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Week 16 NFL playoff scenarios

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

CLINCHED: Green Bay – NFC North and first-round bye
San Francisco – NFC West
New Orleans – playoff spot

GREEN BAY PACKERS
Green Bay clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1)    GB win or tie OR
2)    SF loss or tie

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:
1)    SF win + NO loss

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches NFC South division with:
1)    NO win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East division with:
1)    DAL win + NYG loss or tie OR
2)    DAL tie + NYG loss

ATLANTA FALCONS
Atlanta clinches a playoff spot with:
1)    ATL win or tie OR
2)    DAL loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR
3)    NYG loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie

DETROIT LIONS
Detroit clinches a playoff spot with:
1)    DET win or tie OR
2)    CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss or tie + DAL loss or tie OR
3)    CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss or tie + NYG loss or tie OR
4)    CHI loss or tie + ARI loss or tie + SEA loss or tie + ATL win or tie

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

CLINCHED: Houston – AFC South
New England – AFC East
Baltimore – playoff spot
Pittsburgh – playoff spot

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1)    NE win + HOU loss or tie OR
2)    NE win + PIT loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
3)    NE tie + HOU loss OR
4)    NE tie + PIT loss + BAL loss

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1)    NE win + HOU loss or tie + PIT loss or tie + BAL loss or tie

BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North division with:
1)    BAL win + PIT loss

Baltimore clinches a first-round bye with:
1)    BAL win + PIT loss + HOU loss

DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West division with:
1)    DEN win + OAK loss or tie OR
2)    DEN tie + OAK loss + SD loss or tie

Denver clinches a playoff spot with:
1)    DEN win + NYJ loss + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie