Playoff scenario breakdown

The Playoff race isn’t quite over just yet, and several teams are still clinging to a playoff spot while others are hoping to take it away on Week 17, the last week of the regular season. So who’s locked? Who’s not? Who’s holding on? Who’s holding to hope? Here’s the rundown.

AFC East
New England Patriots have clinched the AFC East DivisionNew York Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win or Tie OR
-A Cincinnati loss or tie and Jacksonville loss or tie OR
-A Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee win OR
-A Denver loss and a Jacksonville loss

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens have clinched the AFC North Division and can clinch homefield advantage with:
-A win and San Diego loss
They can clinch a first-round bye with:
-A win or tie OR
-An Indianapolis loss or tie
Cincinnati Bengals can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a N. Y. Jets loss OR
-A win and a Denver loss and a Kansas City win

AFC South
Indianapolis Colts have clinched the AFC South Division and can clinch a first-round bye with:
-A win and a Baltimore loss
Tennessee Titans can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Denver loss and a Kansas City win
Jacksonville Jaguars can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee loss or tie

AFC West
San Diego Chargers have clinched the AFC West Division and a first-round bye and can clinch homefield advantage with:
-A win or tie OR
-A Baltimore loss or tie
Denver Broncos can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win or tie OR
-A Kansas City loss or tie
Kansas City Chiefs can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a Cincinnati loss or tie and a Denver loss and a Tennessee loss or tie

NFC East
Dallas Cowboys have clinched a playoff berth and can clinch the NFC East title with:
-A win and a Philadelphia loss OR
-A tie and a Philadelphia loss
Philadelphia Eagles have clinched a playoff berth and can clinch the NFC East Division with:
-A win OR
-A Dallas loss OR
-A tie and a Dallas tie
New York Giants can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a strength-of-victory tiebreaker over Green Bay OR
-A win and a Green Bay loss or tie OR
-A tie and a Green Bay loss or tie and a St. Louis loss or tie and an Atlanta loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie OR
-A Green Bay loss and a St. Louis loss and an Atlanta loss and a Carolina loss

NFC North
Chicago Bears have clinched the NFC North Division, a 1st round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs
Green Bay Packers can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a N.Y. Giants win and a clinch of strength-of-victory tiebreaker over the N.Y. Giants OR
-A win and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and a St. Louis loss or tie OR
-A win and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and a Carolina win OR
-A win and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and an Atlanta win OR
-A tie and a N.Y. Giants loss and a St. Louis loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie

NFC South
New Orleans Saints has clinched the NFC South Division and a first-round bye.
Carolina Panthers can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and a Green Bay loss or tie OR
-A tie and a N.Y. Giants loss and a Green Bay loss and a St. Louis loss or tie and an Atlanta loss or tie
Atlanta Falcons can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a Carolina loss or tie and a Green Bay loss or tie and a St. Louis loss or tie OR
-A tie and a Carolina loss and a Green Bay loss and a N.Y. Giants loss and a St. Louis loss

NFC West
Seattle Seahawks have clinched the NFC West division title.
St. Louis Rams can clinch a playoff berth with:
-A win and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie and an Atlanta loss or tie OR
-A tie and a N.Y. Giants loss and a Carolina loss and an Atlanta loss and a Green Bay loss.

Good Luck and Have a Happy New Year!

Silver Dragon