NFL playoff scenarios
Playoff Scenarios
AFC
CLINCHED: Houston, AFC South; Denver, AFC West; New England, AFC East; Baltimore, AFC North; Indianapolis, No. 5 playoff spot; Cincinnati, No. 6 playoff spot
HOUSTON (at Indianapolis)
Clinches first-round bye with a 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. Kansas City)
Clinches first-round bye with win or tie; or New England loss or tie
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with win and Houston loss or tie; or tie and Houston loss
NEW ENGLAND (vs. Miami)
Clinches first-round bye with win and Denver or Houston loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with win and Denver and Houston loss
NFC
CLINCHED: Atlanta, NFC South and home-field advantage; Green Bay, NFC North; San Francisco, playoff spot; Seattle, playoff spot
GREEN BAY (at Minnesota)
Clinches first-round bye with win; or tie and San Francisco loss or tie; or San Francisco loss and Seattle loss or tie
SAN FRANCISCO (vs. Arizona)
Clinches NFC West with win or tie; or Seattle loss or tie
Clinches first-round bye with win and Green Bay loss or tie; or tie and Green Bay loss
SEATTLE (vs. St. Louis)
Clinches NFC West with win and San Francisco loss
Clinches first-round bye with win and San Francisco loss AND Green Bay loss
WASHINGTON (vs. Dallas)
Clinches NFC East with win or tie
Clinches playoff spot with Chicago loss and Minnesota loss
DALLAS (at Washington)
Clinches NFC East with win
N.Y. GIANTS (vs. EAGLES)
Clinch playoff spot with win and Dallas loss or tie and Chicago loss and Minnesota loss
MINNESOTA (vs. Green Bay)
Clinches playoff spot with win; or tie and Chicago loss or tie; or Dallas loss or tie and N.Y. Giants loss or tie and Chicago loss
CHICAGO (at Detroit)
Clinches playoff spot with win and Minnesota loss or tie; or tie and Minnesota loss
