NFL Playoffs: Week 15 Scenarios
By Josh Hill
We’ve got just three games left in the NFL season, and still a lot of playoff room still vacant. There are only four teams occupying the 12 available spots, and only the Atlanta Falcons are in on the NFC side of things. The room is a little tighter over in the AFC as two of the four divisions have been locked up with the other two possibly being clinched today.
Who’s looking to punch their postseason ticket today? Let’s take a look:
NFC
Green
Bay Packers can:
Clinch NFC North title with:
- WIN
Clinch playoff berth with:
- TIE + Cowboys LOSS + Redskins LOSS + Vikings-Rams TIE OR,
- TIE + Cowboys LOSS + Redskins LOSS + VIkings LOSS + 49ers WIN or TIE OR,
- TIE + Cowboys LOSS + Redskins LOSS + Vikings LOSS + Seahawks WIN or LOSS
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Clinch NFC West title with:
- WIN + Seahawks LOSS
Clinch playoff berth with:
- WIN OR,
- SF tie + DAL loss or tie + WAS loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR,
- SF tie + DAL loss or tie + WAS loss or tie + GB-CHI does not end in tie OR,
- SF tie + DAL loss or tie + MIN loss or tie + CHI loss OR,
- SF tie + NYG loss + MIN loss or tie + CHI loss OR,
- MIN loss + DAL loss + WAS loss + SEA loss or tie
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Clinch Home Field Advantage with:
- WIN + GB loss or tie + SF loss
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AFC
Houston Texans can:
Clinch AFC South title with:
- WIN
Clinch first round bye with:
- WIN + NE loss or tie + DEN loss
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Baltimore Ravens can:
Clinch AFC North title with:
- WIN OR,
- TIE + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR,
- PIT loss + CIN loss
Clinch playoff berth with:
- TIE OR,
- CIN loss or tie OR,
- PIT loss or tie
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Clinch playoff berth with:
- WIN OR,
- IND tie + CIN loss or tie OR,
- IND tie + PIT loss or tie OR,
- IND tie + BAL win OR,
- NYJ loss or tie + CIN loss