NFL Playoff Picture

In each conference, three division winners plus the three non-division winners with the best records advance to postseason play. Teams are listed in the order of tie-breaking criteria.

AFC

THEY’RE IN

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Pittsburgh 12 3 0 .800 282 197 San Diego 10 5 0 .667 344 272 Cleveland 10 5 0 .667 305 195 Miami 9 6 0 .600 362 307

HOPING TO GET IN

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Raiders 9 6 0 .600 294 308 New England 9 6 0 .600 338 309 Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 300 289

NFC

THEY’RE IN

Team W L T Pct. PF PA SanFrancisco 13 2 0 .867 491 275 Dallas 12 3 0 .800 404 233

HOPING TO GET IN

Team W L T Pct. PF PA Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 335 300 Detroit 9 6 0 .600 337 315 Chicago 9 6 0 .600 268 294 Green Bay 8 7 0 .533 348 268 N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 264 295 Arizona 8 7 0 .533 229 257

GAMES TO WATCH

Final week games involving playoff-bound or playoff-hopeful teams. All times Pacific.

SATURDAY

Arizona at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Dallas at New York Giants, 10 a.m.

Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

New England at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Kansas City at Raiders, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 1 p.m.

SUNDAY

Detroit at Miami, 5 p.m.

MONDAY

San Francisco at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

POSSIBILITIES

AFC TEAMS

PITTSBURGH--Has clinched the Central title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

SAN DIEGO--Has clinched the West title. Can clinch a first-round bye with a victory or tie with Pittsburgh or a Miami loss or tie with Detroit and a New England loss or tie at Chicago.

CLEVELAND--Has clinched a playoff berth. Will play host to a wild-card game with a victory or tie with Seattle or a Raider loss or tie with Kansas City.

MIAMI--Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch the East title with a victory over Detroit or a New England loss at Chicago. Can clinch a first-round bye with a victory over Detroit and a San Diego loss to Pittsburgh.

RAIDERS--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory or tie with Kansas City or a New England loss at Chicago. Can play host to a wild-card game with a victory over Kansas City and a Cleveland loss to Seattle.

NEW ENGLAND--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory or tie at Chicago or a Kansas City loss at Raiders. Can clinch the East title with a victory at Chicago and a Miami loss or tie to Detroit. Can clinch a first-round bye with a victory at Chicago and a Miami loss or tie to Detroit and a San Diego loss to Pittsburgh.

KANSAS CITY--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the Raiders.

NFC TEAMS

SAN FRANCISCO--Has clinched the West title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

DALLAS--Has clinched the division title and first-round bye.

MINNESOTA--Can clinch a playoff berth with either a tie with San Francisco or a Chicago loss to New England or a Detroit loss at Miami or a Green Bay loss or tie at Tampa Bay or an Arizona loss or tie at Atlanta or a New York Giant victory over Dallas. Can clinch the Central title with a victory over San Francisco. Can also clinch NFC Central title with losses by Detroit and Chicago and a Green Bay loss or tie at Tampa Bay.

DETROIT--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory at Miami. Can also clinch a playoff berth with a tie with Miami and a Chicago loss to New England or a Green Bay loss or tie at Tampa Bay or a Minnesota victory or tie with San Francisco or a New York Giant victory over Dallas or an Arizona loss or tie at Atlanta. Can clinch the Central title with a victory at Miami and a Minnesota loss to San Francisco.

CHICAGO--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory over New England. Can also clinch a playoff berth with a tie with New England and a Green Bay loss or tie at Tampa Bay or a Minnesota victory or tie with San Francisco or a New York Giant victory over Dallas or an Arizona loss or tie at Atlanta. Can clinch NFC Central title with a victory over New England and if Minnesota and Detroit lose.

GREEN BAY--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory at Tampa Bay or if Arizona and New York Giants lose. Can clinch the NFC Central title with a victory at Tampa Bay and if Minnesota, Detroit and Chicago all lose.

NEW YORK GIANTS--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory over Dallas and a Green Bay loss or tie at Tampa Bay.

ARIZONA--Can clinch a playoff berth with a victory at Atlanta, a New York Giant loss or tie against Dallas and a Green Bay loss or tie at Tampa Bay. Can also clinch playoff berth with victory at Atlanta, a Minnesota loss to San Francisco and a victory by either Detroit, Chicago or Green Bay.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Sat., Dec. 31: AFC, NFC wild card.

Sun., Jan. 1: AFC, NFC wild card.

Sat., Jan. 7: AFC, NFC divisional.

Sun, Jan. 8: AFC, NFC divisional.

Sun., Jan. 15: AFC, NFC championship.

Sun., Jan. 29: Super Bowl at Miami.