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Playoff clinching scenarios for Week 17.

AFC East

• The Patriots have clinched the AFC East.

AFC North

• The Bengals have clinched the AFC North.

• The Steelers can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win
2. A Chiefs loss or tie
3. A Chargers win (note: although Chargers have been eliminated, if they win vs. Broncos and they, the Chiefs and the Steelers all finish at 10-6, you would break division ties first. Chargers would win tiebreaker vs. Chiefs based on common opponents [8-4 vs 7-5] and that would eliminate the Chiefs. They would then go to tiebreaker vs. Steelers, which Pittsburgh would win based on its head-to-head win vs. Chargers).

AFC South

• The Colts have clinched the AFC South, a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the AFC.

• The Jaguars have clinched a playoff spot.

AFC West

• The Broncos have clinched the AFC West and a first-round bye.

• The Chiefs can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win and a Steelers loss and a Chargers loss or tie.

NFC East

• The Giants have clinched a playoff spot.
• The Giants can clinch NFC East with:
1. A win or tie
2. A Redskins loss or tie

• The Redskins can clinch the NFC East with:
1. A win and a Giants loss
• The Redskins can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win
2. A Cowboys loss
3. A tie and a Cowboys tie

• The Cowboys can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A win and a Redskins loss or tie
2. A win and a Panthers loss
3. A win and a Bucs loss and a Giants loss and Giants and Cowboys clinch strength of victory
4. A tie and a Redskins loss

NFC North

• The Bears have clinched the NFC North title and a first-round bye.

NFC South

• The Buccaneers can clinch the NFC South with:
1. A win
2. Panthers loss
3. A tie and a Panthers tie
• The Buccaneers can clinch can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. A tie
2. Cowboys loss or tie
3. Redskins loss or tie
4. Giants win or tie
5. Bucs clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Cowboys or Giants

• The Panthers can clinch the NFC South with:
1. A win and a Bucs loss or tie
2. A tie and a Bucs loss
• The Panthers can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. A win or tie
2. A Cowboys loss or tie
3. A Redskins loss or tie

NFC West

• The Seahawks have clinched the NFC West, a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NFC.

The Texans, 49ers, Ravens, Browns, Packers, Saints, Jets, Raiders, Titans, Cardinals, Bills, Lions, Eagles, Rams, Dolphins, Chargers, Falcons and Vikings have been eliminated from playoff contention.