2012 NFL Playoff Scenarios For Week 16

AFC

CLINCHED:    New England – AFC East

                        Denver – AFC West

                        Houston – AFC South

                        Baltimore – playoff spot

HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Minnesota)

Houston clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    HOU win or tie OR

2)    NE loss or tie OR

3)    DEN loss

Houston clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1)    HOU win OR

2)    HOU tie + DEN loss or tie OR

3)    NE loss or tie + DEN loss

DENVER BRONCOS (vs. Cleveland)

Denver clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    DEN win + NE loss or tie OR

2)    DEN tie + NE loss

BALTIMORE RAVENS (vs. NY Giants)

Baltimore clinches AFC North division with:

1)    BAL win OR

2)    BAL tie + CIN loss or tie

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (at Kansas City)

Indianapolis clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    IND win or tie OR

2)    IND clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over CIN OR

3)    PIT loss or tie

CINCINNATI BENGALS (at Pittsburgh)

Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    CIN win

NFC

CLINCHED:     Atlanta – NFC South

                        Green Bay – NFC North

                        San Francisco – playoff spot

ATLANTA FALCONS (at Detroit)

Atlanta clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    ATL win or tie OR

2)    GB loss or tie OR

3)    SF loss

Atlanta clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

1)    ATL win OR

2)    ATL tie + SF loss or tie OR

3)    GB loss or tie + SF loss

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (at Seattle)

San Francisco clinches NFC West division with:

1)    SF win or tie

San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:

1)    SF win + GB loss or tie OR

2)    SF tie + GB loss

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (at Philadelphia)

Washington clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    WAS win + NYG loss + CHI loss + MIN loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. San Francisco)

Seattle clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    SEA win OR

2)    SEA tie + NYG loss + CHI loss or tie OR

3)    SEA tie + NYG loss + MIN loss or tie OR

4)    SEA tie + CHI loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR

5)    SEA tie + DAL loss + WAS loss + CHI loss or tie OR

6)    SEA tie + DAL loss + WAS loss + MIN loss or tie OR

7)    CHI loss + MIN loss + WAS loss OR

8)    CHI loss + MIN loss + DAL loss or tie + WAS tie

NEW YORK GIANTS (at Baltimore)

New York clinches a playoff spot with:

1)    NYG win + CHI loss + MIN loss + DAL loss + WAS loss or tie OR

2)    NYG win + CHI loss + MIN loss + WAS loss + DAL tie