AFC East
Miami can clinch the division:
1. MIA win or tie
Miami clinches a first-round bye:
1. MIA win + PIT loss or tie + TEN loss
Miami clinches a playoff spot:
1. NYJ loss or tie
New England clinches East division:
1. NE win + NYJ loss or tie
New England clinches playoff spot:
1. NE win + Cleveland loss or tie + Denver loss or tie and San Diego loss or tie;
2. A tie, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, Denver loss, San Diego loss.
NY Jets clinch East division:
1. NYJ win + MIA loss
NY Jets clinch playoff spot:
1. A win, Cleveland loss or tie;
2. A tie, New England loss or tie, Cleveland loss, Denver loss or tie, and San Diego loss or tie.
AFC North
Pittsburgh has clinched the AFC North division:
Pittsburgh clinches a first-round bye:
1. Wins + TEN loss
Cleveland clinches a playoff spot:
1. A win, Denver win and N.Y. Jets win;
2. A win and N.Y. Jets win;
3. A win, Denver win and Miami win or tie;
4. A win, and Miami win or tie;
5. A tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie, New England loss or tie, Denver loss or tie, and San Diego loss or tie; OR a loss, N.Y. Jets loss, Baltimore loss or tie, Denver loss, and San Diego loss.
*There are other scenarios in which Cleveland can clinch a playoff berth if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot:
1. BAL win + NE loss + NYJ loss + CLE loss + DEN loss + SD loss
AFC South
Tennessee has clinched South division.
Tennessee clinches a first-round bye:
1. TEN win or tie
2. MIA loss + PIT loss or tie
Indianapolis has clinched a playoff spot:
AFC West
Oakland has clinched the West division and home-field advantage:
Denver clinches a playoff spot:
1. A win, Cleveland loss or tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie;
2. A win, Cleveland loss or tie, Miami loss, N.Y. Jets win;
3. A tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, and San Diego loss or tie.
San Diego clinches a playoff spot:
1. A win, Denver loss or tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie and Cleveland loss or tie;
2. A win, Denver loss or tie, Miami loss, N.Y. Jets win and Cleveland loss or tie;
3. A tie, Denver loss, New England, N.Y Jets loss and Cleveland loss.
NFC East
Philadelphia has clinched East division and a first-round bye.
The Eagles clinch home-field advantage with:
1. GB loss or tie
NY Giants have clinched a playoff spot:
NFC North
Green Bay has clinched NFC North division title. Green Bay clinches home-field advantage:
1. GB win
2. GB tie
NFC South
Tampa Bay has clinched South division. Bucs cannot clinch home-field advantage
Tampa Bay clinches a first-round bye:
1. TB win + GB loss
Atlanta clinches a playoff spot:
1. ATL win or tie
2. NO loss or tie
New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. NO win + ATL loss
NFC West
San Francisco has clinched NFC West division title
Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Minnesota, St. Louis, Seattle and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Miami can clinch the division:
1. MIA win or tie
Miami clinches a first-round bye:
1. MIA win + PIT loss or tie + TEN loss
Miami clinches a playoff spot:
1. NYJ loss or tie
New England clinches East division:
1. NE win + NYJ loss or tie
New England clinches playoff spot:
1. NE win + Cleveland loss or tie + Denver loss or tie and San Diego loss or tie;
2. A tie, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, Denver loss, San Diego loss.
NY Jets clinch East division:
1. NYJ win + MIA loss
NY Jets clinch playoff spot:
1. A win, Cleveland loss or tie;
2. A tie, New England loss or tie, Cleveland loss, Denver loss or tie, and San Diego loss or tie.
AFC North
Pittsburgh has clinched the AFC North division:
Pittsburgh clinches a first-round bye:
1. Wins + TEN loss
Cleveland clinches a playoff spot:
1. A win, Denver win and N.Y. Jets win;
2. A win and N.Y. Jets win;
3. A win, Denver win and Miami win or tie;
4. A win, and Miami win or tie;
5. A tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie, New England loss or tie, Denver loss or tie, and San Diego loss or tie; OR a loss, N.Y. Jets loss, Baltimore loss or tie, Denver loss, and San Diego loss.
*There are other scenarios in which Cleveland can clinch a playoff berth if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot:
1. BAL win + NE loss + NYJ loss + CLE loss + DEN loss + SD loss
AFC South
Tennessee has clinched South division.
Tennessee clinches a first-round bye:
1. TEN win or tie
2. MIA loss + PIT loss or tie
Indianapolis has clinched a playoff spot:
AFC West
Oakland has clinched the West division and home-field advantage:
Denver clinches a playoff spot:
1. A win, Cleveland loss or tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie;
2. A win, Cleveland loss or tie, Miami loss, N.Y. Jets win;
3. A tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss, Cleveland loss, and San Diego loss or tie.
San Diego clinches a playoff spot:
1. A win, Denver loss or tie, New England loss or tie, N.Y. Jets loss or tie and Cleveland loss or tie;
2. A win, Denver loss or tie, Miami loss, N.Y. Jets win and Cleveland loss or tie;
3. A tie, Denver loss, New England, N.Y Jets loss and Cleveland loss.
NFC East
Philadelphia has clinched East division and a first-round bye.
The Eagles clinch home-field advantage with:
1. GB loss or tie
NY Giants have clinched a playoff spot:
NFC North
Green Bay has clinched NFC North division title. Green Bay clinches home-field advantage:
1. GB win
2. GB tie
NFC South
Tampa Bay has clinched South division. Bucs cannot clinch home-field advantage
Tampa Bay clinches a first-round bye:
1. TB win + GB loss
Atlanta clinches a playoff spot:
1. ATL win or tie
2. NO loss or tie
New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. NO win + ATL loss
NFC West
San Francisco has clinched NFC West division title
Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Minnesota, St. Louis, Seattle and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.
