelphia -- playoff spot.
Green Bay -- playoff spot.
Dallas -- playoff spot.
ELIMINATED
Detroit, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Washington, Chicago, Seattle, Carolina, Atlanta, San Francisco, NY Giants.
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New Orleans Saints
New Orleans clinches homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
IF MINNESOTA BEATS CHICAGO
1) NO win or tie OR
2) MIN loss or tie
IF CHICAGO BEATS MINNESOTA
· New Orleans clinches homefield advantage.
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota clinches homefield advantage with:
IF MINNESOTA BEATS CHICAGO
· MIN win + NO loss
Minnesota clinches a first-round bye with:
IF MINNESOTA BEATS CHICAGO
1) MIN win or tie OR
2) PHI loss or tie
IF CHICAGO BEATS MINNESOTA
1) MIN win + PHI loss or tie OR
2) MIN tie + PHI loss
Arizona Cardinals
Arizona clinches a first-round bye with:
IF CHICAGO BEATS MINNESOTA
· ARI win + MIN loss + PHI loss
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia clinches NFC East with:
· PHI win or tie
Philadelphia clinches a first-round bye with:
IF MINNESOTA BEATS CHICAGO
· PHI win + MIN loss
IF CHICAGO BEATS MINNESOTA
1) PHI win OR
2) PHI tie + MIN loss or tie
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas clinches NFC East with:
· DAL win
Dallas clinches a first-round bye with:
IF CHICAGO BEATS MINNESOTA
· DAL win + MIN loss + ARI loss or tie