NFL Playoff Scenarios

Published 1:55 am Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Week 17

AFC

CLINCHED: New England-East Division and first-round bye; Houston-South Division; Baltimore and Pittsburgh-wild-card spots.

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NEW ENGLAND

— Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

Win or tie OR

Baltimore loss or tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie

BALTIMORE

— Clinches AFC North Division and first-round bye with:

Win OR

Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie OR

Pittsburgh loss

— Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

Win AND New England loss

PITTSBURGH

— Clinches AFC North Division and first-round bye with:

Win AND Baltimore loss or tie OR

Tie AND Baltimore loss OR

— Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

Win AND Baltimore loss or tie AND New England loss

DENVER

— Clinches AFC West Division with:

Win OR

Tie AND Oakland loss or tie OR

Oakland loss

OAKLAND

— Clinches AFC West Division with:

Win AND Denver loss or tie OR

Tie AND Denver loss

— Clinches wild-card spot with:

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie OR

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win

CINCINNATI

— Clinches wild-card spot with:

Win or tie

N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie

N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie

N.Y. JETS

— Clinch wild-card spot with:

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Oakland loss or tie

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND Tennessee loss or tie AND Denver loss or tie

TENNESSEE

— Clinches wild-card spot with:

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Oakland loss or tie

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets win AND Denver loss or tie

Win AND Cincinnati loss AND N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Oakland win AND Denver win

 

NFC

CLINCHED: Green Bay-North Division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; New Orleans-South Division; San Francisco-West Division; Atlantaand Detroit-wild-card spots.

SAN FRANCISCO

— Clinches first-round bye with:

Win OR

Tie AND New Orleans tie OR

New Orleans loss

NEW ORLEANS

— Clinches first-round bye with:

Win and San Francisco loss or tie OR

Tie and San Francisco loss

N.Y. GIANTS

— Clinch NFC East Division with:

Win or tie

DALLAS

— Clinches NFC East Division with:

Win