PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

AFC

CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and first-round bye, Pittsburgh - AFC North and first-round bye, Jacksonville - AFC South, Kansas City - AFC West NEW ENGLAND (12-3) vs. N.Y. Jets (5-10) Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: — Win, or — Pittsburgh loss, or — Tie and Pittsburgh tie PITTSBURGH (12-3) vs. Cleveland (0-15) Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: — Win and New England loss or tie, or — Tie and New England loss BALTIMORE (9-6) vs. Cincinnati (6-9) Clinches playoff berth with: — Win or tie, or — Buffalo loss or tie, or — Tennessee loss or tie TENNESSEE (8-7) vs. Jacksonville (10-5) Clinches playoff berth with: — Win, or — Tie and Buffalo loss or tie and L.A. Chargers loss or tie, or — Buffalo loss and L.A. Chargers loss L.A. CHARGERS (8-7) vs. Oakland (6-9) Clinches playoff berth with: — Win and Tennessee loss or tie and Buffalo loss or tie, or — Win and Tennessee loss or tie and Baltimore win or tie, or — Tie and Tennessee loss and Buffalo loss or tie BUFFALO (8-7) at Miami (6-9) Clinches playoff berth with: — Win and Baltimore loss, or — Win and L.A. Chargers loss or tie and Tennessee loss or tie, or — Tie and L.A. Chargers loss and Tennessee loss

NFC

CLINCHED: Philadelphia - NFC East and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs, Minnesota - NFC North, Los Angeles Rams - NFC West, New Orleans - playoff berth, Carolina playoff berth MINNESOTA VIKINGS (12-3) vs. Chicago (5-10) Clinches first-round bye with: — Win or tie, or — Carolina loss or tie, or — L.A. Rams or New Orleans win NEW ORLEANS (11-4) at Tampa Bay (4-11) Clinches NFC South with: — Win, or — Carolina loss, or — Tie and Carolina tie CAROLINA (11-4) at Atlanta (9-6) Clinches NFC South with: — Win and New Orleans loss or tie, or — Tie and New Orleans loss Clinches first-round bye with: — Win and New Orleans loss or tie and Minnesota loss and L.A. Rams loss or tie ATLANTA (9-6) vs. Carolina (11-4) Clinches playoff berth with: — Win, or — Seattle loss, or — Tie and Seattle tie SEATTLE (9-6) vs. Arizona (7-8) Clinches playoff berth with: — Win and Atlanta loss or tie, or — Tie and Atlanta loss