Playoff scenarios AFC

CLINCHED DENVER - AFC West and first-round bye NEW ENGLAND - AFC East CINCINNATI - AFC North INDIANAPOLIS - AFC South KANSAS CITY - playoff spot DENVER (AT OAKLAND) CLINCHES HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT AFC PLAYOFFS WITH

Win or tie, OR

New England loss or tie

NEW ENGLAND (VS. BUFFALO)

CLINCHES FIRST-ROUND BYE WITH

Win or tie, OR

Cincinnati loss or tie and Indianapolis loss or tie Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with

Win and Denver loss

CINCINNATI (VS. BALTIMORE)

CLINCHES FIRST-ROUND BYE WITH

Win and New England loss INDIANAPOLIS (VS. JACKSONVILLE)

CLINCHES FIRST-ROUND BYE WITH

Win and New England loss and Cincinnati loss or tie MIAMI (VS. NY JETS) CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH

Win and Baltimore loss or tie, OR

Win and San Diego win, OR

Tie and Baltimore loss and San Diego loss or tie, OR

Tie and Baltimore tie and San Diego tie

BALTIMORE (AT CINCINNATI) CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH

Win and San Diego loss or tie, OR

Win and Miami loss or tie, OR

Tie and Miami loss and San Diego loss or tie, OR

Tie and Miami tie and San Diego loss, OR

Miami loss and San Diego loss and Pittsburgh loss or tie SAN DIEGO (VS. KANSAS CITY) CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH

Win and Miami loss or tie and Baltimore loss or tie, OR

Tie and Miami loss and Baltimore loss PITTSBURGH (VS. CLEVELAND) CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH

Win and Miami loss and Baltimoreloss and San Diego loss NFC CLINCHED SEATTLE - playoff spot CAROLINA - playoff spot SAN FRANCISCO - playoff spot SEATTLE (VS. ST. LOUIS) CLINCHES NFC WEST AND HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT NFC PLAYOFFS WITH

Win or tie, OR

San Francisco loss or tie CAROLINA (AT ATLANTA)

CLINCHES NFC SOUTH AND A FIRST-ROUND BYE WITH

Win or tie, OR

New Orleans loss or tie CLINCHES HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT NFC PLAYOFFS WITH

Win and Seattle loss and San Francisco win

PHILADELPHIA (AT DALLAS)

CLINCHES NFC EAST DIVISION WITH

Win or tie

CHICAGO (VS. GREEN BAY)

CLINCHES NFC NORTH WITH

Win or tie

SAN FRANCISCO (AT ARIZONA) CLINCHES NFC WEST AND FIRST-ROUND BYE WITH

Win and Seattle loss CLINCHES NFC WEST AND HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT NFC PLAYOFFS WITH

Win and Seattle loss and Carolina loss or tie NEW ORLEANS (VS. TAMPA BAY)

CLINCHES NFC SOUTH AND FIRST-ROUND BYE WITH

Win and Carolina loss CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH

Win, OR

Tie and Arizona tie, OR

Arizona loss ARIZONA (VS. SAN FRANCISCO) CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT WITH

Win and New Orleans loss or tie, OR

Tie and New Orleans loss

DALLAS (VS. PHILADELPHIA)

CLINCHES NFC EAST WITH

Win

GREEN BAY (AT CHICAGO)

CLINCHES NFC NORTH WITH

Win

Sports, Pages 21 on 12/29/2013

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