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NFL playoff picture - entering Week 17

  • purple_rein
    Condensed version of scenarios through week 16. This will be an exciting week.

    NFC

    Clinched:
    Chicago — NFC North title, first-round bye
    Philadelphia — NFC East title, No. 3 seed
    Atlanta — playoff spot
    New Orleans — playoff spot

    On the bubble:
    Green Bay, N.Y. Giants, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay

    Eliminated (in current standings order):
    Minnesota, Washington, Detroit, San Francisco, Arizona, Dallas, Carolina

    Atlanta Falcons
    Clinch NFC South title with:
    1. Falcons win or tie OR
    2. Saints loss or tie
    Clinch a first-round bye with:
    1. Saints loss or tie
    Clinch home-field advantage with:
    1. Falcons win or tie OR
    2. Saints loss or tie + Bears loss or tie

    Chicago Bears
    Clinch home-field advantage with:
    1. Bears win + Falcons loss + Saints loss or tie

    New Orleans Saints
    Clinch NFC South title and home-field advantage with:
    1. Saints win + Falcons loss

    Green Bay Packers
    Clinch a playoff spot with:
    1. Packers win OR
    2. Packers tie + Giants loss or tie + Buccaneers loss or tie OR
    3. Giants loss + Buccaneers loss

    New York Giants
    Clinch a playoff spot with:
    1. Giants win + Packers loss or tie OR
    2. Giants tie + Packers loss + Buccaneers loss or tie

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Clinch a playoff spot with:
    1. Buccaneers win + Giants loss or tie + Packers loss or tie OR
    2. Buccaneers tie + Giants loss + Packers loss

    St. Louis Rams
    Clinch NFC West title with:
    1. Rams win or tie

    Seattle Seahawks
    Clinch NFC West title with:
    1. Seahawks win


    AFC

    Clinched:
    New England — AFC East title, No. 1 seed and home-field advantage
    Kansas City — AFC West title
    Pittsburgh — playoff spot
    Baltimore — playoff spot
    N.Y. Jets — playoff spot

    On the bubble:
    Indianapolis, Jacksonville

    Eliminated (in current standings order):
    San Deigo, Miami, Oakland, Tennessee, Houston, Cleveland, Denver, Buffalo, Cincinnati

    Pittsburgh Steelers
    Clinch AFC North and a first-round bye with:
    1. Steelers win OR
    2. Steelers tie + Ravens loss or tie OR
    3. Ravens loss

    Baltimore Ravens
    Clinch AFC North title and a first-round bye with:
    1. Ravens win + Steelers loss or tie OR
    2. Ravens tie + Steelers loss

    Indianapolis Colts
    Clinch AFC South title with:
    1. Colts win or tie OR
    2. Jaguars loss or tie

    Jacksonville Jaguars
    Clinch AFC South title with:
    1. Jaguars win + Colts loss
  • Non
    Good stuff.

    Key games in every time slot Sunday.