Friday, December 30, 2016

Clinching Scenarios Week Seventeen

We're at the cusp of the playoffs in the National Football League. Its the final weekend of the regular season in the NFL and there's still quite a bit to be decided around the league, as far as playoff contention goes. So here's what it looks like for teams to clinch playoff spots this weekend.

AFC
CLINCHED: New England -- AFC East and first-round bye; Pittsburgh -- AFC North; Houston -- AFC South; Oakland, Kansas City, Miami -- playoff berth

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Miami Dolphins, Sunday)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs if the following happens:
-NE win or tie OR
-OAK loss or tie

OAKLAND RAIDERS (at Denver, Sunday)
Oakland clinches AFC West title and a first-round bye if the following happens: 
-OAK win or tie OR
-KC loss or tie

Oakland clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs if the following happens:
-OAK win + NE loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (at San Diego, Sunday)
Kansas City clinches AFC West title and a first-round bye if the following happens:
-KC win + OAK loss

NFC 
CLINCHED: Dallas -- NFC East and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs; Atlanta -- NFC South; Seattle -- NFC West; New York Giants -- playoff berth

ATLANTA FALCONS (vs. New Orleans, Sunday)
Atlanta clinches a first-round bye if the following happens:
-ATL win OR
-ATL tie + SEA loss or tie OR
-SEA loss + DET loss or tie OR
-SEA tie + DET loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (at San Francisco, Sunday)
Seattle clinches a first-round bye if the following happens:
-SEA win + ATL loss or tie OR
-SEA tie + ATL loss + GB/DET tie

DETROIT LIONS (vs. Green Bay, Sunday night)
Detroit clinches NFC North title if the following happens:
-DET win

Detroit clinches a first-round bye if the following happens:
-DET win + SEA loss or tie + ATL loss

Detroit clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-DET tie OR
-WAS loss or tie

GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Detroit, Sunday night)
Green Bay clinches NFC North title if the following happens:
-GB win or tie

Green Bay clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-WAS loss OR
-WAS tie + TB win + GB clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over TB*

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (vs. New York Giants, Sunday)
Washington clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-WAS win + GB-DET game does not end in a tie OR
-WAS tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (vs. Carolina, Sunday)
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with: TB win + WAS tie + GB loss + TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over GB

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