By Dean Michaels

AFC Playoff Scenarios

CLINCHED:

New England - AFC East and a first-round bye

Houston - AFC South

Baltimore - playoff spot

Pittsburgh - playoff spot

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

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

1) Patriots win or tie OR

2) Ravens loss or tie + Steelers loss or tie

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore clinches AFC North division and a first-round bye with:

1) Ravens win OR

2) Ravens tie + Steelers loss or tie OR

3) Steelers loss

Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1) Ravens win + NE loss

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division and a first-round bye with:

1) Steelers win + Ravens loss or tie OR

2) Steelers tie + Ravens loss

Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1) Steelers win + Ravens loss or tie + NE loss

DENVER BRONCOS

Denver clinches AFC West division with:

1) Broncos win OR

2) Broncos tie + Raiders loss or tie OR

3) Raiders loss

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Oakland clinches AFC West division with:

1) Raiders win + Broncos loss or tie OR

2) Raiders tie + Broncos loss

Oakland clinches a playoff spot with:

1) Raiders win + Bengals loss + Titans loss or tie OR

2) Raiders win + Bengals loss + Jets win

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with:

1) Bengals win or tie OR

2) Jets loss or tie + Raiders loss or tie OR

3) Jets loss or tie + Broncos loss or tie

NEW YORK JETS

New York clinches a playoff spot with:

1) Jets win + Bengals loss + Titans loss or tie + Raiders loss or tie OR

2) Jets win + Bengals loss + Titans loss or tie + Broncos loss or tie

TENNESSEE TITANS

Tennessee clinches a playoff spot with:

1) Titans win + Bengals loss + Jets win + Raiders loss or tie OR

2) Titans win + Bengals loss + Jets win + Broncos loss or tie OR

3) Titans win + Bengals loss + Jets loss or tie + Raiders win + Broncos win

NFC Playoff Scenarios

CLINCHED:

Green Bay - NFC North and home-field advantage

San Francisco - NFC West

New Orleans - NFC South

Detroit - playoff spot

Atlanta - playoff spot

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:

1) 49ers win OR

2) 49ers tie + Saints loss or tie OR

3) Saints loss

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans clinches a first-round bye with:

1) Saints win + 49ers loss or tie OR

2) Saints tie + 49ers loss

NEW YORK GIANTS

New York clinches NFC East division with:

1) Giants win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches NFC East division with:

1) Cowboys win

NFL 2011 - Playoff Scenarios for Week 17 - AFC & NFC Playoff Picture