NFL Playoffs... week 17 importance (1 Viewer)

[JayMan]

With 9 teams already in the Playoffs (San Diego / Baltimore / Indianapolis / New England / Chicago / New Orleans / Philadelphia / Seattle / Dallas)... 3 more teams will get in this weekend...

Here are the scenarios for the 6 AFC teams still alive (for 2 spots)... and the 5 NFC teams still alive (for 1 spot)...

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AFC

Denver clinches a playoff berth with:

1) DEN win or tie, OR

2) KC loss or tie

N.Y. Jets clinch a playoff berth with:

1) NYJ win or tie, OR

2) CIN loss or tie + JAC loss or tie, OR

3) CIN loss or tie + TEN win, OR

4) DEN loss + JAC loss

Cincinnati clinches a playoff berth with:

1) CIN win + NYJ loss, OR

2) CIN win + DEN loss + KC win

Tennessee clinches a playoff berth with:

1) TEN win + CIN loss or tie + DEN loss + KC win

Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with:

1) KC win + CIN loss or tie + DEN loss + TEN loss or tie

Jacksonville clinches a playoff berth with:

1) JAC win + NYJ loss + CIN loss or tie + TEN loss or tie

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NFC

New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:

1) NYG win + NYG clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over GB, OR

2) NYG win + GB loss or tie, OR

3) NYG tie + GB loss or tie + STL loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + CAR loss or tie, OR

4) GB loss + STL loss + ATL loss + CAR loss

Green Bay can clinch playoff berth with:

1) GB win + NYG win + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG, OR

2) GB win + NYG loss or tie + STL loss or tie, OR

3) GB win + NYG loss or tie + CAR win, OR

4) GB win + NYG loss or tie + ATL win, OR

5) GB tie + NYG loss + STL loss + ATL loss or tie + CAR loss or tie

Carolina can clinch playoff berth with:

1) CAR win + NYG loss or tie + GB loss or tie, OR

2) CAR tie + NYG loss + GB loss + STL loss or tie + ATL loss or tie

St. Louis can clinch playoff berth with:

1) STL win + NYG loss or tie + CAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie, OR

2) STL tie + NYG loss + CAR loss + ATL loss + GB loss

Atlanta can clinch playoff berth with:

1) ATL win + CAR loss or tie + GB loss or tie + NYG loss or tie, OR

2) ATL tie + CAR loss + GB loss + NYG loss + STL loss

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Relevant games:

Saturday - 8:00 PM Eastern

N.Y. Giants at Washington

Sunday - 1:00 PM Eastern

Carolina at New Orleans

If the N.Y. Giants win Saturday night, Carolina will be eliminated

Jacksonville at Kansas City

New England at Tennessee

Oakland at N.Y. Jets

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

St. Louis at Minnesota

If the N.Y. Giants win Saturday night, St. Louis will be eliminated

Sunday - 4:15 PM Eastern

Atlanta at Philadelphia

If Carolina wins at 1:00 PM or if St. Louis wins at 1:00 PM or if the N.Y. Giants win Saturday night, Atlanta will be eliminated

San Francisco at Denver

If Kansas City loses at 1:00 PM, Denver will clinch a playoff berth

Sunday - 8:15 PM Eastern

Green Bay at Chicago