USA Today: NFL’s Week 17 playoff scenarios

[jobberone]

NFL’s Week 17 playoff scenarios

QB Cam Newton’s Panthers could become the first back-to-back NFC South champions. (Daniel Shirey, USA TODAY Sports)

What needs to happen for each team to make the playoffs …

• Current playoff seedings

NFC

COWBOYS (clinched NFC East) at Commanders

• Clinch home-field advantage with win + Cardinals loss/tie + Packers/Lions tie
• Clinch first-round bye with 1) win + Seahawks loss/tie + Cardinals loss/tie 2) win + Packers/Lions tie 3) tie + Seahawks loss + Cardinals loss 4) tie + Seahawks tie + Cardinals loss/tie + no tie in Packers/Lions game

LIONS (clinched playoff berth) at Packers

• Clinch NFC North with win/tie
• Clinch home-field advantage with 1) win + Seahawks loss/tie + Cardinals loss/tie 2) tie + Seahawks loss + Cardinals loss + Cowboys loss/tie
• Clinch first-round bye with 1) win 2) tie + Cowboys loss/tie 3) tie + Seahawks loss + Cardinals loss

PACKERS (clinched playoff berth) vs. Lions

• Clinch NFC North and first-round bye with win
• Clinch home-field advantage with win + Seahawks loss/tie

SEAHAWKS (clinched playoff berth) vs. Rams

• Clinch NFC West with 1) win 2) tie + Cardinals loss/tie 3) Cardinals loss
• Clinch home-field advantage with 1) win + no tie in Packers/Lions game 2) win + Cowboys loss/tie 3) tie + Cardinals loss/tie + Cowboys loss/tie + Packers/Lions tie
• Clinch first-round bye with 1) win 2) tie + Cardinals loss/tie + Cowboys loss 3) tie + Cardinals loss/tie + Packers/Lions tie

CARDINALS (clinched playoff berth) at 49ers

• Clinch NFC West with 1) win + Seahawks loss/tie 2) tie + Seahawks loss
• Clinch home-field advantage with 1) win + Seahawks loss/tie + Packers loss/tie 2) tie + Seahawks loss + Cowboys loss/tie + Packers/Lions tie
• Clinch first-round bye with 1) win + Seahawks loss/tie 2) tie + Seahawks loss + Cowboys loss/tie 3) tie + Seahawks loss + Packers/Lions tie

PANTHERS at Falcons

Clinch NFC South with win/tie

FALCONS vs. PanthersClinch NFC South with win

AFC

PATRIOTS (clinched AFC East and home-field advantage) vs. Bills

COLTS (clinched AFC South)

• Cannot clinch first-round bye

BRONCOS (clinched AFC West) vs. Raiders

• Clinch first-round bye with 1) win/tie 2) Bengals loss 3) Bengals tie + Colts loss

BENGALS (clinched playoff berth) at Steelers

• Clinch AFC North with win/tie
• Clinch first-round bye with 1) win + Broncos loss/tie 2) tie + Broncos loss + Colts loss/tie

STEELERS (clinched playoff berth) vs. Bengals

• Clinch AFC North with win

CHARGERS at Chiefs

• Clinch playoff berth with 1) win 2) tie + Ravens loss/tie

RAVENS vs. Browns

• Clinch playoff berth with 1) win + Chargers loss/tie 2) tie + Chargers loss

CHIEFS vs. Chargers

• Clinch playoff berth with 1) win + Ravens loss + Texans loss/tie

TEXANS vs. Jaguars

• Clinch playoff berth with 1) win + Ravens loss + Chargers loss

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http://q.usatoday.com/2014/12/22/nfls-week-17-playoff-scenarios/

 

[Gaede]

Lots of good matchups this weekend

 

[jobberone]

Didn't see this posted but apologies if I missed it.

Not too far-fetched to get a bye just not likely. Makes playing for the W in Was more likely. Too bad we can't play later and know what we have to do.

Is this schedule correct? Last I read we were flexed. I'm assuming that changed when we won the division??