Updated Playoff Scenarios

AFC
CLINCHED: New England -- AFC East and first-round bye
Cincinnati -- AFC North
Kansas City -- playoff spot
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Clinch AFC West with:
1) Win + DEN loss (Week 16 or Week 17) OR
2) DEN loses last 2 games
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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)
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NEW YORK JETS

Clinch playoff berth with:
1) Win OR
2) PIT loss OR
3) DEN loses last 2 games
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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
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ARIZONA CARDINALS

Clinch home-field advantage with:
1) Win + CAR loss
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CAROLINA PANTHERS

Clinch home-field advantage with:
1) Win or tie OR
2) ARI loss
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GREEN BAY PACKERS

Clinch NFC North with:
1) Win or tie
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Clinch NFC North with:
1) Win
 
That Colts scenario to win the AFC South may be the most complex occurrence of events 1 team has ever needed to make the playoffs. Lmao
 
That Colts scenario to win the AFC South may be the most complex occurrence of events 1 team has ever needed to make the playoffs. Lmao

Why does a New Orleans loss affect that scenario? Common opponent tiebreak? Strength of schedule? Too lazy to look it up
 
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