Sunday, December 24, 2017

Playoff Clinching Scenarios Week Sixteen

Two weeks left to go in the regular season in the National Football League. Still plenty of teams trying to lock down post season births over the next two weeks. All that being said, here's what the clinching scenarios look like for this week.

AFC 
New England Patriots
-New England clinches homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs with a win and losses by Pittsburgh and Jacksonville
-New England clinches a first round by with a win and a Pittsburgh loss, a win and a Jacksonville loss or a tie and a Jacksonville loss.

Pittsburgh Steelers
-Pittsburgh clinches a first-round bye with a win and a Jacksonville loss or a tie and a Jacksonville loss

Jacksonville Jaguars
-Jacksonville clinches the AFC South with a win or a tie, or a Tennessee loss or tie.

Kansas City Chiefs
-Kansas City clinches the AFC West with a win, or a Chargers Loss, or a tie in both their game and the Chargers game

Tennessee Titans
-Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with a win and losses by both Buffalo and Baltimore

NFC
Philadelphia Eagles 
-Philadelphia clinches homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a win, a Minnesota loss or a tie in both there game and Minnesota's game

Minnesota Vikings
-Minnesota clinches a first-round bye with a win and a Carolina Loss, or a Minnesota tie and losses by Carolina, new Orleans and the Rams

Los Angeles Rams
-Rams clinch the NFC West with a win or a Seattle loss
-Rams clinch a playoff berth with losses by Detroit Carolina and Atlanta

New Orleans Saints 
-New Orleans clinches the NFC South with a win and a Carolina loss
-New Orleans clinches a playoff berth with a win or a tie, or even a tie in Seattle-Dallas

Carolina Panthers
-Carolina clinches a playoff berth with a win or tie, or even a tie in Seattle-Dallas

Atlanta Falcons
-Atlanta clinches a playoff berth with a win, or a tie in their game plus a tie in Seattle-Dallas and a loss by Detroit

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