AFC

CLINCHED: New England -- playoff spot, Pittsburgh -- playoff spot

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England clinches AFC East division and homefield advantage with:

1) NE win or tie OR

2) NYJ loss or tie

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

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

1) PIT win + BAL loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Kansas City clinches AFC West division with:

1) KC win + SD loss or tie OR

2) KC tie + SD loss

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:

1) BAL win or tie OR

2) KC loss + JAX loss or tie OR

3) KC loss + IND loss or tie OR

4) SD loss or tie + JAX loss or tie OR

5) SD loss or tie + IND loss or tie

NEW YORK JETS

New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with:

1) NYJ win or tie OR

2) JAX loss or tie OR

3) IND loss or tie

NFC

CLINCHED: Chicago -- NFC North, Atlanta -- playoff spot

ATLANTA FALCONS

Atlanta clinches NFC South division and homefield advantage with:

1) ATL win or tie

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Philadelphia clinches NFC East division with:

1) PHI win OR

2) PHI tie + NYG loss or tie OR

3) NYG loss

Philadelphia clinches a playoff spot with:

1) PHI tie OR

2) TB loss or tie

CHICAGO BEARS

Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:

1) CHI win + PHI loss + NYG loss or tie

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans clinches a playoff spot with:

1) NO win or tie OR

2) TB loss or tie

NEW YORK GIANTS

New York Giants clinch a playoff spot with:

1) NYG win

NFL 2010 WEEK 16 schedule

(All times local)

Thursday, December 23

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 8:00 PM (NFLN)

Saturday, December 25

Dallas at Arizona, 5:30 PM (NFLN)

Sunday, December 26

Detroit at Miami, 1:00 PM

San Francisco at St. Louis, 12:00 PM

Houston at Denver, 2:05 PM

San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:05 PM

Indianapolis at Oakland, 1:05 PM

NY Giants at Green Bay, 3:15 PM

New England at Buffalo, 1:00 PM

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:15 PM

NY Jets at Chicago, 12:00 PM

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 8:20 PM (NBC)

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:00 PM

Washington at Jacksonville, 1:00 PM

Tennessee at Kansas City, 12:00 PM

Monday, December 27

New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 PM (ESPN)

 

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