NFL: Playoff Scenarios
Associated Press
AFC
WEST:
San Diego (7-8) and Denver (8-7) play Sunday for the division title.
EAST:
Miami Dolphins (10-5) — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win
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 (10-5) — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win and Miami loss or tie
2) A tie and a Miami loss
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win and a Baltimore loss or tie
2) A tie and a Baltimore loss.
New York Jets (9-6) — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win and a New England loss
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win and a Baltimore loss.
SOUTH:
Tennessee (13-2) has clinched the division and home-field advantage.
Indianapolis (11-4) has clinched a wild-card playoff spot.
NORTH:
Pittsburgh (11-4) has clinched.
Baltimore Ravens (10-5) can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win
2) A tie and a Miami loss or tie
3) A tie and a New England loss or tie
4) A New England loss.
NFC
WEST:
Arizona (8-7) has clinched.
EAST:
The Giants (12-3) have clinched the division and home-field advantage.
Dallas Cowboys (9-6) — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win
2) A tie, a Chicago loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss.
3) A tie, a Minnesota loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss.
4) A tie, a Chicago loss and a Tampa Bay tie.
5) A tie, a Minnesota loss and a Tampa Bay tie.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-6-1) — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win and losses by Tampa Bay and Minnesota.
2) A win and losses by Tampa Bay and Chicago.
SOUTH:
Atlanta Falcons (10-5) — Clinched a playoff spot.
Can clinch the division and a first-round bye with:
1) A win and a Carolina loss.
Carolina Panthers (11-4) — Clinched a playoff spot.
Can clinch division and first-round bye with:
1) A win or tie.
2) An Atlanta lose or tie.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-6) — Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win and a Dallas loss or tie.
2) A tie, a Dallas loss and a Minnesota loss or tie.
3) A tie, a Dallas loss and a Chicago loss or tie.
4) A tie, a Dallas tie, a Minnesota tie and a Chicago win or tie.
5) A tie, a Dallas tie, a Chicago tie and a Minnesota win or tie.
NORTH:
Minnesota Vikings (9-6) — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win.
2) A tie and a Chicago loss or tie.
3) A Chicago loss.
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win, a Dallas loss and a Tampa Bay loss.
Chicago Bears (9-6) — Can clinch the division with:
1) A win and a Minnesota loss or tie.
2) A tie and a Minnesota loss.
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win and losses or ties by Dallas and Tampa Bay.
2) A tie and losses by Dallas and Tampa Bay.