NFL playoff scenarios for week 17 of the 2009 season.
NFC
CLINCHED
New Orleans Saints - NFC South and Home Field
Minnesota Vikings - NFC North Division
Arizona Cardinals - NFC West Division
Philadelphia Eagles - Playoff Berth
Green Bay Packers - Playoff Berth
Dallas Cowboys - Playoff Berth
ELIMINATED: Atlanta, Carolina, Chicago, Detroit, NY Giants, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Washington
Minnesota Vikings
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1. a win and a Philadelphia loss or tie, OR
2. a tie and a Philadelphia loss
Philadelphia Eagles
Can clinch the NFC East division with:
1. a win or tie
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1. a win, OR 2. a tie and a Minnesota loss or tie
Dallas
Can clinch the NFC East Division with:
1. a win
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1. a win and a Minnesota loss and an Arizona loss or tie
Arizona Cardinals
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1. a win and a Minnesota loss and a Philadelphia loss
AFC
CLINCHED:
Indianapolis - AFC South, First-Round Bye, and Home-Field Advantage
San Diego - AFC West and First-Round Bye
New England - AFC East
Cincinnati - AFC North
ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cleveland, Kansas City, Oakland, Tennessee
New York Jets
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win
Miami Dolphins
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie
Baltimore Ravens
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win
Pittsburgh Steelers
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win and a Houston loss or tie and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie, OR
2. a win and a Houston loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie, OR
3. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie
Houston Texans
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie, OR
2. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie, OR
3. a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Denver loss or tie
Jacksonville Jaguars
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss, OR
2. a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Denver loss and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR
3. a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR
4. a win and a Pittsburgh loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR
5. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Denver loss and a Houston loss and a Baltimore loss
Denver Broncos
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie, OR
2. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie, OR
3. a win and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Houston win, OR
4. a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Pittsburgh loss or tie, OR
5. a win and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Houston win, OR
6. a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss, OR
7. a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR
8. a Pittsburgh loss and a Baltimore loss and a Jacksonville loss and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR
9. a Pittsburgh loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss and a N.Y. Jets loss, OR
10. a Miami loss or tie and a N.Y. Jets loss and a Baltimore loss and a Houston loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie
