Playoff Clinching Scenarios Week Fifteen

Well here we go again. We are at week fifteen in the National Football League season. With the playoffs getting closer and closer, its getting tighter to figure out who's going to clinch what as far as playoff spots go. We are here to help. The following are all the possible playoff clinching scenarios for week fifteen.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Denver Sunday)
New England clinches AFC East division if the following happens:
-NE win or tie OR
-MIA loss or tie

New England clinches a first-round bye if the following happens:
-NE win or tie OR
-MIA loss or tie + PIT loss or tie
-MIA loss or tie + KC win

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Tennessee Sunday)
Kansas City clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-KC win OR
-KC tie + MIA loss OR
-KC tie + DEN loss or tie OR
-DEN loss + BAL loss or tie OR
-DEN loss + PIT loss or tie

OAKLAND RAIDERS (at San Diego Sunday)
Oakland clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-OAK win OR
-OAK tie + MIA loss OR
-OAK tie + DEN loss OR
-OAK tie + MIA tie + DEN tie OR
-OAK tie + MIA tie + KC win OR
-MIA loss + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss OR
-MIA loss + PIT loss or tie + KC win or tie OR
-MIA loss + BAL loss or tie + DEN loss OR
-MIA loss + BAL loss or tie + KC win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS (vs. Tampa Bay Sunday night) -Clinched a Playoff Birth
Dallas clinches NFC East division and a first-round bye if the following happens:
-DAL win + NYG loss or tie OR
-DAL tie + NYG loss

Dallas clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs if the following happens:
-DAL win + NYG/DET tie

DETROIT LIONS (at New York Giants Sunday)
Detroit clinches NFC North division if the following happens:
-DET win + GB loss or tie OR
-DET tie + GB loss + MIN loss or tie

NEW YORK GIANTS (vs. Detroit Sunday)
New York clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-Giants win + WAS loss + MIN loss or tie + GB loss or tie

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. Los Angeles Thursday night)
Seattle clinched NFC West division with 24-3 win