NFL Playoff Scenarios Heading Into Week 17

By - Kris Fletcher

Following yesterday's podcast, we had some folks enquire about physically seeing the various playoff scenarios heading into the final week of the season.

Ask and you shall receive. Here they are.

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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:

- 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

NEW YORK GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia)

Clinches 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