With one week left the playoff picture is no clearer then it was a week ago. There is no shortage of teams who have a chance to make the playoffs but the number of spots left are few.
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) DEN win OR
2) NE loss
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win OR
2) CIN loss + IND loss
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + DEN loss
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Cincinnati clinches first-round bye with:
1) CIN win + NE loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Indianapolis clinches first-round bye with:
1) IND win + NE loss + CIN loss
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win + SD loss OR
2) BAL win + MIA loss OR
3) PIT loss + SD loss + MIA loss
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Miami clinches a playoff spot with:
1) MIA win + BAL loss OR
2) MIA win + SD win
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1) PIT win + BAL loss + MIA loss + SD loss
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
San Diego clinches a playoff spot with:
1) SD win + BAL loss + MIA loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
Seattle — playoff spot
Carolina — playoff spot
San Francisco — playoff spot
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Seattle clinches NFC West and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) SEA win OR
2) SF loss
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches a playoff spot with:
1) NO win OR
2) ARI loss
New Orleans clinches NFC South and a first-round bye with:
1) NO win + CAR loss
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Carolina clinches NFC South and first-round bye with:
1) CAR win OR
2) NO loss
Carolina clinches NFC South and home-field advantage with:
1) CAR win + SEA loss + SF win
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches NFC West and first-round bye with:
1) SF win + SEA loss
San Francisco clinches NFC West and home-field advantage with:
1) SF win + SEA loss + CAR loss
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Arizona clinches a playoff spot with:
1) ARI win + NO loss
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Philadelphia clinches NFC East with:
1) PHI win/tie
DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East with:
1) DAL win
CHICAGO BEARS
Chicago clinches NFC North with:
1) CHI win/tie
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Green Bay clinches NFC North with:
1) GB win
