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- NFL Playoff Scenarios
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Santiago Leon – @sleon
Ryan Christa – @maddawgreport
NFL Playoff Scenarios
AFC
Baltimore Ravens (8-8) (vs. Pittsburgh (8-7-1), Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS)
Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:
BAL win + LAC loss + IND loss + MIA loss or tie
Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:
BUF win OR
NE loss OR
BUF tie + NE tie
Cincinnati Bengals (10-6) (at Cleveland (7-9), Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX)
Cincinnati clinches AFC’s No. 1 seed, only first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
CIN win + TEN loss + KC loss + NE loss or tie OR
CIN win + TEN loss + KC loss + BUF win
Indianapolis Colts (9-7) (at Jacksonville (2-14), Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS)
Indianapolis clinches playoff berth with:
IND win or tie OR
LAC loss + BAL-PIT tie OR
LAC loss + PIT loss + MIA win
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) (at Denver (7-9), Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC)
Kansas City clinches AFC’s No. 1 seed, only first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
KC win + TEN loss or tie OR
KC tie + TEN loss
Las Vegas Raiders (9-7) (vs. Los Angeles Chargers (9-7), Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC)
Las Vegas clinches playoff berth with:
LV win OR
LV tie + IND loss OR
IND loss + PIT loss or tie
Los Angeles Chargers (9-7) (at Las Vegas (9-7), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Los Angeles Chargers clinch playoff berth with:
- LAC win or tie
New England Patriots (10-6) (at Miami (8-8), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS)
New England clinches AFC’s No. 1 seed, only first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
NE win + BUF loss or tie + KC loss + TEN loss
New England clinches AFC East division title with:
NE win + BUF loss or tie OR
NE tie + BUF loss
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7-1) (at Baltimore (8-8), Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS)
Pittsburgh clinches playoff berth with:
PIT win + IND loss + LV-LAC game does not end in a tie
Tennessee Titans (11-5) (at Houston (4-12), Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS)
Tennessee clinches AFC’s No. 1 seed, only first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
TEN win OR
TEN tie + KC loss or tie OR
KC loss + CIN loss or tie + NE loss or tie OR
KC loss + CIN loss or tie + BUF win
NFC
CLINCHED:
Green Bay Packers — NFC North division title, No. 1 seed, only first-round bye and home-field advantage
Dallas Cowboys — NFC East division title
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — NFC South division title
Arizona Cardinals — playoff berth
Los Angeles Rams — playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles — playoff berth
Arizona Cardinals (11-5) (vs. Seattle (6-10), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Arizona clinches NFC West division title with:
ARI win + LAR loss
Los Angeles Rams (12-4) (vs. San Francisco (9-7), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Los Angeles Rams clinch NFC West division title with:
LAR win or tie OR
ARI loss or tie
New Orleans Saints (8-8) (at Atlanta (7-9), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
New Orleans clinches playoff berth with:
NO win + SF loss
Los Angeles Rams — playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles — playoff berth
San Francisco 49ers (9-7) (at Los Angeles Rams (12-4), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
San Francisco clinches playoff berth with:
SF win or tie OR
NO loss or tie
Predictions
Saturday
KC-DEN
RC: KC
DAL-PHI
RC: PHI
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WAS-NYG
RC: WAS
CIN-CLE
RC: CLE
PIT-BAL
RC: PIT
GB-DET
RC: DET
IND-JAX
RC: IND
CHI-MIN
RC: MIN
TEN-HOU
RC: TEN
NO-ATL
RC: NO
SEA-AZ
RC: AZ
NYJ-BUF
RC: BUF
CAR-TB
RC: TB
NE-MIA
RC: NE
SF-LAR
RC: SF
LAC-LV
RC: LV
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers almost every sport: NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.