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Playoff Picture

The playoff picture is a lot simpler than we expected heading into Week 17. Ten of 12 spots are decided, with the NFC South champion and final wild card spot in the AFC still up for grabs.

The official Week 17 scenarios have been released, but let’s take a look at how each conference is shaping up.

AFC SCENARIOS: NFC SCENARIOS:
DENVER BRONCOS
DENVER can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tie + CIN loss or tie
3) CIN loss
4) CIN tie + IND winCINCINNATI BENGALS 

CINCINNATI can clinch the AFC North division title with:
1) CIN win or tieCINCINNATI can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) CIN win + DEN loss or tie
2) CIN tie + DEN loss + IND loss or tie

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

PITTSBURGH can clinch the AFC North division title with:
1) PIT win

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

SAN DIEGO can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) SD win
2) SD tie + BAL loss or tie

BALTIMORE RAVENS

BALTIMORE can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win + SD loss or tie
2) BAL tie + SD loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

KANSAS CITY can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) KC win + BAL loss + HOU loss or tie

HOUSTON TEXANS

HOUSTON can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) HOU win + BAL loss + SD loss

 DALLAS COWBOYS DALLAS can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) DAL win + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB tie
2) DAL win + SEA win + DET/GB tieDALLAS can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) DAL win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie
2) DAL win + DET/GB tie
3) SEA loss + ARI loss
4) DAL tie + SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB does not end in a tie

DETROIT LIONS

DETROIT can clinch the NFC North division title with:
1) DET win or tie

DETROIT can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) DET win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie
2) DET tie + SEA loss + ARI loss + DAL loss or tie

DETROIT can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) DET win
2) DET tie + DAL loss or tie
3) DET tie + SEA loss + ARI loss

GREEN BAY PACKERS

GREEN BAY can clinch the NFC North division title and a first-round bye with:
1) GB win

GREEN BAY can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) GB win + SEA loss or tie

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

SEATTLE can clinch the NFC West division title with:
1) SEA win
2) SEA tie + ARI loss or tie
3) ARI loss

SEATTLE can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) SEA win + DET/GB game does not end in a tie
2) SEA win + DAL loss or tie
3) SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DAL loss or tie + GB/DET tie

SEATTLE can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) SEA win
2) SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DAL loss
3) SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + GB/DET tie

ARIZONA CARDINALS

ARIZONA can clinch the NFC West division title with:
1) ARI win + SEA loss or tie
2) ARI tie + SEA loss

ARIZONA can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) ARI win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie
2) ARI tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie + GB/DET tie

ARIZONA can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) ARI win + SEA loss or tie
2) ARI tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie
3) ARI tie + SEA loss + GB/DET tie

CAROLINA PANTHERS

CAROLINA can clinch the NFC South division title with:
1) CAR win or tie

ATLANTA FALCONS

ATLANTA can clinch the NFC South division title with:
1) ATL win
CURRENT AFC CLINCHES: CURRENT NFC CLINCHES:
INDIANAPOLIS — AFC South division title (Week 15)
NEW ENGLAND — AFC East division title (Week 15), first-round bye (Week 16), home-field advantage (Week 16)
DENVER — AFC West division title (Week 15)
PITTSBURGH — playoff berth (Week 16)
CINCINNATI — playoff berth (Week 16)		 DALLAS — NFC East division title (Week 16)
ARIZONA — playoff berth (Week 15)
DETROIT — playoff berth (Week 16)
GREEN BAY — playoff berth (Week 16)
SEATTLE — playoff berth (Week 16)

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