Playoff Scenarios Week 15

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AFC West
San Diego Chargers San Diego can clinch the AFC West Division with:

* a Denver loss (vs. Oakland) OR
* a win or tie (vs. Cincinnati) and a Denver tie

San Diego Chargers San Diego can clinch a first-round bye with:

* a win and a Denver loss or tie and a New England loss or tie (vs. Buffalo)

San Diego Chargers San Diego can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win or tie OR
* a New England loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Miami loss or tie (vs. Tennessee) OR
* a New England loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie (vs. Atlanta) OR
* a Miami loss or tie and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie OR
* a Miami loss or tie and a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Jacksonville loss or tie (vs. Indianapolis) OR
* a Miami loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Jacksonville loss or tie OR
* a N.Y. Jets loss or tie and a Baltimore loss or tie and a Jacksonville loss or tie

AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati can clinch the AFC North Division with:

* a win (vs. San Diego) OR
* a tie and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Chicago) OR
* a Baltimore loss

Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a tie and a Miami loss (vs. Tennessee) and a N.Y. Jets loss (vs. Atlanta) and a Jacksonville loss (vs. Indianapolis)


NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win or tie (vs. San Francisco) and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie (vs. Washington) OR
* a win and a Dallas win or tie (vs. New Orleans)

NFC North
Minnesota Vikings Minnesota can clinch the NFC North Division with:

* a win (vs. Carolina) OR
* a tie and a Green Bay loss or tie (vs. Pittsburgh) OR
* a Green Bay loss

Minnesota Vikings Minnesota can clinch a first-round bye with:

* a win and a Philadelphia loss or tie (vs. San Francisco) OR
* a tie and a Green Bay loss or tie and a Philadelphia loss

Green Bay Packers Green Bay can clinch a playoff spot with:

* a win (vs. Pittsburgh) and a Dallas loss (vs. New Orleans) OR
* a win and a N.Y. Giants loss or tie (vs. Washington) OR
* a tie and a N.Y. Giants loss

NFC South
New Orleans Saints New Orleans can clinch homefield advantage with:

* a win (vs. Dallas) and a Minnesota loss or tie (vs. Carolina) OR
* a tie and a Minnesota loss

NFC West
Arizona Cardinals Arizona can clinch the NFC West Division with:

* a win (vs. Detroit) and a San Francisco loss or tie (vs. Philadelphia) OR
* a tie and a San Francisco loss


Teams That Have Clinched
AFC South
Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis clinched the AFC South Division (Week 12) and a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs (Week 14)

NFC North
Minnesota Vikings Minnesota clinched a playoff spot (Week 14)

NFC South
New Orleans Saints New Orleans clinched the NFC South Division (Week 13) and clinched a first-round bye (Week 14)



AFC Playoff tiebreakers

* Miami finishes ahead of N.Y. Jets in division based on head to head (2-0).
* Jacksonville earns the No. 6 seed ahead of Miami and Baltimore based on conference record (6-3 to the Ravens' 6-4 and Dolphins' 5-4).
* Baltimore finishes ahead of Miami based on conference record (6-4 to the Dolphins' 5-4).



AFC non-Playoff tiebreakers

* Tennessee finishes ahead of Houston based on division record (2-4 to the Texans' 1-5).
* Pittsburgh finishes ahead of Tennessee based on head to head (1-0).



NFC non-Playoff tiebreakers

* Atlanta finishes ahead of San Francisco based on head to head (1-0).
* Carolina finishes ahead of Chicago and Seattle based on conference record (5-4 to Bears' 3-7 and Seahawks' 4-6).
* Chicago finishes ahead of Seattle based on head to head (1-0).
* Tampa Bay finishes ahead of St. Louis based on conference record (1-8 to the Rams' 1-9).



AFC eliminations

* Cleveland (Week 12), Kansas City (Week 13), Oakland (Week 14)



NFC eliminations

* Detroit (Week 12), St. Louis (Week 12), Tampa Bay (Week 12), Washington (Week 13), Chicago (Week 14)