NFL Playoff Scenarios

Playoff Possibilities by Division

AFC EAST
Miami Dolphins
• Clinch the AFC East division with a win or tie
• Clinch home-field advantage with a win AND an Oakland loss AND a Tennessee loss AND a Pittsburgh loss
• Clinch a first-round bye with:
1. A win AND a Pittsburgh loss or tie AND an Oakland loss
2. A win AND a Pittsburgh loss or tie AND a Tennessee loss
3. A win AND a Tennessee loss AND an Oakland loss
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A NY Jets loss or tie AND a Denver win
2. A NY Jets loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss or tie

New England Patriots
• Clinch the AFC East division with a win AND NY Jets loss or tie
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a Denver loss or tie AND a Kansas City win
2. A win AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a Denver loss or tie AND a San Diego loss or tie
3. A tie AND a NY Jets loss AND a Cleveland loss AND a Denver loss AND a San Diego loss AND a Kansas City loss or tie

New York Jets
• Clinch the AFC East division with a win AND a Miami loss
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a Denver win
2. A win AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss or tie
3. A tie AND a New England loss or tie AND a Cleveland loss AND a Denver loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss AND a San Diego loss or tie

AFC NORTH
Pittsburgh Steelers
• Already clinched the AFC North title.
• Clinch home-field advantage with a win AND a Tennessee loss AND an Oakland loss
• Clinch first-round bye with:
1. A win AND a Tennessee loss
2. A win AND an Oakland loss

Cleveland Browns
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a Denver win AND a NY Jets win
2. A win AND a Kansas City loss or tie AND a NY Jets win
3. A win AND a Denver win AND a Miami win or tie
4. A win AND a Kansas City loss or tie AND a Miami win or tie
5. A tie AND a NY Jets loss or tie AND a New England loss or tie AND a Denver loss or tie AND a San Diego loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss
6. A New England loss AND a NY Jets loss AND a Baltimore loss or tie AND a Denver loss AND a San Diego loss AND a Kansas City loss

Baltimore Ravens
• Clinch a playoff spot with a win AND a New England loss AND a NY Jets loss AND a Cleveland loss AND a Denver loss AND a San Diego loss AND a Kansas City loss

AFC SOUTH
Tennessee Titans
• Already clinched the AFC South title
• Clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win AND an Oakland loss or tie
2. A tie AND an Oakland loss
3. A Pittsburgh loss or tie AND a Miami win AND a Oakland loss
• Clinch a first-round bye with:
1. A win or tie
2. A Miami loss AND a Pittsburgh loss or tie
3. An Oakland loss AND a Miami win
Indianapolis Colts
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win or tie
2. A New England loss or tie
3. A NY Jets win
4. A Cleveland loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss or tie
5. A Cleveland loss or tie AND a Denver win

AFC WEST
Oakland Raiders
• Already clinched the AFC West title
• Clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win
2. A tie AND a Tennessee loss or tie
3. A Pittsburgh loss or tie AND a Tennessee loss AND a Miami loss

• Clinch a first-round bye with:
1. A tie
2. A Miami loss or tie AND a Pittsburgh loss or tie
3. A Miami loss or tie AND a Tennessee loss
4. A Tennessee loss

Denver Broncos
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a New England loss or tie AND a NY Jets loss or tie
2. A win AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a Miami loss AND a NY Jets win
3. A tie AND a New England loss or tie AND a NY Jets loss AND a Cleveland loss AND a Kansas City loss or tie AND a San Diego loss or tie

Kansas City Chiefs
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a Denver loss or tie AND a New England loss or tie
2. A win AND a Denver loss or tie AND a Indianapolis win or tie AND a NY Jets loss or tie
3. A win AND a Denver loss or tie AND an Indianapolis loss AND a NY Jets win AND a Cleveland win
4. A tie AND a New England loss AND a N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND a Cleveland loss or tie AND a Denver loss AND a San Diego loss or tie

San Diego Chargers
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a Denver loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss or tie AND a New England loss or tie AND a NY Jets loss or tie AND a Cleveland loss or tie
2. A win AND a Denver loss or tie AND a Kansas City loss or tie AND a Miami loss AND a NY Jets win AND a Cleveland loss or tie
3. A tie AND a Denver loss AND a Kansas City loss AND a New England loss AND a NY Jets loss AND a Cleveland loss

NFC EAST
Philadelphia Eagles
• Already clinched the NFC East title and a first-round bye
• Clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win
2. A tie AND a Green Bay loss or tie
3. A Green Bay loss

New York Giants
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A Win
2. A tie AND a New Orleans loss or tie
3. A New Orleans loss

NFC NORTH
Green Bay Packers
• Already clinched the NFC North title
• Clinch home-field advantage with:
1. A win AND a Philadelphia loss or tie
2. A tie AND a Philadelphia loss
• Clinch a first-round bye with:
1. A win or tie
2. A Tampa Bay loss or tie

NFC SOUTH
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Already clinched the NFC South title
• Clinch a first-round bye with a win AND a Green Bay loss

Atlanta Falcons
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win or tie
2. NY Giants loss or tie
3. A New Orlean loss or tie

New Orleans Saints
• Clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win AND a NY Giants loss or tie
2. A win AND an Atlanta loss
3. A tie AND a NY Giants loss

NFC WEST
San Francisco 49ers
• Already clinched NFC West title

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