AFC
CLINCHED:
New England – AFC East division title
Pittsburgh – AFC North division title
Jacksonville – Playoff berth
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11-3) (vs. Buffalo (8-6), Sunday)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + PIT loss + JAX loss or tie
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win + PIT loss OR
2) NE win + JAX loss or tie OR
3) NE tie + JAX loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-3) (at Houston (4-10), Monday)
Pittsburgh clinches a first-round bye with:
1) PIT win + JAX loss or tie OR
2) PIT tie + JAX loss
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (10-4) (at San Francisco (4-10), Sunday)
Jacksonville clinches AFC South division title with:
1) JAX win or tie OR
2) TEN loss or tie
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8-6) (vs. Miami (6-8), Sunday)
Kansas City clinches AFC West division title with:
1) KC win OR
2) LAC loss OR
3) KC tie + LAC tie
TENNESSEE TITANS (8-6) (vs. Los Angeles Rams (10-4), Sunday)
Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:
1) TEN win + BAL loss + BUF loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
Philadelphia – NFC East division title and first-round bye
Minnesota – NFC North division title
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (12-2) (vs. Oakland (6-8), Monday night)
Philadelphia clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) PHI win OR
2) MIN loss OR
3) PHI tie + MIN tie
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (11-3) (at Green Bay (7-7), Saturday night)
Minnesota clinches a first-round bye with:
1) MIN win + CAR loss or tie OR
2) MIN tie + CAR loss + NO loss or tie + LAR loss or tie
LOS ANGELES RAMS (10-4) (at Tennessee (8-6), Sunday)
Los Angeles Rams clinch NFC West division title with:
1) LAR win or tie OR
2) SEA loss or tie
Los Angeles Rams clinch a playoff berth with:
1) DET loss or tie + CAR loss + ATL loss
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-4) (vs. Atlanta (9-5), Sunday)
New Orleans clinches NFC South division title with:
1) NO win + CAR loss
New Orleans clinches a playoff berth with:
1) NO win or tie OR
2) DAL-SEA tie
CAROLINA PANTHERS (10-4) (vs. Tampa Bay (4-10), Sunday)
Carolina clinches a playoff berth with:
1) CAR win or tie OR
2) DAL-SEA tie
ATLANTA FALCONS (9-5) (at New Orleans (10-4), Sunday)
Atlanta clinches a playoff berth with:
1) ATL win OR
2) ATL tie + DAL-SEA tie + DET loss or tie
