NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 16.
AFC East
• New England can clinch division title with:
1. A win
Or
2. A N.Y. Jets loss
AFC North
• Baltimore has clinched the division title.
• Cincinnati can clinch playoff berth with:
1. A win, a Buffalo loss and a N.Y. Jets loss.
Or
2. A win, a Buffalo loss and a Jacksonville loss.
AFC South
• Indianapolis has clinched the division title:
• Indianapolis can clinch a first-round bye with a win and a Baltimore loss.
AFC West
• San Diego has clinched division.
• San Diego can clinch first-round bye with:
1. A win.
Or
2. An Indianapolis loss.
San Diego can clinch home-field advantage with:
1) A win and a Baltimore loss
• Denver can clinch playoff berth with:
1. A win, a Kansas City loss, and a N.Y. Jets loss. Or
2. A win, a Kansas City loss, and a Jacksonville loss.
NFC East
• Dallas has clinched playoff berth.
• Philadelphia can clinch playoff berth with:
1. A win.
• New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:
1. A win, Minnesota loss, Atlanta loss, Philadelphia win, and a Seattle win.
Or
2. A win, Minnesota loss, Atlanta loss, Philadelphia win, and a San Francisco win.
NFC North
• Chicago has clinched the division and homefield advantage in the NFC.
NFC South
• New Orleans has clinched division. New Orleans can clinch a first-round bye with a win and a Dallas loss.
NFC West
• Seattle can clinch division with:
1. A win.
Or
2. A San Francisco loss.
• Arizona, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Oakland, Miami, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.