WEEK 17 PLAYOFF PICTURE:
NFC
Clinched: Atlanta Falcons (South, home-field advantage);
Green Bay Packers (North);
San Francisco 49ers (playoff berth);
Seattle Seahawks -- (playoff berth)
GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Minnesota Vikings)
Green Bay clinches a first-round bye:
1) GB win
2) GB tie + SF loss or tie
3) SF loss + SEA loss or tie
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (vs. Arizona Cardinals)
San Francisco clinches NFC West division:
1) SF win or tie
2) SEA loss or tie
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:
1) SF win + GB loss or tie
2) SF tie + GB loss
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. St. Louis Rams)
Seattle clinches NFC West division:
1) SEA win + SF loss
Seattle clinches a first-round bye:
1) SEA win + SF loss + GB loss
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (vs. Dallas Cowboys)
Washington clinches NFC East division:
1) WAS win or tie
Washington clinches a playoff berth:
1) CHI loss + MIN loss
DALLAS COWBOYS (at Redskins)
Dallas clinches NFC East division:
1) DAL win
NEW YORK GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia Eagles)
NY
Giants clinch a playoff berth:
1) NYG win + DAL loss or tie + CHI loss + MIN loss
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (vs. Packers)
Minnesota clinches a playoff berth:
1) MIN win
2) MIN tie + CHI loss or tie
3) DAL loss or tie + NYG loss or tie + CHI loss
CHICAGO BEARS (at Detroit Lions)
Chicago clinches a playoff berth:
1) CHI win + MIN loss or tie
2) CHI tie + MIN loss
AFC
Clinched: New England Patriots (East);
Denver Broncos (West);
Houston Texans (South);
Baltimore Ravens (North);
Indianapolis Colts (playoff berth);
Cincinnati Bengals (playoff berth)
HOUSTON TEXANS (at Colts)
Houston clinches a first-round bye:
1) HOU win or tie
2) NE loss or tie
3) DEN loss
Houston clinches home-field advantage:
1) HOU win
2) HOU tie + DEN loss or tie
3) NE loss or tie + DEN loss
DENVER BRONCOS (vs. Kansas City Chiefs)
Denver clinches a first-round bye:
1) DEN win or tie
2) NE loss or tie
Denver clinches home-field advantage:
1) DEN win + HOU loss or tie
2) DEN tie + HOU loss
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (vs. Miami Dolphins)
New England clinches a first-round bye:
1) NE win + DEN loss
2) NE win + HOU loss
New England clinches home-field advantage:
1) NE win + DEN loss + HOU loss