UPDATED PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 17

Here are the various playoff scenarios going into the final week of regular-season play:

AFC

CLINCHED: New England – AFC East and a first-round bye

                    Houston – AFC South

                    Baltimore – playoff spot

                    Pittsburgh – playoff spot

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1)    NE win or tie OR

2)    BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore clinches AFC North division and a first-round bye with:

1)    BAL win OR

2)    BAL tie + PIT loss or tie OR

3)    PIT loss

Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1)    BAL win + NE loss

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division and a first-round bye with:

1)    PIT win + BAL loss or tie OR

2)    PIT tie + BAL loss

Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1)    PIT win + BAL loss or tie + NE loss

DENVER BRONCOS

Denver clinches AFC West division with:

1)    DEN win OR

2)    DEN tie + OAK loss or tie OR

3)    OAK loss

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Oakland clinches AFC West division with:

1)    OAK win + DEN loss or tie OR

2)    OAK tie + DEN loss

Oakland clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    OAK win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie OR

2)    OAK win + CIN loss + NYJ win

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    CIN win or tie OR

2)    NYJ loss or tie + OAK loss or tie OR

3)    NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie

NEW YORK JETS

New York clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + OAK loss or tie OR

2)    NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + DEN loss or tie

TENNESSEE TITANS

Tennessee clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + OAK loss or tie OR

2)    TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + DEN loss or tie OR

3)    TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ loss or tie + OAK win + DEN win

NFC

CLINCHED: Green Bay – NFC North and home-field advantage

                    San Francisco – NFC West

                    New Orleans – NFC South

                    Detroit – playoff spot

                    Atlanta – playoff spot

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    SF win OR

2)    SF tie + NO loss or tie OR

3)    NO loss

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    NO win + SF loss or tie OR

2)    NO tie + SF loss

NEW YORK GIANTS

New York clinches NFC East division with:

1)    NYG win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches NFC East division with:

1)    DAL win

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