Week 14 NFL Playoff Scenarios

Clinching Scenarios

NFC

• Philadelphia can clinch a top-five seed with:
  • Win + Loss + Loss + Loss AND EITHER
    • Loss OR
    • Loss
• Philadelphia can clinch a top-six seed with:
  • Win AND TWO OF
    • Loss
    • Loss
    • Loss AND EITHER
      • Loss OR
      • Loss
• Philadelphia can clinch a playoff berth with:
  • Win AND ONE OF
    • Loss OR
    • Loss
    • Loss AND EITHER
      • Loss OR
      • Loss

• Dallas can clinch a playoff berth with:
  • Win + Loss + Loss +Loss/Tie +Loss +Loss/Tie AND EITHER
    • Loss/Tie OR
    • Loss/Tie

• San Francisco can clinch a playoff berth with:
  • Win AND EITHER
    • Loss OR
    • Loss

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Elimination Scenarios

NFC

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

• Seattle can be eliminated from the NFC West with:
  • Loss

• Arizona can be eliminated from the #6 Seed with:
  • Win OR
  • Win
• Arizona can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
  • Win + Win

• Minnesota can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win/Tie
    • Win

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

• Chicago can be eliminated from the #2 Seed with:
  • Loss/Tie OR
  • Win OR
  • Win/Tie
• Chicago can be eliminated from the NFC North with:
  • Loss/Tie OR
  • Win
• Chicago can be eliminated from a top-five seed with:
  • Loss/Tie OR
  • Win + Win/Tie

• Atlanta can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win/Tie
    • Win
    • Win + Win/Tie
    • TWO OF Win
• Atlanta can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss + Win + Win/Tie

• Tampa Bay can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win + Win + Win + Win + Win + Win +Win + Win + Win + Win + Win
• Tampa Bay can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win
• Tampa Bay can be eliminated from a top-three seed with:
  • Loss + Win + Win

• New Orleans can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win AND ONE OF
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win OR
    • Win/Tie OR
    • Win OR
    • Win OR
    • Win OR
    • Win
  • One of each set:
    • Win
    • Win
  • THREE OFWin
• New Orleans can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win
    • Win/Tie
    • Win
  • Win +Win/Tie
• New Orleans can be eliminated from a top-three seed with:
  • Win AND EITHER
    • Loss AND EITHER
      • Win OR
      • Win
    • Win + Win/Tie + Win/Tie

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AFC

• Buffalo can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win OR
    • Win + Win/Tie

• NY Jets can be eliminated from the #5 Seed with:
  • Loss
• NY Jets can be eliminated from a top-six seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win OR
    • Win/Tie AND EITHER
      • Win OR
      • Win
    • Win + Win/Tie

• New England can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
  • Loss/Tie OR
  • Win OR
  • Win OR
  • Win/Tie OR
  • Win/Tie + Win

• Denver can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND TWO OF
    • Win
    • Win
    • Win

• LA Chargers can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss OR
  • Win + Win/Tie
• LA Chargers can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win AND EITHER
      • Win/Tie OR
      • Win
    • Win + Win + Win + Win + Win AND ONE OF
      • Win/Tie OR
      • Win/Tie OR
      • Win

• Las Vegas can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND TWO OF
    • Win OR
    • Win OR
    • Win
• Las Vegas can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win AND EITHER
      • Win
      • Win
    • Win + Win + Win + Win + Win + Win/Tie
• Las Vegas can be eliminated from a top-three seed with:
  • Loss + Win + Win/Tie + Win/Tie

• Cincinnati can be eliminated from the #1 Seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win OR
    • Win
• Cincinnati can be eliminated from the AFC North with:
  • Loss + Win

• Tennessee can be eliminated from the #2 Seed with:
  • Loss
• Tennessee can be eliminated from a top-two seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win OR
    • Win OR
    • Win OR
    • Win
• Tennessee can be eliminated from a top-five seed with:
  • Loss AND ONE OF
    • Win OR
    • Win OR
    • Win
• Tennessee can be eliminated from a top-six seed with:
  • Loss AND EITHER
    • Win AND EITHER
      • Win OR
      • Win
    • Win + Win + Win

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

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