NFL: Playoff Scenarios
Associated Press
Week 16
AFC
SOUTH DIVISION
TENNESSEE TITANS — Clinched the division and first-round bye.
Can clinch homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) A win.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win.
2) A tie and a New England loss or tie.
3) A tie and a Baltimore loss or tie.
4) A tie and losses or ties by Miami and New York.
5) A Baltimore loss and a Miami loss or tie.
6) Baltimore and New England both lose.
7) A Baltimore loss and a New York loss or tie.
8) A New England loss and a Miami loss or tie.
9) A New England loss and a New York loss or tie.
10) Miami and New York both lose plus Indianapolis clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over New York.
NORTH DIVISION
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Clinched the division and a first-round bye.
WEST DIVISION
DENVER BRONCOS — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win or tie OR
2) A San Diego loss or tie.
ELIMINATED — Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland.
NFC
EAST DIVISION
NEW YORK GIANTS — Clinched the division.
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) A win or tie.
2) A Minnesota loss or tie.
Can clinch homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) A win over Carolina.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win, an Atlanta loss and losses or ties by Philadelphia and Chicago.
1) A win, a Tampa Bay loss and losses or ties by Philadelphia and Chicago.
3) A win, losses by Atlanta and Tampa Bay and a Chicago loss or tie.
4) A win, a Philadelphia loss or tie, an Atlanta loss and Dallas clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Chicago.
SOUTH DIVISION
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win or tie.
2) Tampa Bay and Atlanta both lose or tie.
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) A win or tie.
Can clinch homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) A win over New York.
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A Dallas loss or tie.
2) An Atlanta loss or tie.
3) A Tampa Bay loss or tie.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
2) A win, an Atlanta loss and a Philadelphia loss or tie.
1) A win, an Atlanta loss and a Dallas loss or tie.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win and losses by Tampa Bay and Dallas.
2) A win, losses by Tampa Bay and Philadelphia and a Dallas tie.
3) A win, losses by Tampa Bay and Philadelphia and a Chicago loss or tie.
4) A win, losses by Tampa Bay and Philadelphia and Dallas clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Chicago.
NORTH DIVISION
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win.
2) A tie and a Chicago loss or tie.
3) A Chicago loss.
WEST DIVISION
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Clinched the division.
ELIMINATED — Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle.