Week 17 Playoff-Clinching Scenarios

Here are the Week 17 playoff-clinching scenarios:

Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:

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

Chicago Bears

Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:

1. CHI win + LAR loss

Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:

1. MIN win or tie OR
2. PHI loss or tie

Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia clinches a playoff berth with:

1. PHI win + MIN loss

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1. KC win OR
2. KC tie + LAC loss or tie OR
3. LAC loss + NE loss or tie + HOU loss or tie OR
4. LAC loss + NE loss or tie + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU

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

1. LAC loss + NE loss or tie OR
2. LAC loss + HOU loss or tie
3. LAC loss + KC clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU

Kansas City clinches AFC West division title with:

1. LAC loss OR
2. KC tie + LAC tie

New England Patriots

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1. NE win + KC loss + LAC loss

New England clinches a first-round bye with:

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

Houston Texans

Houston clinches AFC South division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1. HOU win + NE loss or tie + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC

Houston clinches AFC South division title and a first-round bye with:

1. HOU win + NE loss or tie OR
2. HOU win + KC loss + LAC loss + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over KC OR
3. HOU tie + NE loss OR
4. IND-TEN tie + NE loss + BAL win + HOU clinches a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over BAL

Houston clinches AFC South division title with:

1. HOU win or tie OR
2. IND-TEN tie

Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore clinches AFC North division title and a first-round bye with:

1. BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + IND-TEN does not end in a tie OR
2. BAL win + NE loss + HOU loss + BAL clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU

Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:

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

Baltimore clinches a playoff berth with:

1. BAL tie + IND-TEN tie

Los Angeles Chargers 

Los Angeles clinches AFC West division title and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1. LAC win + KC loss or tie OR
2. LAC tie + KC loss

Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis clinches AFC South division title with:

1. IND win + HOU loss

Indianapolis clinches a playoff berth with:

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

Tennessee Titans

Tennessee clinches AFC South division title and first-round bye with:

1. TEN win + HOU loss + NE loss + BAL loss or tie
   Tennessee clinches AFC South division title with:
2. TEN win + HOU loss

Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:

1. TEN win

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-TEN tie