Friday, December 23, 2016

NFL Playoff Clinching Scenarios Week Sixteen

Week Sixteen has arrived and is already getting underway. As is usual around now in the National Football League, the playoff picture starts getting a little muddled. So that's where we come in and help out. Here is what the playoff clinching scenarios for this week. It will be a little confusing I know, but please hang in there. It will be easy to figure out. So here's what the clinching possibilities are for week sixteen.

AFC 
CLINCHED: New England – AFC East and first-round bye; Oakland – playoff berth

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (vs. New York Jets Saturday)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs if the following happens:
-NE win + OAK loss or tie OR
-NE tie + OAK loss

OAKLAND RAIDERS (vs. Indianapolis, Saturday)
Oakland clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye if the following happens:
-OAK win + KC loss or tie OR
-OAK tie + KC loss

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Baltimore, Sunday)
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title if the following happens:
-PIT win

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Denver, Sunday night)
Kansas City clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-KC win or tie OR
-BAL loss or tie

HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Cincinnati, Saturday night)
Houston clinches AFC South division title if the following happens:
-HOU win + TEN loss

MIAMI DOLPHINS (at Buffalo, Saturday)
Miami clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-MIA win + DEN loss or tie OR
-MIA tie + BAL loss + DEN loss + HOU loss or tie OR
-MIA tie + BAL loss + DEN loss + TEN loss or tie

NFC 
CLINCHED: Dallas – playoff berth; Seattle – NFC West

DALLAS COWBOYS (vs. Detroit, Monday night)
Dallas clinches NFC East division title and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs if the following happens:
-DAL win or tie OR
-NYG loss or tie

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. Arizona, Saturday)
Seattle clinches a first-round bye if the following happens:
-SEA win + DET loss + ATL loss or tie

NEW YORK GIANTS (at Philadelphia, Thursday night)
New York clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-NYG win or tie OR
-DET loss or tie OR
-GB loss or tie OR
-TB loss or tie OR
-ATL loss

DETROIT LIONS (at Dallas, Monday night)
Detroit clinches NFC North division title if the following happens:
-DET win + GB loss or tie OR
-DET tie + GB loss

Detroit clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-DET win + TB loss or tie OR
-DET tie + TB loss OR
-DET tie + TB tie + ATL win OR
-WAS loss or tie + TB loss + ATL win or tie

ATLANTA FALCONS (at Carolina, Saturday)
Atlanta clinches NFC South division title if the following happens:
-ATL win + TB loss or tie OR
-ATL tie + TB loss

Atlanta clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-ATL win + ATL clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over DET OR
-ATL win or tie + GB loss or tie OR
-ATL win + DET loss or tie OR
-ATL tie + DET tie OR
-WAS loss or tie + GB loss OR
-WAS loss or tie + GB tie + DET loss

GREEN BAY PACKERS (vs. Minnesota, Saturday)
Green Bay clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-GB win + WAS loss or tie + TB loss + ATL win or tie + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over TB

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (at New Orleans Saturday)
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth if the following happens:
-TB win + GB loss + DET loss + WAS loss OR
-TB win + GB loss + DET loss + WAS tie + TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over DET

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