
Playoff scenarios for Week 17Posted: Monday December 25, 2006 9:04PM; Updated: Sunday December 31, 2006 11:37AM AFC EAST DIVISION
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 ------ Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention. | |||