Green Bay entered Week 16 as the lone team that had already secured a place in the post-season and the Packers were joined by the Buccaneers, Cowboys, Rams and Cardinals when all was said and done.
Kansas City became the first AFC team to secure a playoff berth as they locked up a fifth consecutive AFC West Division title.
Notable matchups with playoff implications this week: Dolphins-Titans, Chiefs-Bengals, Raiders-Colts, Rams-Ravens, Broncos-Chargers before Browns-Steelers wrap up the week Monday.
With two remaining spots available in the NFC and six still up for grabs in the AFC, Week 17 sets up to be rather dramatic. Here are the playoff-clinching scenarios heading into the weekend:
NFC CLINCHING SCENARIOS: 49ERS, EAGLES
San Francisco 49ers clinch a playoff berth with:
• 49ers win + Saints loss or tie; OR
• 49ers tie + Vikings loss or tie + Saints loss + Falcons loss or tie
Philadelphia Eagles clinch a playoff berth with:
• Eagles win + Vikings loss or tie + Saints loss or tie OR
• Eagles win + Vikings loss or tie + 49ers win or tie OR
• Eagles tie + Vikings loss + Saints loss + Falcons loss or tie OR
• Eagles tie + Vikings loss + Saints tie + Falcons loss or tie + 49ers win or tie
The Packers can clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the playoffs with a win plus a Dallas loss; the Rams can clinch the NFC West with win and a Cardinals loss.
Washington, Atlanta, Minnesota and New Orleans are all barely hanging on to their slim playoff hopes and each could be eliminated come Monday morning.
AFC CLINCHING SCENARIOS: TITANS, BENGALS, BILLS, COLTS, PATRIOTS
Tennessee Titans clinch a playoff berth with:
• Titans win; OR
• Colts loss; OR
• Titans tie + Colts tie
Cincinnati Bengals clinch a playoff berth with:
• Bengals tie + Chargers loss + Raiders loss + Dolphins loss or tie; OR
• Bengals tie + Chargers loss + Raiders loss + Patriots loss; OR
• Bengals tie + Chargers loss + Raiders tie + Dolphins loss or tie + Patriots win; OR
• Bengals tie + Chargers loss + Raiders tie + Patriots tie + Dolphins tie + Bills win or tie; OR
• Bengals tie + Chargers loss + Raiders tie + Patriots loss + Dolphins win + Bills win or tie
Buffalo Bills clinch a playoff berth with:
• Bills win + Ravens loss or tie; OR
• Bills win + Chargers loss or tie + Raiders loss or tie; OR
• Bills tie + Dolphins loss or tie + Chargers loss + Raiders loss; OR
• Bills tie + Dolphins loss or tie + Chargers loss or tie + Ravens loss + Steelers loss or tie; OR
• Bills tie + Dolphins loss or tie + Raiders loss or tie + Ravens loss + Steelers loss or tie; OR
• Bills tie + Patriots loss or tie + Chargers Loss + Raiders loss; OR
• Bills tie + Patriots loss or tie + Chargers loss or tie + Ravens loss + Steelers loss or tie; OR
• Bills tie + Patriots loss or tie + Raiders loss or tie + Ravens loss + Steelers loss or tie; OR
• Bills tie + Chargers loss + Raiders loss + Ravens loss + Steelers loss or tie
Indianapolis Colts clinch a playoff berth with:
• Colts win; OR
• Colts tie + Ravens loss + Patriots loss or tie; OR
• Colts tie + Ravens loss + Dolphins loss or tie
New England Patriots clinch a playoff berth with:
• Patriots win + Dolphins loss or tie; OR
• Patriots win + Raiders loss or tie; OR
• Patriots tie + Dolphins loss + Raiders loss + Chargers loss or tie; OR
• Patriots tie + Dolphins loss + Ravens loss or tie; OR
• Patriots tie + Raiders loss + Chargers loss + Ravens loss + Steelers loss or tie; OR
• Patriots tie + Raiders loss + Chargers loss or tie + Ravens loss or tie + Dolphins win + Bills win
The Bengals win the AFC North if victorious; same goes for Tennessee in the AFC South. If the Titans lose, then the Chiefs can clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the playoffs with a win or tie.
