Post by BellevueBuckeye on Dec 24, 2019 10:23:32 GMT -5
Week 17 Clinching scenarios:
AFC:
1. Baltimore
2. New England
3. Kansas City
4. Houston
5. Buffalo
6. Tennessee
New England Patriots
Clinches first round bye:
NE win or tie
KC loss or tie
Kansas City Chiefs
Clinches first round bye:
KC win + NE loss
Tennessee Titans
Clinches playoff berth:
TEN win
TEN tie + PIT loss or tie
PIT loss + IND loss or tie
Pittsburgh Steelers
Clinches playoff berth:
PIT win + TEN loss or tie
PIT tie + TEN loss
TEN loss + IND win + OAK loss or tie
TEN loss + IND win + PIT ties OAK in Strength of Victory tiebreaker (PIT ties OAK in SoV tiebreaker if all the following teams win: MIN, GB, KC, MIA
Oakland Raiders
Clinches playoff berth:
OAK win + PIT loss + TEN loss + IND win + OAK clinches Strength of Victory tiebreaker over PIT (happens if one of the following teams win or tie: CHI, DET, LAC, or NE
NFC:
1. San Francisco
2. Green Bay
3. New Orleans
4. Philadelphia
5. Seattle
6. Minnesota
San Francisco 49ers
Clinches home field throughout playoffs:
SF win
SF tie + GB loss or tie + NO loss or tie
Clinches first round bye:
SF tie + GB loss or tie
SF tie + NO loss or tie
Clinches NFC West:
SF win or tie
New Orleans Saints
Clinches home field throughout playoffs:
NO win + SEA win or tie + GB loss or tie
Clinches first round bye:
NO win + GB loss or tie
Green Bay Packers
Clinches home field throughout playoffs:
GB win + SF loss or tie
GB tie + SF loss + NO loss or tie
Clinches first round bye:
GB win
NO loss
GB tie + SF loss
GB tie + NO tie
Seattle Seahawks
Clinches NFC West:
SEA win
Clinches first round bye:
SEA win + GB loss
Clinches home field throughout playoffs
SEA win + GB loss + NO loss
Philadelphia Eagles
Clinches NFC East:
PHI win or tie
DAL loss or tie
Dallas Cowboys
Clinches NFC East:
DAL win + PHI loss
AFC:
1. Baltimore
2. New England
3. Kansas City
4. Houston
5. Buffalo
6. Tennessee
New England Patriots
Clinches first round bye:
NE win or tie
KC loss or tie
Kansas City Chiefs
Clinches first round bye:
KC win + NE loss
Tennessee Titans
Clinches playoff berth:
TEN win
TEN tie + PIT loss or tie
PIT loss + IND loss or tie
Pittsburgh Steelers
Clinches playoff berth:
PIT win + TEN loss or tie
PIT tie + TEN loss
TEN loss + IND win + OAK loss or tie
TEN loss + IND win + PIT ties OAK in Strength of Victory tiebreaker (PIT ties OAK in SoV tiebreaker if all the following teams win: MIN, GB, KC, MIA
Oakland Raiders
Clinches playoff berth:
OAK win + PIT loss + TEN loss + IND win + OAK clinches Strength of Victory tiebreaker over PIT (happens if one of the following teams win or tie: CHI, DET, LAC, or NE
NFC:
1. San Francisco
2. Green Bay
3. New Orleans
4. Philadelphia
5. Seattle
6. Minnesota
San Francisco 49ers
Clinches home field throughout playoffs:
SF win
SF tie + GB loss or tie + NO loss or tie
Clinches first round bye:
SF tie + GB loss or tie
SF tie + NO loss or tie
Clinches NFC West:
SF win or tie
New Orleans Saints
Clinches home field throughout playoffs:
NO win + SEA win or tie + GB loss or tie
Clinches first round bye:
NO win + GB loss or tie
Green Bay Packers
Clinches home field throughout playoffs:
GB win + SF loss or tie
GB tie + SF loss + NO loss or tie
Clinches first round bye:
GB win
NO loss
GB tie + SF loss
GB tie + NO tie
Seattle Seahawks
Clinches NFC West:
SEA win
Clinches first round bye:
SEA win + GB loss
Clinches home field throughout playoffs
SEA win + GB loss + NO loss
Philadelphia Eagles
Clinches NFC East:
PHI win or tie
DAL loss or tie
Dallas Cowboys
Clinches NFC East:
DAL win + PHI loss