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NFL Playoff Scenarios
New England has clinched division title.
AFC NORTH
Cincinnati has clinched division title.
AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis has the clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Jacksonville can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win.
2) A tie and Pittsburgh loss or tie.
3) A tie and San Diego loss.
4) A Pittsburgh loss and Kansas City loss or tie.
AFC WEST
Denver has clinched playoff berth.
Denver can clinch division with:
1) A win or tie
2) A San Diego loss or tie.
Denver can clinch first-round bye with:
1) A win and Cincinnati loss.
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NFC EAST
New York Giants can clinch division with:
1) A win or tie.
New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A Minnesota loss or tie.
2) A Tampa Bay loss and a Chicago win or tie (Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and Minnesota).
Washington can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win and losses by Dallas, Minnesota and Atlanta.
NFC NORTH
Chicago can clinch division with:
1) A win or tie.
2) A Minnesota loss or tie.
Chicago can clinch first-round bye with:
1) A win and losses by N.Y. Giants and Carolina.
Chicago can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A Washington loss or tie.
2) A Tampa Bay loss.
NFC SOUTH
Carolina can clinch division with:
1) A win and Tampa Bay loss or tie.
2) A tie and a Tampa Bay loss.
Carolina can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win or tie.
2) Losses or ties by Washington, Atlanta and Minnesota.
3) Losses or ties by Washington and Atlanta plus a Chicago win or tie.
Tampa Bay can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win and losses or ties by Dallas and Washington.
2) A win and losses or ties by Dallas and Minnesota.
3) A win and losses or ties by Washington and Minnesota.
4) A win and a Dallas loss or tie and a Chicago win or tie.
5) A win and a Washington loss or tie and a Chocago win or tie.
NFC WEST
Seattle has clinched division title and a first-round bye.
Seattle can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) A win or tie.
2) A Chicago loss or tie.
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Arizona, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Green Bay, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco and Tennessee have been eliminated from playoff contention.
New England has clinched division title.
AFC NORTH
Cincinnati has clinched division title.
AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis has the clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Jacksonville can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win.
2) A tie and Pittsburgh loss or tie.
3) A tie and San Diego loss.
4) A Pittsburgh loss and Kansas City loss or tie.
AFC WEST
Denver has clinched playoff berth.
Denver can clinch division with:
1) A win or tie
2) A San Diego loss or tie.
Denver can clinch first-round bye with:
1) A win and Cincinnati loss.
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NFC EAST
New York Giants can clinch division with:
1) A win or tie.
New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A Minnesota loss or tie.
2) A Tampa Bay loss and a Chicago win or tie (Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and Minnesota).
Washington can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win and losses by Dallas, Minnesota and Atlanta.
NFC NORTH
Chicago can clinch division with:
1) A win or tie.
2) A Minnesota loss or tie.
Chicago can clinch first-round bye with:
1) A win and losses by N.Y. Giants and Carolina.
Chicago can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A Washington loss or tie.
2) A Tampa Bay loss.
NFC SOUTH
Carolina can clinch division with:
1) A win and Tampa Bay loss or tie.
2) A tie and a Tampa Bay loss.
Carolina can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win or tie.
2) Losses or ties by Washington, Atlanta and Minnesota.
3) Losses or ties by Washington and Atlanta plus a Chicago win or tie.
Tampa Bay can clinch playoff berth with:
1) A win and losses or ties by Dallas and Washington.
2) A win and losses or ties by Dallas and Minnesota.
3) A win and losses or ties by Washington and Minnesota.
4) A win and a Dallas loss or tie and a Chicago win or tie.
5) A win and a Washington loss or tie and a Chocago win or tie.
NFC WEST
Seattle has clinched division title and a first-round bye.
Seattle can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) A win or tie.
2) A Chicago loss or tie.
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Arizona, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Green Bay, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco and Tennessee have been eliminated from playoff contention.