Week 17 Scenarios

All times Eastern.

AFC

NEW ENGLAND (12-3, vs. Buffalo, 1:00)

New England has already clinched
a playoff spot
AFC East division title
a first round bye in the playoffs
homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs

New England can clinch
they've already clinched everything

DENVER (11-4, vs. Oakland, 4:25)

Denver has already clinched
a playoff spot
AFC West division title

Denver can clinch
a first round bye in the playoffs

Denver can clinch a first round bye with:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tie + CIN loss or tie
3) CIN loss
4) CIN tie + IND win

INDIANAPOLIS (10-5, at Tennessee, 1:00)

Indianapolis has already clinched
a playoff spot
AFC South division title

Indianapolis can clinch
nothing more (IND is locked into the 4th seed barring a CIN/PIT tie (then IND could get 3 seed with a win))

CINCINNATI (10-4-1, at Pittsburgh, 8:30)

Cincinnati has already clinched
a playoff spot

Cincinnati can clinch
AFC North division title
a first round bye in the playoffs

Cincinnati can clinch the division with:
1) CIN win
2) CIN tie

Cincinnati can clinch a first round bye with:
1) CIN win + DEN loss or tie
2) CIN tie + DEN loss + IND loss or tie

PITTSBURGH (10-5, vs. Cincinnati, 8:30)

Pittsburgh has already clinched
a playoff spot

Pittsburgh can clinch
AFC North division title

Pittsburgh can clinch the division with:
1) PIT win

SAN DIEGO (9-6, at Kansas City, 1:00)

San Diego has already clinched
nothing

San Diego can clinch
a playoff spot

San Diego can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) SD win
2) SD tie + BAL loss or tie

BALTIMORE (9-6, vs. Cleveland, 1:00)

Baltimore has already clinched
nothing

Baltimore can clinch
a playoff spot

Baltimore can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win + SD loss or tie
2) BAL tie + SD loss

HOUSTON (8-7, vs. Jacksonville, 1:00)

Houston has already clinched
nothing

Houston can clinch
a playoff spot

Houston can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) HOU win + SD loss + BAL loss

KANSAS CITY (8-7, vs. San Diego, 1:00)

Kansas City has already clinched
nothing

Kansas City can clinch
a playoff spot

Kansas City can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) KC win + BAL loss + HOU loss or tie

Detroit hasn't won at Green Bay since 1991.

NFC

DALLAS (11-4, at Washington, 1:00)

Dallas has already clinched
a playoff spot
NFC East division title

Dallas can clinch
a first round bye in the playoffs
homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs

Dallas can clinch a first round bye with:
1) SEA loss + ARZ loss
2) DAL win + SEA loss or tie + ARZ loss or tie
3) DAL win + DET/GB tie
4) DAL tie + SEA tie + ARZ loss or tie + DET/GB result

Dallas can clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) DAL win + SEA win + DET/GB tie
2) DAL win + ARZ loss or tie + DET/GB tie

DETROIT (11-4, at Green Bay, 4:25)

Detroit has already clinched
a playoff spot

Detroit can clinch
NFC North division title
a first round bye in the playoffs
homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs

Detroit can clinch the division and nothing more with:
1) DET tie

Detroit can clinch the division and a first round bye with:
1) DET win
2) DET tie + DAL loss or tie
3) DET tie + SEA loss + ARZ loss

Detroit can clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) DET win + SEA loss or tie + ARZ loss or tie
2) DET tie + SEA loss + ARZ loss + DAL loss or tie

GREEN BAY (11-4, vs. Detroit, 4:25)

Green Bay has already clinched
a playoff spot

Green Bay can clinch
NFC North division title
a first round bye in the playoffs
homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs

Green Bay can clinch the division and a first round bye with:
1) GB win

Green Bay can clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) GB win + SEA loss or tie

SEATTLE (11-4, vs. St. Louis, 4:25)

Seattle has already clinched
a playoff spot

Seattle can clinch
NFC West division title
a first round bye in the playoffs
homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs

Seattle can clinch the division and nothing more with:
1) ARZ loss
2) SEA tie + ARZ tie

Seattle can clinch the division and a first round bye with:
1) SEA win
2) SEA tie + ARZ loss or tie + DAL loss
3) SEA tie + ARZ loss or tie + DET/GB tie

Seattle can clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) SEA win + DET/GB result
2) SEA win + DAL loss or tie
3) SEA tie + ARZ loss or tie + DAL loss or tie + DET/GB tie

ARIZONA (11-4, at San Francisco, 4:25)

Arizona has already clinched
a playoff spot

Arizona can clinch
NFC West division title
a first round bye in the playoffs
homefield advantage through the Super Bowl

Arizona can clinch the division and nothing more with:
1) ARZ tie + SEA loss

Arizona can clinch the division and a first round bye with:
1) ARZ win + SEA loss or tie
2) ARZ tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie
3) ARZ tie + SEA loss + DET/GB tie

Arizona can clinch homefield advantage through the Super Bowl with:
1) ARZ win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie
2) ARZ tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie + DET/GB tie

CAROLINA (6-8-1, at Atlanta, 4:25)

Carolina has already clinched:
nothing

Carolina can clinch:
a playoff spot
NFC South division title

Carolina can clinch a playoff spot and the division with:
1) CAR win
2) CAR tie

ATLANTA (6-9, vs. Carolina, 4:25)

Atlanta has already clinched:
nothing

Atlanta can clinch:
a playoff spot
NFC South division title

Atlanta can clinch a playoff spot and the division with:
1) ATL win