2016 NFL Playoff Scenarios for Week 17

2016 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 17

AFC  

CLINCHED: New England – AFC East division title and first-round bye     

                        Pittsburgh – AFC North division title

                        Houston – AFC South division title

                        Oakland – playoff berth

                        Kansas City – playoff berth

                        Miami – playoff berth

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-2) (at Miami (10-5), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET)

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1. NE win or tie OR
2. OAK loss or tie
   
   
   

OAKLAND RAIDERS (12-3) (at Denver (8-7), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET) 

Oakland clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with: 

1. OAK win or tie OR 
2. KC loss or tie 

Oakland clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: 

1. OAK win + NE loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-4) (at San Diego (5-10), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET) 

Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with: 

1. KC win + OAK loss

NFC

CLINCHED: Dallas – NFC East division title and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs

                        Atlanta – NFC South division title

                        Seattle – NFC West division title

                        New York Giants – playoff berth

ATLANTA FALCONS (10-5) (vs. New Orleans (7-8), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET) 

Atlanta clinches a first-round bye with: 

1. ATL win OR
2. ATL tie + SEA loss or tie OR
3. SEA loss + DET loss or tie OR
4. SEA tie + DET loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-5-1) (at San Francisco (2-13), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET) 

Seattle clinches a first-round bye with: 

1. SEA win + ATL loss or tie OR
   
2. SEA tie + ATL loss + GB/DET tie
    

DETROIT LIONS (9-6) (vs. Green Bay (9-6), Sunday night, 8:30 PM ET) 

Detroit clinches NFC North division title with: 

1. DET win

Detroit clinches a first-round bye with: 

1. DET win + SEA loss or tie + ATL loss

Detroit clinches a playoff berth with:

1. DET tie OR
2. WAS loss or tie

GREEN BAY PACKERS (9-6) (at Detroit (9-6), Sunday night, 8:30 PM ET) 

Green Bay clinches NFC North division title with: 

1. GB win or tie
    

Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with: 

1. WAS loss OR
2. WAS tie + TB win + GB clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over TB

(Note: GB clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over TB if one of the following teams win or tie: SEA, HOU, JAX, PHI. GB has already clinched strength of schedule tiebreaker over TB in this scenario.)

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (8-6-1) (vs. New York Giants (10-5), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET) 

Washington clinches a playoff berth with: 

1. WAS win + GB-DET game does not end in a tie OR
   
2. WAS tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8-7) (vs. Carolina (6-9), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET) 

Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with: 

1. TB win + WAS tie + GB loss + TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over GB
   

(Note: TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over GB if all of the following teams win: TEN, IND, DAL and SF)