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.




