Week 17 NFL Playoff Clinching Scenarios

The NFL posted the Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 17 on Monday. Here’s a look at which teams can make the playoffs this weekend.

AFC

• CLINCHED: Pittsburgh — AFC North; New England — AFC East and a first-round bye; Jacksonville — AFC South; Kansas City — AFC West
• ELIMINATED: Cleveland, Indianapolis, Denver, Houston, Cincinnati, N.Y. Jets, Miami, Oakland

New England Patriots

New England clinches homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

• 1) NE win
• 2) PIT loss
• 3) NE tie + PIT tie

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh clinches homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

• 1) PIT win + NE loss or tie
• 2) PIT tie + NE loss

Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore clinches a playoff berth:

• 1) BAL win or tie
• 2) BUF loss or tie
• 3) TEN loss or tie

Tennessee Titans

Tennessee clinches a playoff berth:

1. 1) TEN win
2. 2) TEN tie + BUF loss or tie + LAC loss or tie
3. 3) BUF loss + LAC loss

Los Angeles Chargers

L.A. Chargers clinch a playoff berth:

• 1) LAC win + TEN loss or tie + BUF loss or tie
• 2) LAC win + TEN loss or tie + BAL win or tie
• 3) LAC tie + TEN loss + BUF loss or tie

Buffalo Bills

Buffalo clinches a playoff berth:

• 1) BUF win + BAL loss
• 2) BUF win + LAC loss or tie + TEN loss or tie
• 3) BUF tie + LAC loss + TEN loss

NFC

• CLINCHED: Philadelphia — NFC East and homefield advantage; Minnesota — NFC North; L.A. Rams — NFC West; New Orleans — playoff berth; Carolina — playoff berth
• ELIMINATED: San Francisco, N.Y. Giants, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, Arizona, Green Bay, Detroit, Dallas

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota clinches a first-round bye:

• 1) MIN win or tie
• 2) CAR loss or tie
• 3) NO win
• 4) LAR win

New Orleans Saints

New Orleans clinches NFC South:

• 1) NO win
• 2) CAR loss
• 3) NO tie + CAR tie

Carolina Panthers

Carolina clinches NFC South:

• 1) CAR win + NO loss or tie
• 2) CAR tie + NO loss

Carolina clinches a first-round bye:

• 1) CAR win + NO loss or tie + MIN loss + LAR loss or tie

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta clinches a playoff berth:

• 1) ATL win
• 2) SEA loss
• 3) ATL tie + SEA tie

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle clinches a playoff berth:

• 1) SEA win + ATL loss or tie
• 2) SEA tie + ATL loss