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AFC Playoff Picture
CLINCHED:
New England: AFC East
Denver: AFC West
Houston: AFC South
Baltimore: playoff spot
Houston Texans (vs. Minnesota)
Houston clinches a first-round bye with:
1) Texans win or tie OR
2) Patriots loss or tie OR
3) Broncos loss
Houston clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) Texans win OR
2) Texans tie + Broncos loss or tie OR
3) Patriots loss or tie + Broncos loss
Denver Broncos (vs. Cleveland)
Denver clinches a first-round bye with:
1) Broncos win + Patriots loss or tie OR
2) Broncos tie + Patriots loss
Baltimore Ravens (vs. NY Giants)
Baltimore clinches AFC North division with:
1) Ravens win OR
2) Ravens tie + Bengals loss or tie
Indianapolis Colts (at Kansas City)
Indianapolis clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Colts win or tie OR
2) Colts clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Bengals OR
3) PIT loss or tie
Cincinnati Bengals (at Pittsburgh)
Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Bengals win
NFC Playoff Picture
CLINCHED:
Atlanta: NFC South
Green Bay: NFC North
San Francisco: playoff spot
Atlanta Falcons (at Detroit)
Atlanta clinches a first-round bye with:
1) Falcons win or tie OR
2) Packers loss or tie OR
3) 49ers loss
Atlanta clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) Falcons win OR
2) Falcons tie + 49ers loss or tie OR
3) Packers loss or tie + 49ers loss
San Francisco 49ers (at Seattle)
San Francisco clinches NFC West division with:
1) 49ers win or tie
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:
1) 49ers win + Packers loss or tie OR
2) SF tie + Packers loss
Washington Redskins (at Philadelphia)
Washington clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Redskins win + Giants loss + Bears loss + Vikings loss
Seattle Seahawks (vs. San Francisco)
Seattle clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Seahawks win OR
2) Seahawks tie + Giants loss + Bears loss or tie OR
3) Seahawks tie + Giants loss + Vikings loss or tie OR
4) Seahawks tie + Bears loss or tie + Vikings loss or tie OR
5) Seahawks tie + Cowboys loss + Redskins loss + Bears loss or tie OR
6) Seahawks tie + Cowboys loss + Redskins loss + Vikings loss or tie OR
7) Bears loss + Vikings loss + Redskins loss OR
8) Bears loss + Vikings loss + Cowboys loss or tie + WAS tie
New York Giants (at Baltimore)
New York clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Giants win + Bears loss + Vikings loss + Cowboys loss + Redskins loss or tie OR
2) Giants win + Bears loss + Vikings loss + Redskins loss + Cowboys tie
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