NFC & AFC Playoff Scenarios

stevek

NFC EAST DIVISION
Dallas has clinched playoff berth.

Dallas can clinch division with:

1) DAL win + PHI loss or tie, OR 2) DAL tie + PHI loss

Philadelphia has clinched playoff berth.

Philadelphia can clinch division with:

1) PHI win, OR
2) DAL loss, OR
3) PHI tie + DAL tie

New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:

1) NYG clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over GB**, OR
2) GB loss or tie

**N.Y. Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay if:

a) DET loses OR
b) MIN loses OR
c) any two of the following results occur: ARI loss, MIA loss, SF loss, CAR win, HOU win, TB win.

If NY Giants and Green Bay end up tied in strength of victory, then tie will be decided by best strength of schedule.

NFC NORTH DIVISION
Chicago has clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

Green Bay can clinch playoff berth with:

1) GB win + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG**

**Packers clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over NY Giants if all of the following occur:
ARI win, DET win, MIA win, MIN win, SF win, CAR loss, HOU loss, TB loss.

If Green Bay and NY Giants end up tied in strength of victory, then tie will be decided by best strength of schedule.


NFC SOUTH DIVISION
New Orleans has clinched first-round bye.

NFC WEST DIVISION
Seattle has clinched division title.


Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Carolina, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.

stevek

AFC EAST DIVISION
New England has clinched division title.

N.Y. Jets clinch a playoff berth with:

1) NYJ win or tie, OR
2) CIN loss or tie + JAC loss or tie, OR
3) CIN loss or tie + TEN win, OR
4) DEN loss + JAC loss


AFC NORTH DIVISION
Baltimore has clinched division title.

Baltimore can clinch home-field advantage with:

1) BAL win + SD loss

Baltimore can clinch a first-round bye with:

1) BAL win or tie, OR
2) IND loss or tie

Cincinnati clinches a playoff berth with:

1) CIN win + NYJ loss, OR
2) CIN win + DEN loss + KC win


AFC SOUTH DIVISION
Indianapolis has clinched division title.

Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:

1) IND win + BAL loss

Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:

1) TEN win + CIN loss or tie + DEN loss + KC win

Jacksonville clinches a playoff berth with:

1) JAC win + NYJ loss + CIN loss or tie + TEN loss or tie

AFC WEST DIVISION
San Diego has clinched division title and first-round bye.

San Diego can clinch home-field advantage with:

1) SD win or tie, OR
2) BAL loss or tie

Denver clinches a playoff berth with:

1) DEN win or tie, OR
2) KC loss or tie

Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with:

1) KC win + CIN loss or tie + DEN loss + TEN loss or tie

stevek

Amazing that Green Bay and Tennessee have a chance to get into the playoffs. "Nobody" would have guessed that before the season started.

Michigan

<< <i>Amazing that Green Bay and Tennessee have a decent chance to get into the playoffs. "Nobody" would have guessed that before the season started. >>




Even I didn't see that coming.

stevek

I would guess that each team must of been around 50-1 odds to get into the playoffs.