NFL PLAYOFFS | Scenarios

AFC
East
Miami can clinch the division with a win or tie.Miami can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a win, Oakland loss, Tennessee loss, Pittsburgh loss and Miami wins strength of victory tiebreaker over Oakland and Tennessee. Note: "Strength of victory" is the season-ending winning percentage of all the opponents a team has defeated. Miami can clinch a first-round bye with a win, Pittsburgh loss and Oakland loss; OR a win, Pittsburgh loss and Tennessee loss; OR a win, Tennessee loss, Oakland loss and Miami wins strength of victory tiebreaker over Oakland and Tennessee. Miami can clinch a playoff berth with a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and Denver win; OR N.Y. Jets loss or tie and Kansas City loss or tie. Note: There are other scenarios in which Miami can clinch a playoff berth if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.
New England can clinch the division with a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie.New England can clinch a playoff berth with a win, Cleveland loss or tie, Denver loss or tie and Kansas City win; OR a win, Cleveland loss or tie, Denver loss or tie and San Diego loss or tie; OR a tie, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, Denver loss, San Diego loss and Kansas City loss or tie.
N.Y. Jets can clinch the division with a win and a Miami loss. N.Y. York Jets can clinch a playoff spot with a win, Cleveland loss or tie and Denver win; OR a win, Cleveland loss or tie and Kansas City loss or tie; OR a tie, New England loss or tie, Cleveland loss, Denver loss or tie, Kansas City loss and San Diego loss or tie.
North
Pittsburgh has clinched the division title. Pittsburgh can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and losses by Tennessee and Oakland. Pittsburgh can clinch a first-round bye with a win and Tennessee loss; OR a win and Oakland loss.
Cleveland can clinch a playoff spot with a win, Denver win and N.Y. Jets win; OR a win, Kansas City loss or tie and N.Y. Jets win; OR a win, Denver win and Miami win or tie; OR a win, Kansas City loss or tie and Miami win or tie; OR a tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie, New England loss or tie, Denver loss or tie, San Diego loss or tie and Kansas City loss; OR a loss, N.Y. Jets loss, Baltimore loss or tie, Denver loss, San Diego loss, and Kansas City loss. Note: There are other scenarios in which Cleveland can clinch a playoff berth if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.
Baltimore can clinch a playoff berth with a win, New England loss, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, Denver loss, San Diego loss and Kansas City loss.
South
Tennessee has clinched the division title. Tennessee can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and Oakland loss or tie; OR a tie and Oakland loss; OR a Pittsburgh loss, Miami win, Oakland loss, Tennessee wins on strength of victory tiebreaker over Miami and Oakland. Tennessee can clinch a first-round bye with a win or tie; OR a Miami loss, a Pittsburgh loss; OR an Oakland loss, Miami win; and Tennessee wins strength of victory tiebreaker over Miami and Oakland.
Indianapolis can clinch a playoff spot with a win or tie; OR a New England loss or tie; OR N.Y. Jets win, OR Cleveland loss or tie and KC loss or tie; OR Cleveland loss or tie and Denver win; OR two Pittsburgh losses and KC loss or tie.Note: There are other scenarios in which Indianapolis can clinch a playoff berth if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.
West
Oakland has clinched the division title. Oakland can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a win; OR a tie and Tennessee loss or tie; OR a Pittsburgh loss, Tennessee loss and Miami loss; OR a Pittsburgh loss, Tennessee loss and Oakland wins strength of victory tiebreaker over Miami and Tennessee. Oakland can clinch a first-round bye with a tie; OR a Miami loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss; OR a Miami loss or tie and Tennessee loss; OR Tennessee loss and Oakland wins strength of victory tiebreaker over Miami and Tennessee.
Denver can clinch a playoff berth with a win, Cleveland loss or tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie; OR a win, Cleveland loss or tie, Miami loss, N.Y. Jets win; OR a tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, Kansas City loss or tie and San Diego loss or tie.
Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with a win, Denver loss or tie and New England loss or tie; OR a win, Denver loss or tie, Indianapolis win or tie and N.Y. Jets loss or tie; OR a win, Denver loss or tie, Indianapolis loss, N.Y. Jets win, Cleveland win; OR a tie, New England loss, N.Y. Jets loss or tie, Cleveland loss or tie, Denver loss and San Diego loss or tie. Note: There are other scenarios in which Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth this week if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.
San Diego can clinch a playoff berth with a win, Denver loss or tie, Kansas City loss or tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie and Cleveland loss or tie; OR win, Denver loss or tie, Kansas City loss or tie, Miami loss, N.Y. Jets win and Cleveland loss or tie; OR a tie, Denver loss, Kansas City loss, New England, N.Y Jets loss and Cleveland loss.
NFC
East
Philadelphia has clinched the division title and a first-round bye. Philadelphia can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with win; OR a tie and Green Bay loss or tie; OR a Green Bay loss.
N.Y. Giants can clinch a playoff berth with a win; OR a tie and a New Orleans loss or tie; OR a New Orleans loss.
North
Green Bay has clinched division title.Green Bay can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and Philadelphia loss or tie; OR a tie and Philadelphia loss.Green Bay can clinch a first-round bye with a win or tie OR Tampa Bay loss or tie.
South
Tampa Bay has clinched division title. Tampa Bay can clinch a first-round bye with a win and Green Bay loss.
Atlanta can clinch a wild-card with a win or tie; OR N.Y. Giants loss or tie; OR New Orleans loss or tie.
New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth with a win and N.Y. Giants loss or tie; a win and Atlanta loss; OR a win and N.Y. Giants loss.
West
San Francisco has clinched division title.
Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Minnesota, St. Louis, Seattle and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.