Playoff scenarios
Scenarios for teams that can clinch playoff berths in Week 16.
AFC EAST
* New England clinched division title.
AFC NORTH
* Cincinnati clinched division title.
AFC SOUTH
* Indianapolis has clinched the division title and home-field advantage in the playoffs.
* Jacksonville can clinch playoff spot with: 1) Jacksonville win. 2) Jacksonville tie plus a Pittsburgh loss or tie. 3) Jacksonville tie plus a San Diego loss. 4) Pittsburgh loss plus a Kansas City loss or tie.
AFC WEST
* Denver has clinched playoff spot.
* Denver can clinch division title with: 1) Denver win or tie. 2) San Diego loss or tie.
* Denver can clinch first-round bye with: Denver win plus a Cincinnati loss
NFC EAST
* N.Y. Giants can clinch division title with: 1) Giants win or tie.
* Giants can clinch playoff spot with: 1) Minnesota loss or tie. 2) Tampa Bay loss plus a Chicago win or tie plus Giants clinch strength-of-victory tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and Minnesota.
* Washington can clinch playoff spot with: 1) Washington win plus a Dallas loss plus a Minnesota loss plus an Atlanta loss
NFC NORTH
* Chicago can clinch division title with: 1) Chicago win or tie. 2) Minnesota loss or tie.
* Chicago can clinch first-round bye with: 1) Chicago win plus a N.Y. Giants loss plus a Carolina loss.
* Chicago can clinch playoff spot with: 1) Washington loss or tie. 2) Tampa Bay loss.
NFC SOUTH
* Carolina can clinch division title with: 1) Carolina win plus a Tampa Bay loss or tie. 2) Carolina tie plus a Tampa Bay loss.
* Carolina can clinch playoff spot with: 1) Carolina win or tie. 2) Washington loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie plus a Minnesota loss or tie. 3) Washington loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie plus a Chicago win or tie.
* Tampa Bay can clinch playoff spot with: 1) Tampa Bay win plus a Dallas loss or tie plus a Washington loss or tie. 2) Tampa Bay win plus a Dallas loss or tie plus a Minnesota loss or tie. 3) Tampa Bay win plus a Washington loss or tie plus a Minnesota loss or tie. 4) Tampa Bay win plus a Dallas loss or tie plus a Chicago win or tie. 5) Tampa Bay win plus a Washington loss or tie plus a Chicago win or tie.
NFC WEST
* Seattle has clinched division title and a first-round bye.
* Seattle can clinch home-field advantage with: 1) Seattle win or tie. 2) Chicago loss or tie.
ELIMINATED
* Arizona, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Green Bay, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco and Tennessee are out of playoff contention.
Source: NFL
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