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Playoff scenarios

AFC EAST: New England has clinched division title and a first-round bye.

– New England can clinch home-field advantage throughout playoffs with: 1) a win or tie OR 2) A Kansas City loss or tie.

AFC NORTH: Baltimore can clinch division title with 1) A win or tie OR 2) A Cincinnati loss or tie.

– Cincinnati can clinch division title with a win and a Baltimore loss.

AFC SOUTH: Indianapolis and Tennessee have clinched playoff berths.

– Indianapolis can clinch division title with a win or a Tennessee loss.

– Indianapolis can also clinch division title if it and Tennessee both tie.

– Tennessee can clinch division title with a win or tie and an Indianapolis loss.

AFC WEST: Kansas City has clinched division title and first-round bye. Denver has clinched playoff berth.

– Kansas City can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and a New England loss.

NFC EAST: Philadelphia, Dallas have clinched playoff berths.

– Philly can clinch division title and first-round bye with 1) a win or tie OR 2) a Dallas loss or tie.

– Philly can clinch home-field throughout playoffs with a win and a St. Louis loss.

– Dallas can clinch division title and first-round bye with a win and a Philly loss.

NFC NORTH: Minnesota can clinch playoff berth with 1) a Seattle loss OR 2) a tie and a Seattle tie.

– Minnesota can clinch division title with 1) a win or Green Bay loss OR 2) a tie and a Green Bay tie.

– Green Bay can clinch playoff berth with 1) a Seattle loss OR 2) a win and a Dallas win or tie OR 3) a win plus Dallas finishes with a better strength of victory than Seattle OR 4) A win or tie and a Seattle tie.

– Green Bay can clinch division title with 1) a win and a Minnesota loss or tie OR 2) a tie and a Minnesota loss.

NFC SOUTH: Carolina has clinched division title.

NFC WEST: St. Louis has clinched division title and a first-round bye.

– St. Louis can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with 1) a win or tie OR 2) a Philly loss or tie.

– Seattle can clinch playoff berth with 1) a win and a Minnesota loss or tie OR 2) A win and a Green Bay loss or tie, OR 3) a win and a Dallas loss plus Seattle finishes with better strength of victory than Dallas OR 4) a tie and loss by Minnesota or Green Bay.

Note: If your team isn’t mentioned above, they ain’t in the playoffs.