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
Friday, December 30, 2016
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