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Clinching scenarios for Week 17.
Updated and revised after the Green Bay-Oakland game Monday, Dec. 22.
AFC East
New England has clinched AFC East division title and first round bye. Can clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
EITHER a win or tie next week against Buffalo
OR a Kansas City loss or tie.
AFC North
Baltimore Can clinch AFC North division title with:
EITHER a win or tie against Pittsburgh next week
OR a Cincinnati loss or tie.
Cincinnati can clinch AFC North division title with a win against Cleveland next week AND a Baltimore loss.
AFC North
Indianapolis has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC South division title with:
EITHER a win at Houston next week
OR a tie and a Tennessee tie OR a Tennessee loss.
Tennessee has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC South division title with:
EITHER a win against Tampa Bay next week and an Indianapolis loss or tie
OR a tie and an Indianapolis loss
AFC West
Kansas City has clinched AFC West division title. Can clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
A win against Chicago next week AND a New England loss
Denver has clinched a playoff berth.
Clinching scenarios for Week 17.
NFC East
Philadelphia has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC East division title and first round bye with:
EITHER a win or tie
OR a Dallas loss or tie
Philadelphia can clinch homefield advantage with a win AND a St. Louis loss
Dallas has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC East division title and first round bye with:
A win AND a Philadelphia loss
NFC North
Minnesota can clinch an NFC North division title with:
EITHER a win
OR a Green Bay loss
OR with a tie AND a Green Bay tie
Can clinch a playoff berth with:
EITHER a Seattle loss
OR with a tie AND a Seattle tie
Green Bay can clinch NFC North division title with:
EITHER a win and a Minnesota loss or tie
OR with a tie and a Minnesota loss
Can clinch a playoff berth with:
EITHER a win AND either a Dallas has better strength of victory than Seattle
OR a Dallas win or tie
OR a Green Bay win or tie AND a Seattle tie
OR a Seattle loss
NFC South
Carolina has clinched NFC South division title.
NFC West
St. Louis has clinched a NFC West division title and first round bye. Can clinch home field advantage with:
EITHER a win or tie
OR a Philadelphia loss or tie
Seattle can clinch a playoff berth with:
A win AND
EITHER a Dallas loss and Seattle has better strength of victory than Dallas
OR a Minnesota loss or tie
OR a Green Bay loss or tie
OR a Seattle tie AND EITHER a Minnesota loss or a Green Bay loss
Eliminated from playoff contention:
AFC: Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Diego
NFC: Arizona, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Washington
Updated and revised after the Green Bay-Oakland game Monday, Dec. 22.
AFC East
New England has clinched AFC East division title and first round bye. Can clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
EITHER a win or tie next week against Buffalo
OR a Kansas City loss or tie.
AFC North
Baltimore Can clinch AFC North division title with:
EITHER a win or tie against Pittsburgh next week
OR a Cincinnati loss or tie.
Cincinnati can clinch AFC North division title with a win against Cleveland next week AND a Baltimore loss.
AFC North
Indianapolis has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC South division title with:
EITHER a win at Houston next week
OR a tie and a Tennessee tie OR a Tennessee loss.
Tennessee has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC South division title with:
EITHER a win against Tampa Bay next week and an Indianapolis loss or tie
OR a tie and an Indianapolis loss
AFC West
Kansas City has clinched AFC West division title. Can clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
A win against Chicago next week AND a New England loss
Denver has clinched a playoff berth.
Clinching scenarios for Week 17.
NFC East
Philadelphia has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC East division title and first round bye with:
EITHER a win or tie
OR a Dallas loss or tie
Philadelphia can clinch homefield advantage with a win AND a St. Louis loss
Dallas has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC East division title and first round bye with:
A win AND a Philadelphia loss
NFC North
Minnesota can clinch an NFC North division title with:
EITHER a win
OR a Green Bay loss
OR with a tie AND a Green Bay tie
Can clinch a playoff berth with:
EITHER a Seattle loss
OR with a tie AND a Seattle tie
Green Bay can clinch NFC North division title with:
EITHER a win and a Minnesota loss or tie
OR with a tie and a Minnesota loss
Can clinch a playoff berth with:
EITHER a win AND either a Dallas has better strength of victory than Seattle
OR a Dallas win or tie
OR a Green Bay win or tie AND a Seattle tie
OR a Seattle loss
NFC South
Carolina has clinched NFC South division title.
NFC West
St. Louis has clinched a NFC West division title and first round bye. Can clinch home field advantage with:
EITHER a win or tie
OR a Philadelphia loss or tie
Seattle can clinch a playoff berth with:
A win AND
EITHER a Dallas loss and Seattle has better strength of victory than Dallas
OR a Minnesota loss or tie
OR a Green Bay loss or tie
OR a Seattle tie AND EITHER a Minnesota loss or a Green Bay loss
Eliminated from playoff contention:
AFC: Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Diego
NFC: Arizona, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Washington