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12-26-2006, 05:37 PM
NFL playoff scenarios
NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 17.
AFC East
• New England has clinched division title.
• N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. A Cincinnati loss or tie and a Jacksonville loss or tie
Or
3. A Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee win
Or
4. A Denver loss and a Jacksonville loss
AFC North
• Baltimore has clinched the division title.
• Baltimore can clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win and a San Diego loss
• Baltimore can clinch first-round bye with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. Indianapolis loss or tie
• Cincinnati can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a N.Y. Jets loss
Or
2. A win and a Denver loss and a Kansas City win
AFC South
• Indianapolis has clinched the division title:
• Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:
1. A win and a Baltimore loss
• Tennessee can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Denver loss and a Kansas City win
• Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee loss or tie
AFC West
• San Diego has clinched division a first-round bye.
• San Diego can clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. Baltimore loss or tie
• Denver can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. A Kansas City loss or tie
• Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Denver loss and a Tennessee loss or tie
NFC East
• Dallas and Philadelphia have clinched playoff berths.
• Dallas can clinch division with:
1. A win with a Philadelphia loss or tie
Or
2. A tie with a Philadelphia loss
• Philadelphia can clinch division with:
1. A win
Or
2. Dallas loss
Or
3. A tie with a Dallas tie
• N.Y. Giants can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay
Or
2. A win with a Green Bay loss or tie
Or
3. A tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie
Or
4. A Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss and a Carolina loss
• N.Y. Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay if:
1. Detroit or Minnesota lose
2. Any two of the following results occur: Arizona loss, Miami loss, San Francisco loss, Carloina win, Houston win, Tampa Bay win.
NFC North
• Chicago has clinched the division and home-field advantage in the NFC.
• Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win plus a NY Giants win + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG
Or
2. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie
Or
3. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Carolina win
Or
4. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus an Atlanta win
Or
5. A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss or tie plus a Carolina loss or tie
• Green Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over N.Y. Giants if: Arizona, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota and San Francisco all win and Carolina, Houston and Tampa Bay all lose.:eek:
NFC South
• New Orleans has clinched division and a first-round bye. loss.
• Carolina can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie
Or
2. A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie
• Atlanta can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win plus a Carolina loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a NY Giants loss or tie
Or
2. A tie plus a Carolina loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss
NFC West
• Seattle has clinched the division.
• St. Louis can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and N.Y. Giants, Carolina and Atlanta all lose or tie.
Or
2. A tie and N.Y. Giants, Carolina, Atlanta and Green Bay all lose.
• Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Oakland, Miami, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.
NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 17.
AFC East
• New England has clinched division title.
• N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. A Cincinnati loss or tie and a Jacksonville loss or tie
Or
3. A Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee win
Or
4. A Denver loss and a Jacksonville loss
AFC North
• Baltimore has clinched the division title.
• Baltimore can clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win and a San Diego loss
• Baltimore can clinch first-round bye with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. Indianapolis loss or tie
• Cincinnati can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a N.Y. Jets loss
Or
2. A win and a Denver loss and a Kansas City win
AFC South
• Indianapolis has clinched the division title:
• Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:
1. A win and a Baltimore loss
• Tennessee can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Denver loss and a Kansas City win
• Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee loss or tie
AFC West
• San Diego has clinched division a first-round bye.
• San Diego can clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. Baltimore loss or tie
• Denver can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win or tie
Or
2. A Kansas City loss or tie
• Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Denver loss and a Tennessee loss or tie
NFC East
• Dallas and Philadelphia have clinched playoff berths.
• Dallas can clinch division with:
1. A win with a Philadelphia loss or tie
Or
2. A tie with a Philadelphia loss
• Philadelphia can clinch division with:
1. A win
Or
2. Dallas loss
Or
3. A tie with a Dallas tie
• N.Y. Giants can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay
Or
2. A win with a Green Bay loss or tie
Or
3. A tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie
Or
4. A Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss and a Carolina loss
• N.Y. Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay if:
1. Detroit or Minnesota lose
2. Any two of the following results occur: Arizona loss, Miami loss, San Francisco loss, Carloina win, Houston win, Tampa Bay win.
NFC North
• Chicago has clinched the division and home-field advantage in the NFC.
• Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win plus a NY Giants win + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG
Or
2. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie
Or
3. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Carolina win
Or
4. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus an Atlanta win
Or
5. A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss or tie plus a Carolina loss or tie
• Green Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over N.Y. Giants if: Arizona, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota and San Francisco all win and Carolina, Houston and Tampa Bay all lose.:eek:
NFC South
• New Orleans has clinched division and a first-round bye. loss.
• Carolina can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie
Or
2. A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie
• Atlanta can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win plus a Carolina loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a NY Giants loss or tie
Or
2. A tie plus a Carolina loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss
NFC West
• Seattle has clinched the division.
• St. Louis can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and N.Y. Giants, Carolina and Atlanta all lose or tie.
Or
2. A tie and N.Y. Giants, Carolina, Atlanta and Green Bay all lose.
• Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Oakland, Miami, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.