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PER NFL COMMUNICATIONS:

2015 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 16

AFC

CLINCHED: New England – AFC East and a first-round bye

Cincinnati – playoff berth

• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at New York Jets, Sunday) 

   

  New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

  1. NE win OR
  2. NE tie + CIN loss or tie

  CINCINNATI BENGALS (at Denver, Monday)

  Cincinnati clinches AFC North division with:

  1. CIN win or tie OR 
  2. PIT loss or tie

  Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:

  1. CIN win or tie

  DENVER BRONCOS (vs. Cincinnati, Monday)

  Denver clinches AFC West division with:

  1. DEN win + KC loss or tie OR
  2. DEN tie + KC loss

   

  Denver clinches a playoff spot with:

  1. DEN win + NYJ loss or tie  OR 
  2. DEN win + PIT loss or tie OR 
  3. DEN tie + NYJ loss OR
  4. DEN tie + PIT loss

   

  HOUSTON TEXANS (at Tennessee, Sunday)

  Houston clinches AFC South division with:

  1. HOU win + HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND OR
  2. HOU win + IND loss or tie OR
  3. HOU tie + IND loss

   

  KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Cleveland, Sunday)

  Kansas City clinches a playoff spot with:

  1. KC win + NYJ loss OR
  2. KC win + PIT loss

   

  PITTSBURGH STEELERS (at Baltimore, Sunday)

  Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:

  1. PIT win + NYJ loss?

  NFC

  CLINCHED: Carolina – NFC South and a first-round bye

  Arizona – NFC West

  Green Bay – playoff berth

  Seattle – playoff berth

  CAROLINA PANTHERS (at Atlanta, Sunday)

  Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

  1. CAR win or tie OR 
  2. ARI loss or tie?

  ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. Green Bay, Sunday)

  Arizona clinches a first-round bye with:

  1. ARI win or tie

  GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Arizona, Sunday)

  Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:

  1. GB win + MIN loss or tie OR 
  2. GB tie + MIN loss

   

  MINNESOTA VIKINGS (vs. New York Giants, Sunday night)

  Minnesota clinches a playoff spot with:

  1. MIN win or tie OR 
  2. ATL loss or tie OR
  3. SEA win or tie

  WASHINGTON REDSKINS (at Philadelphia, Saturday)

  Washington clinches NFC East division with:

  1. WAS win OR 
  2. WAS tie + NYG loss

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