NFL Playoff Picture: All Scenarios for Week 16
Two weeks remain in the NFL's 2018 regular season, and only five teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs in their respective conferences.
Seven more teams were elimination from postseason contention last week, and the Browns joined them on Saturday when the Titans beat the Redskins, but there are several seeds and positions that have yet to be determined. As Week 16 of the NFL season approaches, there are still division titles up for grabs, and no team has yet secured home-field advantage and a first-round bye.
Here's Week 16's full list of scenarios and outcomes to monitor, through Saturday’s Tennessee-Washington game:
NFC
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans clinches a home-field advantage with:
1) A Saints win
2) A Saints tie + Rams loss or tie
3) A Bears loss or tie + Rams loss
New Orleans clinches a first-round bye with:
1) A Saints tie
2) A Bears loss or tie
3) A Rams loss
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with:
1) A Rams win + Chicago loss or tie
2) A Rams tie + Chicago loss
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:
1) A Cowboys win
2) A Cowboys tie + Eagles loss or tie
3) An Eagles loss
Dallas clinches a playoff berth with:
1) A Cowboys tie + Vikings loss
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle clinches a playoff berth with:
1) A Seahawks win
2) A Seahawks tie + Vikings loss
3) A Seahawks win + Vikings tie + Seahawks clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over the Vikings
5) A Seahawks tie + Eagles loss or tie
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with:
1) A Vikings win + Eagles loss or tie
AFC
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with:
1) A Chiefs win + Chargers loss
Kansas City clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) A Chiefs win + Chargers loss + Texans loss or tie
2) A Chiefs win + Chargers loss + Chiefs clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Texans
New England Patriots
New England clinches AFC East division title with:
1) A Patriots win or tie
2) A Dolphins loss or tie
Houston Texans
Houston clinches AFC South division title with:
1) A Texans win or tie
Houston clinches a playoff berth with:
1) A Ravens loss or tie
2) A Steelers loss
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:
1) A Steelers win + Ravens loss or tie
2) A Steelers tie + Ravens loss