NFL Playoff Scenarios

Last Updated on December 20, 2011 1:38 pm by admin

 

Week 16
AFC
CLINCHED: Houston-AFC South, New England-AFC East, Baltimore-playoff spot, Pittsburgh-playoff spot
NEW ENGLAND
– Clinches a first-round bye with:
Win AND Houston loss or tie OR
Win AND Pittsburgh loss or tie AND Baltimore loss or tie OR
Tie AND Houston loss OR
Tie AND Pittsburgh loss AND Baltimore loss
– Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
Win AND Houston loss or tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie AND Baltimore loss or tie
BALTIMORE
– Clinches AFC North division with:
Win AND Pittsburgh loss
– Clinches a first-round bye with:
Win AND Pittsburgh loss AND Houston loss
DENVER
– Clinches AFC West division with:
Win AND Oakland loss or tie OR
Tie AND Oakland loss AND San Diego loss or tie
– Clinches a playoff spot with:
Win AND N.Y. Jets loss AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie
NFC
CLINCHED: Green Bay-NFC North and first-round bye, San Francisco-NFC West, New Orleans-playoff spot
GREEN BAY
– Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
Win or tie OR
San Francisco loss or tie
SAN FRANCISCO
– Clinches a first-round bye with:
Win AND New Orleans loss
NEW ORLEANS
– Clinches NFC South division with:
Win or tie
DALLAS
– Clinches NFC East division with:
Win AND N.Y. Giants loss or tie OR
Tie AND N.Y. Giants loss
ATLANTA
– Clinches a playoff spot with:
Win or tie OR
Dallas loss or tie AND Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie OR
N.Y. Giants loss or tie AND Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie
DETROIT
– Clinches a playoff spot with:
Win or tie OR
Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie AND Seattle loss or tie AND Dallas loss or tie OR
Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie AND Seattle loss or tie AND N.Y. Giants loss or tie OR
Chicago loss or tie AND Arizona loss or tie AND Seattle loss or tie AND Atlanta win or tie