NFL Playoff Scenarios

Last Updated on December 27, 2008 2:58 am by admin

 

Week 17
AFC
EAST DIVISION
MIAMI DOLPHINS – 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 – 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 – 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 DIVISION
TENNESSEE TITANS – Clinched the division, first-round bye and homefield advantage.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Clinched a playoff spot.

NORTH DIVISION
PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Clinched the division and a first-round bye.
BALTIMORE RAVENS – Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A win.
tie and a Miami loss or tie.
3) A tie and a New England loss or tie.
4) A New England loss.

WEST DIVISION
DENVER BRONCOS – Can clinch the division with:
1) A win or tie.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Can clinch the division with:
1) A win.

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

NFC
EAST DIVISION
NEW YORK GIANTS – Clinched the division and homefield advantage.
DALLAS COWBOYS – 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 – 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 DIVISION
ATLANTA FALCONS – Clinched a playoff spot.
Can clinch the division and a first-round bye with:
1) A win and a Carolina loss.
CAROLINA PANTHERS – 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 – Can clinch a playoff spot with:
n 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 DIVISION
MINNESOTA VIKINGS – 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 and losses by Dallas and Tampa Bay.
CHICAGO BEARS – 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.
WEST DIVISION
ARIZONA CARDINALS – Clinched the division.

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