The NFL has officially released the week 17 2013 NFL Playoffs scenarios as listed below. Nine of the twelve total spots are already locked up, but no division in the NFC has been clinched yet. All four divisions in the AFC are locked up as well as the first (#5 seed) wild card berth.
The seeding in the AFC is far from set as well. The Patriots can still grab the #1 seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs if they win and the Broncos lose. On the flip side, if New England loses and the Bengals or Colts win, then they won’t even get a bye.
There is still plenty of football left to be decided. The NFL Week 17 Playoff Scenarios are as follows:
Week 17 AFC Playoffs Scenarios
ALREADY CLINCHED:
Denver Broncos – AFC West and first-round bye
New England Patriots – AFC East
Cincinnati Bengals – AFC North
Indianapolis Colts – AFC South
Kansas City Chiefs – Wildcard playoff spot (#5 Seed)
DENVER BRONCOS (at Oakland)
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) DEN win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (vs. Buffalo)
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NE win or tie OR
2) CIN loss or tie + IND loss or tie
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win + DEN loss
CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Baltimore)
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:
1) CIN win + NE loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Jacksonville)
Indianapolis clinches a first-round bye with:
1) IND win + NE loss + CIN loss or tie
MIAMI DOLPHINS (vs. NY Jets)
Miami clinches a playoff spot with:
1) MIA win + BAL loss or tie OR
2) MIA win + SD win OR
3) MIA tie + BAL loss + SD loss or tie OR
4) MIA tie + BAL tie + SD tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS (at Cincinnati)
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win + SD loss or tie OR
2) BAL win + MIA loss or tie OR
3) BAL tie + MIA loss + SD loss or tie OR
4) BAL tie + MIA tie + SD loss OR
5) MIA loss + SD loss + PIT loss or tie
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (vs. Kansas City)
San Diego clinches a playoff spot with:
1) SD win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
2) SD tie + MIA loss + BAL loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Cleveland)
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1) PIT win + MIA loss + BAL loss + SD loss
Week 17 NFC Playoffs Scenarios
ALREADY CLINCHED:
Seattle – playoff spot
Carolina – playoff spot
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. St. Louis)
Seattle clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) SEA win or tie OR
2) one SF loss or tie
CAROLINA PANTHERS (at Atlanta)
Carolina clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1) CAR win or tie OR
2) NO loss or tie
Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) CAR win + SEA loss + two SF wins
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (at Dallas)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division with:
1) PHI win or tie
CHICAGO BEARS (vs. Green Bay)
Chicago clinches NFC North division with:
1) CHI win or tie
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (at Ariona)
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and a first-round bye with:
1) SF win + SEA loss
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) SF win + SEA loss + CAR loss or tie
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (vs. Tampa Bay)
New Orleans clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1) NO win + CAR loss
New Orleans clinches a playoff spot with:
1) NO win OR
2) NO tie + ARI loss or tie OR
3) ARI loss OR
ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. San Francisco)
Arizona clinches a playoff spot with:
1) ARI win + NO loss or tie OR
2) ARI tie + NO loss
DALLAS COWBOYS (vs. Philadelphia)
Dallas clinches NFC East division with:
1) DAL win
GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Chicago)
Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:
1) GB win
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Make sure you print out these week 17 NFL playoff scenarios and use it as a map as you navigate the final week of the 2013 regular season.
