Week 15 Playoff-Clinching Scenarios

Here are the Week 15 playoff-clinching scenarios:

New Orleans Saints

New Orleans clinches a first-round bye with:

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

Chicago Bears

Chicago clinches NFC North division title with:

1. CHI win OR
2. MIN loss OR
3. CHI tie + MIN tie

Chicago clinches a playoff berth with:

1. CHI tie OR
2. WAS loss or tie

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

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle clinches a playoff berth with:

1. SEA win OR
2. SEA tie + MIN loss + CAR loss or tie OR
3. SEA tie + MIN loss + PHI loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
4. SEA tie + CAR loss or tie + PHI loss or tie + WAS loss or tie

Kansas City Chiefs

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

1. KC win

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

1. KC win + NE loss or tie

New England Patriots

New England clinches AFC East division title with:

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

New England clinches a playoff berth with:

1. NE win + TEN loss or tie OR
2. NE tie + BAL loss + TEN loss + IND loss or tie

Houston Texans

Houston clinches AFC South division title with:

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

Houston clinches a playoff berth with:

1. HOU win + MIA loss or tie + PIT loss OR
2. HOU win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
3. HOU tie + IND loss or tie + BAL loss + MIA loss OR
4. HOU tie + IND loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL loss + MIA tie OR
5. HOU tie + IND loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL win + MIA loss OR
6. HOU tie + TEN loss or tie + BAL loss + MIA loss OR
7. HOU tie + TEN loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL loss + MIA tie OR
8. HOU tie + TEN loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL win + MIA loss

Los Angeles Chargers

Los Angeles clinches a playoff berth with:

1. LAC win or tie OR
2. MIA loss or tie + PIT loss OR
3. MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
4. MIA loss or tie + IND loss or tie + TEN loss or tie OR
5. PIT loss + IND loss or tie + TEN loss or tie OR
6. BAL loss or tie + IND loss or tie + TEN loss or tie