NFL Playoff Scenarios for Week 17

AFC

Clinched:
Patriots - AFC East and homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs
Indianapolis Colts - AFC South
Denver Broncos - AFC West
Cincinnati Bengals - Playoff Berth
Pittsburgh Steelers - Playoff Berth

CINCINNATI BENGALS (at Steelers)

Bengals clinch the AFC North:

1) A win

Bengals clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win plus a Broncos loss
2) A tie plus a Broncos loss plus a Colts loss or tie

DENVER BRONCOS (v Raiders)

Broncos clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie OR
2) Bengals loss OR
3) Bengals tie plus Colts win

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (v Bengals)

The Steelers clinch the AFC North title with:

1) A win

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (at Kansas City)

The Chargers clinch a postseason berth with:

1) A win
2) A tie plus Ravens loss or tie

Baltimore Ravens (v Cleveland)

The Ravens clinch a postseason berth with:

1) A win plus a Chargers loss or tie
2) A tie plus a Chargers loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (v San Diego)

The Chiefs clinch a postseason berth with:

1) A win plus a Ravens loss plus a Texans loss or tie

HOUSTON TEXANS (v Jacksonville)

The Texans clinch a postseason berth with:

1) A win plus a Ravens loss and a Chargers loss

NFC

Clinched:
Arizona Cardinals - Playoff Berth
Detroit Lions - Playoff Berth
Green Bay Packers - Playoff Berth
Dallas Cowboys - NFC East
Seattle Seahawks - Playoff Berth

Dallas Cowboys (at Washington)

Cowboys clinch home-field advantage with:

1) A win plus a Cardinals loss or tie and a Lions-Packers tie

Cowboys clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win plus a Seahawks loss or tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie
2) A win plus a Lions-Packers tie
3) A tie plus a Seahawks loss plus a Cardinals loss
4) A tie plus a Seahawks tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie and the Lions-Packers game doesn't end in a tie

Detroit Lions (at Green Bay)

Lions clinch the NFC North:

1) A win

Lions clinch home-field advantage with:

1) A win plus a Seahawks loss or tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie
2) A tie plus a Seahawks loss plus a Cardinals loss plus a Cowboys loss or tie

Lions clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win
2) A tie plus a Cowboys loss or tie
3) A tie plus a Seahawks loss plus a Cardinals loss

Green Bay Packers (v Detroit)

Packers clinch the NFC North:

1) A win

Packers clinch home-field with:

1) A win plus a Seahawks loss or tie

Seattle Seahawks (v St. Louis)

Seahawks clinch the NFC West with:

1) A win
2) A tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie
3) A Cardinals loss

The Seahawks clinch home-field advantage with:

1) A win plus Lions-Packers does not end in a tie
2) A win plus a Cowboys loss or tie
3) A tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie plus a Cowboys loss plus a Lions-Packers tie

The Seahawks clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win
2) A tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie plus a Cowboys loss
3) A tie plus a Cardinals loss or tie plus a Lions-Packers tie

Arizona Cardinals (at San Francisco)

Cardinals clinch the NFC West with:

1) A win plus Seahawks loss or tie
2) A tie plus a Seahawks loss

Cardinals clinch home-field advantage with:

1) A win plus a Seahawks loss or tie plus a Packers loss or tie
2) A tie plus a Seahawks loss plus a Cowboys loss or tie plus a Packers-Lions tie

Cardinals clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win plus a Seahawks loss or tie
2) A tie plus a Seahawks loss and a Cowboys loss or tie
3) A tie plus a Seahawks loss and a Lions-Packers tie

Carolina Panthers (at Atlanta)

Panthers clinch NFC South with:

1) A win

Atlanta Falcons (v Carolina)

Falcons clinch NFC South with:

1) A win