Monday, December 28, 2015

Week 17 scenarios!

NFC

CAROLINA (14-1, vs TB 4:25)

The Panthers have already clinched a playoff spot, the NFC South division title, and a first round bye in the playoffs.
The Panthers can clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) CAR win/tie OR
2) ARZ loss/tie

ARIZONA (13-2, vs SEA 4:25)

The Cardinals have already clinched a playoff spot, the NFC West division title, and a first round bye in the playoffs.
The Cardinals can clinch homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:
1) ARZ win + CAR loss

GREEN BAY (10-5, vs MIN 8:30)

The Packers have already clinched a playoff spot.
The Packers can clinch the NFC North division title and the NFC's #3 seed with:
1) GB win OR
2) GB tie

MINNESOTA (10-5, at GB 8:30)

The Vikings have already clinched a playoff spot.
The Vikings can clinch the NFC North division title and the NFC's #3 seed with:
1) MIN win

WASHINGTON (8-7, at DAL 1:00)

The Redskins have already clinched a playoff spot with the NFC East division title, and they are locked into the NFC's #4 seed. They will host Green Bay, Minnesota, or Seattle in the Wild Card Round.

SEATTLE (9-6, at ARZ 4:25)

The Seahawks have already clinched a playoff spot.
The Seahawks can clinch the NFC's #5 seed, and be guaranteed to be at Washington, with:
1) SEA win + MIN loss

Note about seeding for Green Bay, Minnesota, and Seattle:
The winner of the NFC North is guaranteed to be the #3 seed. If the loser of MIN-GB is the Packers, they will be the 5 seed (at #4 WAS) and the Seahawks will be the 6 seed (at #3 MIN). If the loser is the Vikings, then the Seattle result against Arizona comes into play to decide which is 5 (at WAS) and which is 6 (at GB) between the Vikings and Seahawks.


AFC

NEW ENGLAND (12-3, at MIA 1:00)

The Patriots have already clinched a playoff spot, the AFC East division title, and a first round bye in the playoffs.
The Patriots can clinch homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win/tie OR
2) DEN loss/tie

DENVER (11-4, vs SD 4:25)

The Broncos have already clinched a playoff spot, and they can still clinch:
a) the AFC West division title
b) a first round bye in the playoffs
c) homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs

The Broncos can clinch the AFC West division title with:
1) DEN win/tie OR
2) KC loss/tie

The Broncos can clinch a first round bye with:
1) DEN win OR
2) CIN loss + KC loss/tie OR
3) DEN tie + CIN tie

The Broncos can clinch homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with:
1) DEN win + NE loss

CINCINNATI (11-4, vs BAL 1:00)

The Bengals have already clinched a playoff spot and the AFC North division title.
The Bengals can clinch a first round bye with:
1) CIN win + DEN loss/tie OR
2) CIN win/tie + DEN loss OR
3) KC win + DEN loss

KANSAS CITY (10-5, vs OAK 4:25)

The Chiefs have already clinched a playoff spot.
The Chiefs can clinch the AFC West division title and the AFC's #3 seed with:
1) KC win + DEN loss

NEW YORK (10-5, at BUF 1:00)

The Jets haven't clinched anything.
The Jets can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) NYJ win/tie OR
2) PIT loss/tie

PITTSBURGH (9-6, at CLE 1:00)

The Steelers haven't clinched anything.
The Steelers can clinch a playoff spot with:
1) PIT win + NYJ loss

HOUSTON (8-7, vs JAX 1:00)

The Texans haven't clinched anything.
The Texans can clinch a playoff spot and the AFC South division title with:
1) HOU win/tie OR
2) IND loss/tie OR
3) MIA loss OR
4) DEN loss OR
5) NO beats ATL OR
6) NYJ win OR
7) CIN win OR
8) PIT loss + KC win OR
9) PIT loss + HOU clinches "best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed" tiebreaker OR
10) KC win + HOU clinches "best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed" tiebreaker

INDIANAPOLIS (7-8, vs TEN 1:00)

The Colts haven't clinched anything.
The Colts can clinch a playoff spot and the AFC South division title with:
1) IND win + HOU loss + DEN win + CIN loss + MIA win + ATL beats NO + NYJ loss + PIT win + KC loss OR
2) IND win + HOU loss + DEN win + CIN loss + MIA win + ATL beats NO + NYJ loss + PIT win + IND clinches "best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed" tiebreaker OR
3) IND win + HOU loss + DEN win + CIN loss + MIA win + ATL beats NO + NYJ loss + KC loss + IND clinches "best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed" tiebreaker


Week 17:

CBS 1:00
NYJ@BUF
PIT@CLE
NE@MIA
JAX@HOU
TEN@IND

Fox 1:00
BAL@CIN
WAS@DAL
PHI@NYG
NO@ATL
DET@CHI

CBS 4:25
SD@DEN
STL@SF

Fox 4:25
SEA@ARZ
OAK@KC
TB@CAR

NBC 8:30
MIN@GB

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