NFL playoff scenarios

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

WEEK 17 AFC EAST NEW ENGLAND Clinched division.

Clinches a first-round bye with a victory or tie OR: 1) A Cincinnati loss or tie and an Indianapolis loss or tie.

Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with a victory and a Denver loss.

MIAMI Clinches a playoff spot with a victory and a Baltimore loss or tie OR: 1) A victory and a San Diego victory.

2) A tie, a Baltimore loss and a San Diego loss or tie.

3) A tie and Baltimore and San Diego both tie.

AFC NORTH CINCINNATI Clinched division.

Clinches a first-round bye with a victory and a New England loss.

BALTIMORE Clinches a playoff spot with a victory and a San Diego loss or tie OR: 1) A victory and a Miami loss or tie 2) A tie, a Miami loss and a San Diego loss or tie.

3) A tie, a Miami tie and a San Diego loss. 4) A loss, a San Diego loss and a Pittsburgh loss or tie PITTSBURGH Clinches a playoff spot with a victory and losses by Miami, Baltimore and San Diego.

AFC SOUTH INDIANAPOLIS Clinched division.

Clinches a first-round bye with a victory, a New England loss and a Cincinnati loss or tie.

AFC WEST DENVER Clinched division and first-round bye.

Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with a victory or tie OR: 1) A New England loss or tie.

KANSAS CITY Clinched playoff spot.

SAN DIEGO Clinches a playoff spot with a victory, a Miami loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie OR: 1) A tie and losses by Miami and Baltimore.

NFC EAST PHILADELPHIA Clinches NFC East division with a victory or tie.

DALLAS Clinches NFC East division with a victory. NFC NORTH CHICAGO Clinches NFC North division with a victory or tie.

GREEN BAY Clinches NFC North division with a victory.

NFC SOUTH CAROLINA Clinched playoff spot.

Clinches NFC South division and a first round bye with a victory or tie OR: 1) A New Orleans loss or tie.

Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a win, a Seattle loss and a San Francisco win.

NEW ORLEANS Clinches NFC South division and a first round bye with a win and a Carolina loss. Clinches a playoff spot with a win OR: 1) A tie and an Arizona loss or tie.

2) An Arizona loss.

NFC WEST SEATTLE Clinched playoff spot.

Clinches NFC West division and homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a win or tie.

SAN FRANCISCO Clinched playoff spot.

Clinches NFC West division and a firstr ound bye with a win and a Seattle loss. Clinches NFC West division and homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a win, a Seattle loss and a Carolina loss or tie.

ARIZONA Clinches a playoff spot with a win and a New Orleans loss or tie OR: 1) A tie and a New Orleans loss.

Sports, Pages 21 on 12/24/2013