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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

 

NFL Playoff Scenarios - NFL 2012 Week 16