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Who's In, Who's Out: NFL Playoff Scenarios
Published September 15, 2015
Michael Vick is hoping to add to his NFL comeback with a playoff win against the Packers. (AP2010)
AFC
CLINCHED: New England, AFC East and homefield advantage; Kansas City, AFC West; Baltimore, playoff spot; N.Y. Jets, playoff spot; Pittsburgh, playoff spot.
ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Cleveland, Houston, Miami, Oakland, San Diego, Tennessee.
PITTSBURGH
— Clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with:
1) Win OR
2) Tie and Baltimore loss or tie OR
3) Baltimore loss
BALTIMORE
— Clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with:
1) Win and Pittsburgh loss or tie OR
2) Tie and Pittsburgh loss
INDIANAPOLIS
— Clinches AFC South with:
1) Win or tie OR
2) Jacksonvile loss or tie
JACKSONVILLE
— Clinches AFC South with:
1) Win and Indianapolis loss
NFC
CLINCHED: Chicago, NFC North and a first-round bye; Philadelphia, NFC East; Atlanta, playoff spot; New Orleans, playoff spot.
ELIMINATED: Arizona, Carolina, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, San Francisco, Washington.
ATLANTA
— Clinches NFC South and a first-round bye with:
1) Win or tie OR
2) New Orleans loss or tie
— Clinches homefield advantage with:
1) Win or tie OR
2) New Orleans loss or tie and Chicago loss or tie
CHICAGO
— Clinched the NFC North and a first-round bye and clinches homefield advantage with:
1) Win and Atlanta loss and New Orleans loss or tie
NEW ORLEANS
— Clinches the NFC South and homefield advantage with:
1) Win and Atlanta loss
GREEN BAY
— Clinches a playoff spot with:
1) Win OR
2) Tie and N.Y. Giants loss or tie and Tampa Bay loss or tie OR
3) N.Y. Giants loss and Tampa Bay loss
NEW YORK GIANTS
— Clinch a playoff spot with:
1) Win and Green Bay loss or tie OR
3) Tie and Green Bay loss and Tampa Bay loss or tie
TAMPA BAY
— Clinches a playoff spot with:
3) Win and N.Y. Giants loss or tie and Green Bay loss or tie OR
4) Tie and N.Y. Giants loss and Green Bay loss
ST. LOUIS
— Clinches NFC West with:
1) Win or tie
SEATTLE
— Clinches NFC West with:
1) Win
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