AFC CLINCHED: New England -- AFC East and first-round bye Cincinnati -- AFC North Kansas City -- playoff spot
CINCINNATI BENGALS Clinch home-field advantage with: 1) Win last 2 games + NE loss Clinch first-round bye with: 1) Week 16 win OR 2) Week 17 win + DEN Week 17 loss OR 3) KC win + DEN Week 17 loss
DENVER BRONCOS Clinch home-field advantage with: 1) Win last 2 games + NE loss Clinch first-round bye with: 1) Win last 2 games OR 2) Week 16 win + CIN Week 17 loss + KC loss Clinch AFC West with: 1) Win (Week 16 or Week 17) + KC loss Clinch playoff berth with: 1) Win (Week 16 or Week 17) OR 2) PIT loss
HOUSTON TEXANS Clinch AFC South with: 1) CIN Week 16 win OR 2) Win OR 3) IND loss OR 4) Clinch strength of victory over IND (Need 1 of the following: CIN win, NYJ win, NO win, DEN loss, MIA loss) OR 5) Clinch strength of schedule over IND (KC win + PIT loss)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Clinch AFC South with: 1) Win + HOU loss + CIN loses last 2 games + DEN wins last 2 games + NYJ loss + NO loss + KC loss + MIA win + PIT win
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Clinch AFC West with: 1) Win + DEN loss (Week 16 or Week 17) OR 2) DEN loses last 2 games
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Clinch home-field advantage with: 1) Win OR 2) CIN loss (Week 16 or Week 17) + DEN loss (Week 16 or Week 17)
NEW YORK JETS Clinch playoff berth with: 1) Win OR 2) PIT loss OR 3) DEN loses last 2 games
PITTSBURGH STEELERS Clinch playoff berth with: 1) Win + NYJ loss OR 2) Win + DEN loses last 2 games NFC CLINCHED: Carolina -- NFC South and first-round bye Arizona -- NFC West and first-round bye Washington -- NFC East Green Bay -- playoff spot Seattle -- playoff spot Minnesota -- playoff spot
ARIZONA CARDINALS Clinch home-field advantage with: 1) Win + CAR loss
CAROLINA PANTHERS Clinch home-field advantage with: 1) Win or tie OR 2) ARI loss
GREEN BAY PACKERS Clinch NFC North with: 1) Win or tie