NFL Playoff Scenarios

AFC

CLINCHED -- New England, AFC East; Denver, AFC West; Houston, playoff spot

HOUSTON

Clinches AFC South with

-- Win

Clinches first-round bye with

-- Win AND New England loss or tie AND Denver loss

BALTIMORE

Clinches AFC North with

-- Win, or

-- Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie AND Cincinnati loss or tie, or

-- Loss AND Cincinnati loss

Clinches playoff spot with

-- Tie, or

-- Cincinnati loss or tie, or

-- Pittsburgh loss or tie

INDIANAPOLIS

Clinches playoff spot with

-- Win, or

-- Tie AND Cincinnati loss or tie, or

-- Tie AND Pittsburgh loss or tie, or

-- Tie AND Baltimore win, or

-- N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Cincinnati loss, or

-- N.Y. Jets loss or tie AND Baltimore win AND Cincinnati tie AND Pittsburgh tie

NFC

CLINCHED

Atlanta, NFC South.

ATLANTA

Clinches first-round bye with

-- Win AND Green Bay loss or tie, or

-- Win AND San Francisco loss, or

-- Tie AND Green Bay loss

Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with

-- Win AND Green Bay loss or tie AND San Francisco loss

SAN FRANCISCO

Clinches NFC West with

-- Win AND Seattle loss

Clinches a playoff spot with

-- Win, or

-- Tie AND Dallas loss or tie AND Washington loss or tie AND Minnesota loss or tie, or

-- Tie AND Dallas loss or tie AND Washington loss or tie AND Green Bay-Chicago does not end in tie, or

-- Tie AND Dallas loss or tie AND Minnesota loss or tie AND Chicago loss, or

-- Tie AND N.Y. Giants loss AND Minnesota loss or tie AND Chicago loss, or

-- Minnesota loss AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss AND Seattle loss or tie

GREEN BAY

Clinches NFC North with

-- Win

Clinches playoff spot with

-- Tie AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss AND St. Louis-Minnesota tie, or

-- Tie AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss AND Minnesota loss AND San Francisco win or tie, or

-- Tie AND Dallas loss AND Washington loss AND Minnesota loss AND Seattle does not tie