Week 16 Playoff-Clinching Scenarios

Here are the Week 16 playoff-clinching scenarios:

New Orleans Saints

New Orleans clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

1. NO win OR
2. NO tie + LAR loss or tie OR
3. CHI loss or tie + LAR loss

New Orleans clinches a first-round bye with:

1. NO tie OR
2. CHI loss or tie OR
3. LAR loss

Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:

1. LAR win + CHI loss or tie OR
2. LAR tie + CHI loss

Dallas Cowboys

Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:

1. DAL win OR
2. DAL tie + PHI loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
3. PHI loss + WAS loss

Dallas clinches a playoff berth with:

1. DAL tie + MIN loss

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle clinches a playoff berth with:

1. SEA win + WAS loss or tie OR
2. SEA win or tie + MIN loss OR
3. SEA win + SEA clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over WAS OR
4. SEA win + MIN tie + SEA clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over MIN OR
5. SEA tie + WAS loss + PHI loss or tie

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:

1. MIN win+ PHI loss or tie + WAS loss

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:

1. KC win + LAC loss

Kansas City clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

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

New England Patriots

New England clinches AFC East division title with:

1. NE win or tie OR
2. MIA loss or tie

Houston Texans

Houston clinches AFC South division title with:

1. HOU win or tie OR
2. IND loss or tie + TEN loss or tie

Houston clinches a first-round bye with:

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

Houston clinches a playoff berth with:

1. BAL loss or tie OR
2. PIT loss OR
3. TEN loss or tie + HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over BAL

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:

1. PIT win + BAL loss or tie OR
2. PIT tie + BAL loss

Pittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:

1. PIT win + IND loss + TEN loss