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.
