Week 13 NFL Playoff Scenarios

Clinching Scenarios

NFC

• Philadelphia can clinch a top-six seed with:
  • Win + Loss + Loss/Tie + Loss/Tie
• Philadelphia can clinch a playoff berth with:
  • Win AND EITHER
    • Loss/Tie OR
    • Loss + Loss/Tie

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Elimination Scenarios

NFC

• NY Giants can be eliminated from the #5 Seed with:
  • Win

• Washington can be eliminated from the #5 Seed with:
  • Loss OR
  • Win

• LA Rams can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss + Win/Tie

• Arizona can be eliminated from the #6 Seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win OR
    • Win/Tie + Win/Tie
• Arizona can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Any Two Of Win OR
    • Win/Tie + Win/Tie AND EITHER
      • Win OR
      • Win + Win

• Green Bay can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss + Win/Tie

• Atlanta can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss/Tie + Win

• New Orleans can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win OR
    • Win AND ONE OF
      • Win + Win AND ONE OF
        • Win OR
        • Win OR
        • Win
      • Win + Win + Win + Win

• Tampa Bay can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss/Tie + Win/Tie

• Carolina can be eliminated from the playoffs win:
  • Loss

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AFC

• NY Jets can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss
• NY Jets can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win OR
    • Win + Win
• NY Jets can be eliminated from the top-three seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win OR
    • Win + Win + Win
• NY Jets can be eliminated from the AFC East with:
  • Loss + Win

• New England can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie
• New England can be eliminated from a top-three seed with:
  • Loss OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie + Win/Tie
• New England can be eliminated from the AFC East with:
  • Loss OR
  • Win/Tie
• New England can be eliminated from a top-five seed with:
  • Loss OR
    • Win + Win/Tie + THREE OF Win
• New England can be eliminated from a top-six seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win/Tie
• New England can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
  • Loss + Win/Tie + Win/Tie AND EITHER
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win + Win

• LA Chargers can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win + Win + Win + Win

• Tennessee can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win + Win/Tie + Win

Note: Scenarios which require at least one tie game are omitted for legibility.

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