With one week remaining in the regular season, playoff spots and positions are still up for grabs. Here's a look at the playoff scenarios for the final week of the NFL 2013 regular season
After Week 16, all four AFC divisions have been decided, but the final AFC playoff spot is still to be determined.
The Denver Broncos, who defeated Houston 37-13, clinched the AFC West and a first-round bye. The New England Patriots, who defeated Baltimore 41-7, clinched the AFC East. The Cincinnati Bengals, who defeated Minnesota 42-14, clinched the AFC North. The Indianapolis Colts, who defeated Kansas City 23-7, had already clinched the AFC South.
In the NFC, all four divisions are up for grabs on the season's final Sunday.
The Carolina Panthers defeated New Orleans 17-13 and clinched a playoff berth. The Panthers join the Seattle Seahawks, who had already clinched a postseason berth.
AFC
Clinched:
Denver -- AFC West and first-round bye
New England -- AFC East
Cincinnati -- AFC North
Indianapolis -- AFC South
Kansas City -- playoff spot
DENVER BRONCOS (at Oakland Raiders)
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) Broncos win or tie OR
2) Patriotsloss or tie
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (vs. Buffalo Bills)
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) Patriots win or tie OR
2) Bengals loss or tie + Colts loss or tie
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) Patriots win + Broncos loss
CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Baltimore Ravens)
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:
1) Bengals win + Patriots loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
Indianapolis clinches a first-round bye with:
1) Colts win + Patriots loss + Bengals loss or tie
MIAMI DOLPHINS (vs. New York Jets)
Miami clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Dolphins win + Ravens loss or tie OR
2) Dolphins win + Chargers win OR
3) Dolphins tie + Ravens loss + Chargers loss or tie OR
4) Dolphins tie + Ravens tie + Chargers tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS (at Bengals)
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Ravens win + Chargers loss or tie OR
2) Ravens win + Dolphins loss or tie OR
3) Ravens tie + Dolphins loss + Chargers loss or tie OR
4) Ravens tie + Dolphins tie + Chargers loss OR
5) Dolphins loss + Chargers loss + PIT loss or tie
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (vs. Kansas City Chiefs)
San Diego clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Chargers win + Dolphins loss or tie + Ravens loss or tie OR
2) Chargers tie + Dolphins loss + Ravens loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Cleveland Browns)
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Steelers win + Dolphins loss + Ravens loss + Chargers loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
Seattle -- playoff spot
Carolina -- playoff spot
San Francisco -- playoff spot
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. St Louis Rams)
Seattle clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) Seahawks win or tie OR
2) 49ers loss or tie
CAROLINA PANTHERS (at Atlanta Falcons)
Carolina clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1) Panthers win or tie OR
2) Saints loss or tie
Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) Panthers win + Seahawks loss + 49ers win
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (at Dallas Cowboys)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division with:
1) Eagles win or tie
CHICAGO BEARS (vs. Green Bay Packers)
Chicago clinches NFC North division with:
1) Bears win or tie
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (at Arizona Cardinals)
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and a first-round bye with:
1) 49ers win + Seahawks loss
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) 49ers win + Seahawks loss + Panthers loss or tie
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (vs. Tampa Bay Bucanneers)
New Orleans clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1) Saints win + Panthers loss
New Orleans clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Saints win OR
2) Saints tie + Cardinals tie OR
3) Cardinals loss
ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. San Francisco 49ers)
Arizona clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Cardinals win + Saints loss or tie OR
2) Cardinals tie + Saints loss
DALLAS COWBOYS (vs. Philadelphia Eagles)
Dallas clinches NFC East division with:
1) Cowboys win
GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Chicago Bears)
Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:
1) Packers win
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