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Updated Dec. 25
AFC EAST DIVISION
New England has clinched division title.
N.Y. Jets clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NYJ win or tie, OR
2) CIN loss or tie + JAC loss or tie, OR
3) CIN loss or tie + TEN win, OR
4) DEN loss + JAC loss
AFC NORTH DIVISION
Baltimore has clinched division title.
Baltimore can clinch home-field advantage with:
1) BAL win + SD loss
Baltimore can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) BAL win or tie, OR
2) IND loss or tie
Cincinnati clinches a playoff berth with:
1) CIN win + NYJ loss, OR
2) CIN win + DEN loss + KC win
AFC SOUTH DIVISION
Indianapolis has clinched division title.
Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:
1) IND win + BAL loss
Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:
1) TEN win + CIN loss or tie + DEN loss + KC win
Jacksonville clinches a playoff berth with:
1) JAC win + NYJ loss + CIN loss or tie + TEN loss or tie
AFC WEST DIVISION
San Diego has clinched division title and first-round bye.
San Diego can clinch home-field advantage with:
1) SD win or tie, OR
2) BAL loss or tie
Denver clinches a playoff berth with:
1) DEN win or tie, OR
2) KC loss or tie
Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with:
1) KC win + CIN loss or tie + DEN loss + TEN loss or tie
NFC EAST DIVISION
Dallas has clinched playoff berth.
Dallas can clinch division with:
1) DAL win + PHI loss or tie, OR 2) DAL tie + PHI loss
Philadelphia has clinched playoff berth.
Philadelphia can clinch division with:
1) PHI win, OR
2) DAL loss, OR
3) PHI tie + DAL tie
New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:
1) NYG win + NYG clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over GB, OR
2) NYG win + GB loss or tie, OR
3) NYG tie + GB loss or tie + STL loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + CAR loss or tie, OR
4) GB loss + STL loss + ATL loss + CAR loss
NFC NORTH DIVISION
Chicago has clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Green Bay can clinch playoff berth with:
1) GB win + NYG win + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG, OR
2) GB win + NYG loss or tie + STL loss or tie, OR
3) GB win + NYG loss or tie + CAR win, OR
4) GB win + NYG loss or tie + ATL win, OR
5) GB tie + NYG loss + STL loss + ATL loss or tie + CAR loss or tie
NFC SOUTH DIVISION
New Orleans has clinched first-round bye.
Carolina can clinch playoff berth with:
1) CAR win + NYG loss or tie + GB loss or tie, OR
2) CAR tie + NYG loss + GB loss + STL loss or tie + ATL loss or tie
Atlanta can clinch playoff berth with:
1) ATL win + CAR loss or tie + GB loss or tie + NYG loss or tie, OR
2) ATL tie + CAR loss + GB loss + NYG loss + STL loss
NFC WEST DIVISION
Seattle has clinched division title.
St. Louis can clinch playoff berth with:
1) STL win + NYG loss or tie + CAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie, OR
2) STL tie + NYG loss + CAR loss + ATL loss + GB loss
Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.
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