Standings entering week 15
Bold indicates clinched playoff berth. Italics indicate elimination from playoffs.
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 AFC |
| 1 |
 GB (10-3)y 1 |
1 |
 KC (12-1)y |
| 2 |
 NO (10-3)x |
2 |
 PIT (11-2)x |
| 3 |
 LAR (9-4)2 |
3 |
 BUF (10-3) |
| 4 |
 WAS (6-7) |
4 |
 TEN (9-4)8 |
| 5 |
 SEA (9-4) |
5 |
 CLE (9-4)9 |
| 6 |
 TB (8-5) |
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 IND (9-4) |
| 7 |
 ARI (7-6) |
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 MIA (8-5)10 |
| 8 |
 MIN (6-7)k 3 |
8 |
 BAL (8-5)k |
| 9 |
 CHI (6-7)k |
9 |
 LV (7-6)k |
| 10 |
 DET (5-8)k 4 |
10 |
 NE (6-7)k |
| 11 |
 SF (5-8)k 5 |
11 |
 DEN (5-8)k |
| 12 |
 NYG (5-8) |
12 |
 HOU (4-9)ke 11 |
| 13 |
 PHI (4-8-1) |
13 |
 LAC (4-9)ke |
| 14 |
 DAL (4-9)6 |
14 |
 CIN (2-10-1)ke |
| 15 |
 ATL (4-9)ke 7 |
15 |
 JAX (1-12)ke |
| 16 |
 CAR (4-9)k |
16 |
 NYJ (0-13)ke |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth
y Team has clinched division title
e Team is eliminated from playoff contention
k Team is knocked out of division title contention
1GB wins the tiebreak over NO on head-to-head.
2LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on head-to-head (1-0).
3MIN wins the tiebreak over CHI on head-to-head (1-0).
4DET wins the tiebreak over SF/NYG on conference record (4-6 vs 3-6/4-7).
5SF wins the tiebreak over NYG on head-to-head.
6ATL wins the tiebreak over CAR on division record (1-3 vs 1-4). DAL wins the tiebreak over ATL on head-to-head.
7ATL wins the tiebreak over CAR on division record (1-3 vs 1-4).
8TEN wins the tiebreak over IND on division record (4-1 vs 2-2).
9CLE wins the tiebreak over IND on head-to-head.
10MIA wins the tiebreak over BAL on conference record (5-4 vs 5-5).
11HOU wins the tiebreak over LAC on strength of victory (13-39 vs 7-44-1).
Clinching Scenarios
NFC
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NO clinches the NFC South division title with: |
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1) |
NO win |
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2) |
NO tie +
TB tie |
| OR |
3) |
TB loss |
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TB clinches a playoff berth with: |
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SEA clinches a playoff berth with: |
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1) |
SEA win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
MIN/
CHI tie |
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LAR clinches a playoff berth with: |
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1) |
LAR win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
MIN/
CHI tie |
AFC
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KC clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
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1) |
KC win +
PIT loss +
BUF loss/tie |
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PIT clinches the AFC North division title with: |
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1) |
PIT win |
| OR |
2) |
PIT tie +
CLE tie |
| OR |
3) |
CLE loss |
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BUF clinches the AFC East division title with: |
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1) |
BUF win |
| OR |
2) |
BUF tie +
MIA tie |
| OR |
3) |
MIA loss |
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BUF clinches a playoff berth with: |
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1) |
BUF tie +
BAL tie |
| OR |
2) |
BAL loss |
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TEN clinches a playoff berth with: |
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1) |
TEN win +
BAL loss |
| OR |
2) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss +
CLE win/tie |
| OR |
3) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + BAL tie |
| OR |
4) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + IND loss + 0.5 or more combined wins from (WAS, GB, NO) |
| OR |
5) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + IND tie + WAS win |
| OR |
6) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + 1 or more combined losses from (BUF, CIN, NYJ, SF, ARI) |
| OR |
7) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + 0.5 combined losses from (BUF, NYJ) + IND loss/tie |
| OR |
8) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + 0.5 combined losses from (BUF, NYJ) + WAS win/tie |
| OR |
9) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + 0.5 combined losses from (BUF, NYJ) + 1.0 or more combined wins from (GB, NO) |
| OR |
10) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + 0.5 combined losses from (ARI, SF) + IND loss/tie |
| OR |
11) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + 0.5 combined losses from (ARI, SF) + 0.5 or more combined wins from (WAS, GB, NO) |
| OR |
12) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + CIN tie + IND loss |
| OR |
13) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + CIN tie + IND tie + 0.5 or more combined wins from (WAS, GB, NO) |
| OR |
14) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + CIN tie + WAS win |
| OR |
15) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + CIN tie + WAS tie + 0.5 or more combined wins from (GB, NO) |
| OR |
16) |
TEN win +
LV loss/tie +
MIA loss + CIN tie + 1.5 or more combined wins from (GB, NO) |
*The portions in italics are for TEN or CLE clinching Strength of Victory over MIA (or tying Strength of Victory plus TEN at least tying MIA in Strength of Schedule)
Elimination Scenarios
NFC
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TB is knocked out of NFC South title contention with: |
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1) |
TB loss |
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2) |
TB tie +
NO tie |
| OR |
3) |
NO win |
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ARI is knocked out of NFC West title contention with: |
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1) |
ARI loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
SEA win |
| OR |
3) |
SEA tie +
LAR win/tie |
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DAL is knocked out of NFC East title contention with: |
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1) |
DAL loss |
| OR |
2) |
DAL tie +
WAS tie |
| OR |
3) |
DAL tie +
PHI win +
NYG loss |
| OR |
4) |
WAS win |
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DAL is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
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1) |
DAL loss |
| OR |
2) |
DAL tie +
WAS win/tie |
| OR |
3) |
DAL tie +
PHI win +
NYG loss |
| OR |
4) |
WAS win +
ARI win/tie |
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PHI is eliminated from NFC East title contention AND playoff contention with: |
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1) |
PHI loss +
WAS win |
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DET is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
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1) |
DET loss +
ARI win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
DET loss +
MIN win |
| OR |
3) |
DET loss +
CHI win |
| OR |
4) |
DET tie +
ARI win |
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CAR is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
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1) |
CAR loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
ARI win/tie |
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SF is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
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1) |
SF loss +
ARI win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
SF tie +
ARI win |
AFC
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CLE is knocked out of AFC North title contention with: |
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1) |
CLE loss |
| OR |
2) |
CLE tie +
PIT tie |
| OR |
3) |
PIT win |
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MIA is knocked out of AFC East title contention with: |
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1) |
MIA loss |
| OR |
2) |
MIA tie +
BUF tie |
| OR |
3) |
BUF win |
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NE is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
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1) |
NE loss |
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2) |
NE tie +
LV win |
| OR |
3) |
NE tie +
BAL win |
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DEN is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
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1) |
DEN loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
MIA win/tie |
| OR |
3) |
BAL win/tie |
| OR |
4) |
LV win/tie |
Possible Seeds
E simply means the team could still miss the playoffs
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Team Control
The seed that a team controls is the worst seed that team could get if they win out. These are often mutually exclusive because it is impossible for teams that play each other in future weeks to both win out. If a team changed controlled seed from last week, last week’s seed is noted in parentheses.
Teams that control the 1 seed:
GB(2)
KC(2)
Teams that control the 2 seed:
NO(1)
PIT(1)
Teams that control the 3 seed:
LAR
SEA
BUF
Teams that control the 4 seed:
WAS(new)
TEN
Teams that control the 5 seed:
CLE
Teams that control the 6 seed:
TB
IND(7)
Teams that control the 7 seed:
ARI
MIA(6)
Teams that could win out and still miss the playoffs:
NYG(4)
PHI
DAL
MIN(7)
CHI
DET
ATL
CAR
SF
NE
NYJ
BAL
CIN
HOU
JAX
LV(6)
DEN
LAC
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NFC Picture
AFC Picture
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