NFL playoff scenarios - Fort Worth Star Telegram

NFC leaders

1. ATL (13-2, clinched South,

home-field advantage)

2. GB (11-4, clinched North)

3. SF (10-4-1, clinched playoff spot,

leads West)

4. WAS (9-6, leads East)

5. SEA (10-5, clinched playoff spot)

In the hunt: 6. MIN (9-6); 7. CHI (9-6);

8. Dallas (8-7); 9. NYG (8-7)

AFC playoff teams

1. HOU (12-3, clinched South)

2. DEN (12-3, clinched West)

3. NE (11-4, clinched East)

4. BAL (10-5, clinched North)

5. IND (10-5, clinched wild card)

6. CIN (9-6, clinched wild card)

Scenarios

NFC

Green Bay: Clinches first-round bye with win; OR tie and San Francisco loss or tie; OR San Francisco loss and Seattle loss or tie.

San Francisco: Clinches NFC West with win or tie; OR Seattle loss or tie. Clinches first-round bye with win and Green Bay loss or tie; OR tie and Green Bay loss.

Seattle: Clinches NFC West with win and San Francisco loss. Clinches first-round bye with win and losses by San Francisco and Green Bay.

Washington: Clinches NFC East with win; clinches wild card with loss and losses by Minnesota and Chicago.

Minnesota: Clinches playoff spot with win; OR tie and Chicago loss or tie; OR Dallas loss or tie, NY Giants loss or tie and Chicago loss.

Chicago: Clinches playoff spot with win and Minnesota loss or tie; OR tie and Minnesota loss.

Dallas: Clinches NFC East with win.

NY Giants: Clinch playoff spot with win and losses by Minnesota, Chicago and Dallas loss or tie.

AFC

Houston: Clinches first-round bye with win or tie; OR Denver loss; or New England loss or tie. Clinches home-field advantage with win; OR tie and Denver loss or tie; or losses by Denver and New England.

Denver: Clinches first-round bye with win or tie; OR New England loss or tie. Clinches home-field advantage with win and Houston loss or tie; OR tie and Houston loss.

New England: Clinches first-round bye with win and Denver loss or Houston loss. Clinches home-field advantage with win and losses by Denver and Houston.

Baltimore: Clinches No. 3 seed with win and New England loss.

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