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Playoff scenarios for Week 17

Posted: Monday December 25, 2006 9:04PM; Updated: Sunday December 31, 2006 11:37AM
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AFC EAST DIVISION

With a win on Sunday (or a Baltimore loss), LaDainian Tomlinson's Chargers will clinch homefield advantage in the AFC playoffs.
With a win on Sunday (or a Baltimore loss), LaDainian Tomlinson's Chargers will clinch homefield advantage in the AFC playoffs.
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New England has clinched division.

N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie

2) Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Jacksonville loss or tie

3) Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Tennessee win

4) Denver loss plus a Jacksonville loss

AFC NORTH DIVISION

Baltimore has clinched division.

Baltimore can clinch homefield advantage with:

1) A win and a San Diego loss Baltimore can clinch first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie or

2) Indianapolis loss or tie

Cincinnati can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a NY Jets loss or

2) A win plus a Denver loss plus a Kansas City win  

AFC SOUTH DIVISION

Indianapolis has clinched division.

Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:

1) A win and a Baltimore loss

Tennessee can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Denver loss plus a Kansas City win

Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a NY Jets loss plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Tennessee loss or tie

AFC WEST DIVISION

San Diego has clinched division and first-round bye.

San Diego can clinch homefield advantage with:

1) A win or tie or

2) Baltimore loss or tie

Denver can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie or

2) A Kansas City loss or tie Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Denver loss plus a Tennessee loss or tie

Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a Cincinnati loss or tie plus a Denver loss plus a Tennessee loss or tie

NFC EAST DIVISION

Dallas and Philadelphia have clinched playoff berths.

Dallas can clinch division with:

1) A win with a Philadelphia loss or tie or

2) A tie with a Philadelphia loss

Philadelphia can clinch division with:

1) A win

2) Dallas loss or

3) A tie with a Dallas tie N.Y. Giants

N.Y. Giants clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win and clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay

2) A win with a Green Bay loss or tie

3) A tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie and a Carolina loss or tie

4) A Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss and a Carolina loss

NFC NORTH DIVISION

Chicago has clinched homefield advantage.

Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a NY Giants win plus a GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG

2) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a St. Louis loss or tie

3) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Carolina win

4) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus an Atlanta win

5) A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss plus an Atlanta loss or tie plus a Carolina loss or tie

NFC SOUTH DIVISION

New Orleans has clinched the division and a first-round bye.

Carolina can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie

2) A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a St. Louis loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie

Atlanta can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a Carolina loss or tie plus a Green Bay loss or tie plus a NY Giants loss or tie

2) A tie plus a Carolina loss plus a Green Bay loss plus a NY Giants loss plus a St. Louis loss

NFC WEST DIVISION

Seattle has clinched division.

St. Louis can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win plus a NY Giants loss or tie plus a Carolina loss or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie or

2) A tie plus a NY Giants loss plus a Carolina loss plus an Atlanta loss plus a Green Bay loss

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Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.

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