AFC EAST
Miami can clinch the division with:
1) MIA win or tie.
Miami can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) MIA win   PIT loss or tie   OAK loss, OR
2) MIA win   PIT loss or tie   TEN loss.  
Miami can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NYJ loss or tie   DEN win, OR
2) NYJ loss or tie   KC loss or tie, OR
3) NYJ loss or tie   IND loss.  
New England can clinch the division with:
1) NE win NYJ loss or tie.
New England can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NE win   CLE loss or tie   DEN loss or tie   KC win, OR
2) NE win   CLE loss or tie   DEN loss or tie   SD loss or tie, OR
3) NE tie   NYJ loss   CLE loss   DEN loss   SD loss   KC loss or tie.  
New York Jets can clinch the division with:
1) NYJ win MIA loss.
New York Jets can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) NYJ win   CLE loss or tie   DEN win, OR
2) NYJ win   CLE loss or tie   KC loss or tie, OR
3) NYJ tie   NE loss or tie   CLE loss   DEN loss or tie   KC loss   SD loss or tie.  
AFC NORTH
Pittsburgh has clinched the division. The Steelers can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) PIT win TEN loss OAK loss.
Pittsburgh can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) PIT win   TEN loss, OR
2) PIT win   OAK loss.  
Cleveland can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) CLE win   DEN win   NYJ win, OR
2) CLE win   KC loss or tie   NYJ win, OR
3) CLE win   DEN win   MIA win or tie, OR
4) CLE win   KC loss or tie   MIA win or tie, OR
5) CLE tie   NYJ loss or tie   NE loss or tie   DEN loss or tie   SD loss or tie   KC loss, OR
6) NE loss   NYJ loss   BAL loss or tie   DEN loss   SD loss   KC loss  
Baltimore can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) BAL win NE loss NYJ loss CLE loss DEN loss SD loss KC loss.
AFC SOUTH
Tennessee has clinched the division. The Titans can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) TEN win   OAK loss or tie, OR
2) TEN tie   OAK loss, OR
3) PIT loss or tie   MIA win   OAK loss   TEN wins on strength of victory tiebreaker over MIA and OAK.  
NOTE: "Strength of victory" is the season-ending winning percentage of all the opponents a team has defeated.
Tennessee can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) TEN win or tie, OR
2) MIA loss   PIT loss or tie, OR
3) OAK loss   MIA win   TEN wins strength of victory tiebreaker over MIA and OAK  
Indianapolis can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) IND win or tie, OR
2) NE loss or tie, OR
3) NYJ win, OR
4) KC loss or tie, OR
5) DEN win.
Note: There are other scenarios in which Indianapolis can clinch a playoff berth
if it is determined that after this week's games they will own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the teams they are tied with.  
AFC WEST
Oakland has clinched the division. The Raiders can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) OAK win, OR
2) OAK tie   TEN loss or tie, OR
3) PIT loss or tie   TEN loss   MIA loss, OR
4) PIT loss or tie   TEN loss   OAK wins strength of victory tiebreaker over MIA and TEN.  
Oakland can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) OAK tie, OR
2) MIA loss or tie   PIT loss or tie, OR
3) MIA loss or tie   TEN loss, OR
4) TEN loss   OAK wins strength of victory tiebreaker over MIA and TEN.  
Denver can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) DEN win   CLE loss or tie   NE loss or tie   NYJ loss or tie, OR
2) DEN win   CLE loss or tie   MIA loss   NYJ win, OR
3) DEN tie   NE loss or tie   NYJ loss   CLE loss   KC loss or tie   SD loss or tie.  
Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) KC win   DEN loss or tie   NE loss or tie, OR
2) KC win   DEN loss or tie   NYJ loss or tie, OR
3) KC win   DEN loss or tie   CLE win, OR
4) KC tie   NE loss   NYJ loss or tie   CLE loss or tie   DEN loss   SD loss.  
San Diego can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) SD win   DEN loss or tie   KC loss or tie   NE loss or tie   NYJ loss or tie   CLE loss or tie, OR
2) SD win   DEN loss or tie   KC loss or tie   MIA loss   NYJ win   CLE loss or tie, OR
3) SD tie   DEN loss   KC loss   NE loss   NYJ loss   CLE loss.  
NFC EAST
Philadelphia has clinched the division and a first-round bye. The Eagles can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) PHI win, OR
2) PHI tie   GB loss or tie, OR
3) GB loss.  
New York Giants can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NYG win, OR
2) NYG tie   NO loss or tie, OR
3) NO loss.  
NFC NORTH
Green Bay has clinched the division. The Packers can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) GB win   PHI loss or tie, OR
2) GB tie   PHI loss.  
Green Bay can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) GB win or tie, OR
2) TB loss or tie.  
NFC SOUTH
Tampa Bay has clinched the division. The Buccaneers can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) TB win GB loss.
Atlanta can clinch playoff berth with:
1) ATL win or tie, OR
2) NYG loss or tie, OR
3) NO loss or tie.  
New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NO win   NYG loss or tie, OR
2) NO win   ATL loss, OR
3) NO tie   NYG loss.  
NFC WEST
San Francisco has clinched the division.
Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Minnesota, St. Louis, Seattle and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.
 
    







































