2012 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 17
AFC
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CLINCHED: New England – AFC East
Denver – AFC West
Houston – AFC South
Baltimore – AFC North
San Francisco 49ers
Indianapolis – playoff spot
Cincinnati – playoff spot
HOUSTON TEXANS (at Indianapolis)
Houston clinches a first-round bye with:
1) HOU win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie OR
3) DEN loss
Houston clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) HOU win OR
2) HOU tie + DEN loss or tieOR
3) NE loss or tie + DEN loss
DENVER BRONCOS (vs. Kansas City)
Denver clinches a first-round bye with:
1) DEN win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) DEN win + HOU loss or tie OR
2) DEN tie + HOU loss
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (vs. Miami)
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win + DEN loss OR
2) NE win + HOU loss
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + DEN loss + HOU loss
NFC
CLINCHED: Atlanta – NFC South and home-field advantage
Green Bay – NFC North
San Francisco – playoff spot
Seattle – playoff spot
GREEN BAY (at Minnesota)
Green Bay clinches a first-round bye with:
1) GB win OR
2) GB tie + SF loss or tie OR
3) SF loss + SEA loss or tie
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (vs. Arizona)
San Francisco clinches NFC West division with:
1) SF win or tie OR
2) SEA loss or tie
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye with:
1) SF win + GB loss or tie OR
2) SF tie + GB loss
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. St. Louis)
Seattle clinches NFC West division with:
1) SEA win + SF loss
Seattle clinches a first-round bye with:
1) SEA win + SF loss + GB loss
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (vs. Dallas)
Washington clinches NFC East division with:
1) WAS win or tie
Washington clinches a playoff spot with:
1) CHI loss + MIN loss
DALLAS COWBOYS (at Washington)
Dallas clinches NFC East division with:
1) DAL win
NEW YORK GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia)
New York clinches a playoff spot with:
1) NYG win + DAL loss or tie + CHI loss + MIN loss
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (vs. Green Bay)
Minnesota clinches a playoff spot with:
1) MIN win OR
2) MIN tie + CHI loss or tie OR
3) DAL loss or tie + NYG loss or tie + CHI loss
CHICAGO BEARS (at Detroit)
Chicago clinches a playoff spot with:
1) CHI win + MIN loss or tie OR
2) CHI tie + MIN loss
Courtesy NFL media services