NFL Playoff Scenarios
By The Associated Press
Week 17
AFC
CLINCHED: New England AFC East and first-round bye; Pittsburgh AFC North; Houston AFC South; Oakland, Kansas City and Miami playoff berths.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-2) at Miami (10-5)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1. New England win or tie OR
2. Oakland loss or tie
OAKLAND RAIDERS (12-3) at Denver (8-7)
Oakland clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:
1. Oakland win or tie OR
2. Kansas City loss or tie
Oakland clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1. Oakland win and New England loss
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4) at San Diego (5-10)
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:
1. Kansas City win and Oakland loss
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NFC
CLINCHED: Dallas NFC East and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; Atlanta NFC South; Seattle NFC West; N.Y. Giants playoff berth.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (8-6-1) vs. New York Giants (10-5)
Washington clinches a playoff berth with:
1. Washington win and Green Bay-Detroit game does not end in a tie OR
2. Washington tie and Green Bay loss and Tampa Bay loss or tie
ATLANTA FALCONS (10-5) vs. New Orleans (7-8)
Atlanta clinches a first-round bye with:
1. Atlanta win OR
2. Atlanta tie and Seattle loss or tie OR
3. Seattle loss and Detroit loss or tie OR
4. Seattle tie and Detroit loss
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-7) vs. Carolina (6-9)
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with:
1. Tampa Bay win and Washington tie and Green Bay loss and Tampa Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay.
Note: Tampa Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay if all of the following teams win: Tennessee, Indianapolis, Dallas and San Francisco.
DETROIT LIONS (9-6) vs. GREEN BAY (9-6)
GREEN BAY clinches NFC North division title with:
1. Green Bay win or tie
Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with:
1. Washington loss OR
2. Washington tie and Tampa Bay win and Green Bay clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over TB
Note: Green Bay clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over Tampa Bay if one of the following teams win or tie: Seattle, Houston, Jacksonville, Philadelphia. Green Bay has already clinched strength of schedule tiebreaker over Tampa Bay in this scenario.
DETROIT clinches NFC North division title with:
1. Detroit win
Detroit clinches a first-round bye with:
1. Detroit win and Seattle loss or tie and Atlanta loss
Detroit clinches a playoff berth with:
1. Detroit tie OR
2. Washington loss or tie
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-5-1) at San Francisco (2-13)
Seattle clinches a first-round bye with:
1. Seattle win and Atlanta loss or tie OR
2. Seattle tie and Atlanta loss and Green Bay/Detroit tie
