NFL Week 17 Playoff Scenarios

The Last Gasp

One more week left in the regular season and the dust is finally starting to settle. The AFC's 6 spots are locked except for the "who plays who". The Colts & Bengals wrapped up the remaining 2 wild card spots & the Ravens clinched the AFC North. The NFC has 2 spots open after a mean performance from the surging Seattle Seahawks that clinched a playoff spot for them. The Skins & Cowboys will duke it out for the NFC East Title. Minnesota, Chicago, & surprisingly the New York Giants are all still alive for the final wild card spot with Minnesota having the easiest path.

But enough of the formalities, lets get down to these scenarios.

The NFC: One Last Ride

The Green Bay Packers can clinch a first-round bywith:

• a win OR
• a tie AND a San Francisco loss or tie OR
• San Francisco loss AND Seattle loss or tie

The San Francisco 49ers can clinch the NFC West with:

• a win or tie OR
• a Seattle loss or tie

The San Francisco 49ers can clinch a first-round bye with:

• a San Francisco win AND a Green Bay loss or tie OR
• a San Francisco tie AND a Green Bay loss

The Seattle Seahawks can clinch the NFC West with:

• a Seattle win AND a San Francisco loss

The Seattle Seahawks can clinch a first-round bye with:

• a Seattle win AND a San Francisco loss AND a Green Bay loss

The Washington Redskins can clinch the NFC East with:

• A Win or tie

The Washington Redskins can clinch a playoff berth with:

• a Chicago loss AND a Minnesota loss

The Dallas Cowboys can clinch the NFC East with:

• a win

The New York Giants can clinch a playoff berth with:

• a win AND a Dallas loss or tie AND a Chicago loss AND a Minnesota loss

The Minnesota Vikings can clinch a playoff berth with:

• a win OR
• a win AND a Chicago loss or tie OR
• a Dallas loss or tie AND a New York loss or tie AND a Chicago loss

The Chicago Bears can clinch a playoff berth with:

• a win AND a Minnesota loss or tie OR
• a tie AND a Minnesota loss

AFC: Look Familiar?

The Houston Texans can clinch a first-round bye with:

• a win or tie OR
• a New England loss or tie OR
• a Denver loss

The Houston Texans can clinch home-field advantage with:

• a win OR
• a tie AND a Denver loss or tie OR
• a New England loss or tie AND a Denver loss

The Denver Broncos can clinch a first-round bye with:

• a win or tie OR
• a New England loss or tie

The Denver Broncos can clinch home-field advantage with:

• a win AND a Houston loss or tie OR
• a Denver tie AND Houston loss

The New England Patriots can clinch a first-round bye with:

• a win AND a Denver loss OR
• a win AND a Houston loss

The New England Patriots can clinch home-field advantage with:

• a win AND a Denver loss AND a HOU loss