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2008 NFL Playoff Scenarios

By James Alder, About.com

Dec 23 2008

NFL playoff scenarios for week 16 of the 2008 season.

NFC
CLINCHED
NY Giants - NFC East and Home Field
Arizona - NFC West
Carolina - Playoff Spot
Atlanta - Playoff Spot

ELIMINATED: Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington

Dallas Cowboys

Can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie plus a Chicago loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss, OR
3. a tie plus a Minnesota loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss, OR
4. a tie plus a Chicago loss and a Tampa Bay tie, OR
5. a tie plus a Minnesota loss and a Tampa bay tie.

Philadelphia Eagles

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Tampa Bay loss and a Minnesota loss, OR
2. a win plus a Tampa Bay loss and a Chicago loss.

Atlanta Falcons

can clinch the NFC South Division and a first-round bye with:

1. a win plus a Carolina loss.

Carolina Panthers

can clinch the NFC South Division and a first-round bye with:

1. a win or tie.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Dallas loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Dallas and a Minnesota loss or tie, OR
3. a tie plus a Dallas loss and a Chicago loss or tie, OR
4. a tie plus a Dallas tie and a Minnesota tie and a Chicago win or tie, OR
5. a tie plus a Dallas tie and a Chicago tie and a Minnesota win or tie.

Minnesota Vikings

can clinch the NFC North division with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie plus a Chicago or tie, OR
3. a Chicago loss

Chicago Bears

can clinch the NFC North division with:

1. a win plus a Minnestoa loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Minnesota loss.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Dallas loss or tie and a Tampa bay loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Dallas loss and a Tampa Bay loss.

AFC

CLINCHED:
Tennessee - AFC South and Home Field
Pittsburgh - AFC North and First-Round Bye
Indianapolis - Playoff Spot

ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland

Miami Dolphins

Can clinch the AFC East division with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie and a New England loss or tie.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a tie and a Baltimore loss.

New England Patriots

Can clinch an AFC East Division title with:

1. a win plus a Miami loss or tie, OR
2. a tie and a Miami loss.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Baltimore loss or tie, OR
2. a tie and a Baltimore loss.

New York Jets

can clinch the AFC East division with:

1. a win plus a New England loss.

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win plus a Baltimore loss.

Baltimore Ravens

can clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win, OR
2. a tie plus a Miami loss or tie, OR
3. a tie plus a New England loss or tie, OR
4. a New England loss.

Denver Broncos

can clinch the AFC West Division with:

1. a win or tie.

San Diego Chargers

can clinch the AFC West Division with:

1. a win.

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