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
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