2015 NFL Playoff Scenarios For Week 17

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2015 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 17

AFC

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

Cincinnati – AFC North

Denver – playoff berth

Kansas City – playoff berth

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Miami)

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

NE win or tie OR DEN loss or tie



DENVER BRONCOS (vs. San Diego)



Denver clinches AFC West division with:

DEN win or tie OR

KC loss or tie

Denver clinches a first-round bye with:



DEN win OR

DEN tie + CIN loss or tie OR

KC loss or tie + CIN loss

Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

​DEN win + NE loss





CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Baltimore)

Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:



CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR

CIN tie + DEN loss OR

DEN loss + KC win

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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Oakland)

Kansas City clinches AFC West division with:



KC win + DEN loss





NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo)

The New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with:

​NYJ win or tie OR



PIT loss or tie





PITTSBURGH STEELERS (at Cleveland)



Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:



PIT win + NYJ loss



HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville)



Houston clinches AFC South division with:



HOU win or tie OR

IND loss or tie OR

HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND or clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND



Note: HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: CIN, NE, NO, NYJ, SD



HOU clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND if KC wins or ties and CLE​ wins or ties as long as both teams don't tie

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Tennessee)

Indianapolis clinches AFC South division with:

IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU



Note: IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if BOTH of the following occurs:

all of the following teams win: ATL, BAL, BUF, DEN, MIA ​OAK win or tie + PIT win or tie as long as both teams don't tie

If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.

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NFC

CLINCHED: Carolina – NFC South and a first-round bye

Arizona – NFC West and a first-round bye

Washington – NFC East

Green Bay – playoff berth

Minnesota – playoff berth

Seattle – playoff berth





CAROLINA PANTHERS (vs. Tampa Bay)

Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

CAR win or tie OR

ARI loss or tie

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ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. Seattle)

Arizona clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

ARI win + CAR loss



GREEN BAY PACKERS (vs. Minnesota, Sunday night)

Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:



GB win or tie



MINNESOTA VIKINGS (at Green Bay, Sunday night)

Minnesota clinches NFC North division with:​