PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

— AFC CLINCHED New England, AFC East; Houston, AFC South; Denver, AFC West; Baltimore, playoff spot HOUSTON (VS. MINNESOTA) Clinches first-round bye with:

Win or tie, or

New England loss or tie, or

Denver loss Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

Win, or

Tie AND Denver loss or tie, or

New England loss or tie AND Denver loss DENVER (VS. CLEVELAND) Clinches first-round bye with:

Win AND New England loss or tie, or

Tie AND New England loss BALTIMORE (VS. NY GIANTS) Clinches AFC North with:

Win, or

Tie AND Cincinnati loss or tie INDIANAPOLIS (AT KANSAS CITY) Clinches playoff spot with:

Win or tie, or

Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Cincinnati, or

Pittsburgh loss or tie CINCINNATI (AT PITTSBURGH) Clinches playoff spot with:

Win NFC CLINCHED Green Bay, NFC North; Atlanta, NFC South, first-round bye, home-fieldadvantage; San Francisco, playoff spot SAN FRANCISCO (AT SEATTLE) Clinches NFC West with:

Win or tie Clinches first-round bye with:

Win AND Green Bay loss or tie, or

Tie AND Green Bay loss WASHINGTON (AT PHILADELPHIA) Clinches a playoff spot with:

Win AND N.Y. Giants loss AND Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss SEATTLE (VS. SAN FRANCISCO) Clinches playoff spot with:

win, or

Tie AND N.Y. Giants loss AND Chicago loss or tie, or

Tie AND N.Y. Giants loss AND Minnesota loss or tie, or

Tie AND Chicago loss or tie AND Minnesota loss or tie, or

Tie AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss AND Chicago loss or tie, or

Tie AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss AND Minnesota loss or tie, or

Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss AND Washington loss, or

Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss AND Dallas loss or tie AND Washington tie

NEW YORK GIANTS (AT BALTIMORE) Clinches playoff spot with:

Win AND Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss or tie, or

Win AND Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss AND Washington loss AND Dallas tie

Sports, Pages 29 on 12/23/2012

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