- Standings entering week 18
- Standard-Style Clinching Scenarios
- Seed Possibilities
-
NFC Scenarios by seed -
AFC Scenarios by seed
Standings entering week 18
|
NFC |
Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
| 1 |
 GBxyz |
13-3 | 9-2 | |
| 2 |
 LARx |
12-4 | 8-3 | LAR wins the tiebreak over TB on Head-to-Head. |
| 3 |
 TBxy |
12-4 | 7-4 | |
| 4 |
 DALxy |
11-5 | 9-2 | |
| 5 |
 ARIx |
11-5 | 7-4 | |
| 6 |
 SFk |
9-7 | 6-5 | SF wins the tiebreak over PHI on Head-to-Head. |
| 7 |
 PHIkx |
9-7 | 7-4 | |
| 8 |
 NOk |
8-8 | 6-5 | |
| 9 |
 MINke |
7-9 | 5-6 | MIN wins the tiebreak over ATL on Conference Record (5-6 vs 4-7). |
| 10 |
 ATLke |
7-9 | 4-7 | |
| 11 |
 WASke |
6-10 | 5-6 | SEA drops out of the tiebreak with WAS/CHI on Head-to-Head Sweep. WAS wins the tiebreak over CHI on Conference Record (5-6 vs 4-7). |
| 12 |
 CHIke |
6-10 | 4-7 | CHI wins the tiebreak over SEA on Head-to-Head. |
| 13 |
 SEAke |
6-10 | 3-8 | |
| 14 |
 CARke |
5-11 | 3-8 | |
| 15 |
 NYGke |
4-12 | 3-8 | |
| 16 |
 DETke |
2-13-1 | 2-9 | |
|
AFC |
Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
| 1 |
 TENxy |
11-5 | 7-4 | TEN wins the tiebreak over KC on Head-to-Head. |
| 2 |
 KCxy |
11-5 | 6-5 | |
| 3 |
 CINxy |
10-6 | 8-3 | BUF wins the tiebreak over NE on Division Record (4-1 vs 3-2). CIN wins the tiebreak over BUF on Conference Record (8-3 vs 6-5). |
| 4 |
 BUFx |
10-6 | 6-5 | BUF wins the tiebreak over NE on Division Record (4-1 vs 3-2). |
| 5 |
 NEx |
10-6 | 8-3 | |
| 6 |
 INDk |
9-7 | 7-4 | LAC wins the tiebreak over LV on Head-to-Head (1-0). IND wins the tiebreak over LAC on Conference Record (7-4 vs 6-5). |
| 7 |
 LACk |
9-7 | 6-5 | LAC wins the tiebreak over LV on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
| 8 |
 LVk |
9-7 | 7-4 | |
| 9 |
 PITk |
8-7-1 | 6-5 | |
| 10 |
 MIAke |
8-8 | 5-6 | MIA wins the tiebreak over BAL on Head-to-Head. |
| 11 |
 BALk |
8-8 | 5-6 | |
| 12 |
 CLEke |
7-9 | 4-7 | CLE wins the tiebreak over DEN on Head-to-Head. |
| 13 |
 DENke |
7-9 | 3-8 | |
| 14 |
 NYJke |
4-12 | 4-7 | NYJ wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head. |
| 15 |
 HOUke |
4-12 | 4-7 | |
| 16 |
 JAXke |
2-14 | 2-9 |
| NFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
DALxy |
11-5 | 5-0 | |
| 2 |
PHIkx |
9-7 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
WASke |
6-10 | 1-4 | |
| 4 |
NYGke |
4-12 | 1-4 | |
| NFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
GBxyz |
13-3 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
MINke |
7-9 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
CHIke |
6-10 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
DETke |
2-13-1 | 1-4 | |
| NFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
TBxy |
12-4 | 3-2 | |
| 2 |
NOk |
8-8 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
ATLke |
7-9 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
CARke |
5-11 | 2-3 | |
| NFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
LARx |
12-4 | 3-2 | |
| 2 |
ARIx |
11-5 | 4-1 | |
| 3 |
SFk |
9-7 | 1-4 | |
| 4 |
SEAke |
6-10 | 2-3 | |
| AFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
BUFx |
10-6 | 4-1 | BUF wins the tiebreak over NE on Division Record (4-1 vs 3-2). |
| 2 |
NEx |
10-6 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
MIAke |
8-8 | 3-2 | |
| 4 |
NYJke |
4-12 | 0-5 | |
| AFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
CINxy |
10-6 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
PITk |
8-7-1 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
BALk |
8-8 | 1-4 | |
| 4 |
CLEke |
7-9 | 2-3 | |
| AFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
TENxy |
11-5 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
INDk |
9-7 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
HOUke |
4-12 | 3-2 | |
| 4 |
JAXke |
2-14 | 0-5 | |
| AFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
KCxy |
11-5 | 4-1 | |
| 2 |
LACk |
9-7 | 3-2 | LAC wins the tiebreak over LV on Head-to-Head (1-0). |
| 3 |
LVk |
9-7 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
DENke |
7-9 | 1-4 |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth.
y Team has clinched their division title.
z Team has clinched a first-round bye and home-field advantage.
e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.
k Team has been knocked out of division title contention.
Standard-Style Clinching Scenarios
This is the standard style scenarios that just involve clinching a playoff berth/division without any concern for seed line. To see the correlated elimination scenarios, check out the elimination section under the seed-specific scenarios.
NFC
|
LAR clinches the NFC West division title with: |
| 1) |
LAR win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
ARI loss/tie |
|
ARI clinches the NFC West division title with: |
| 1) |
ARI win +
LAR loss |
|
SF clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
SF win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NO loss/tie |
|
NO clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
NO win +
SF loss |
AFC
|
TEN clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| 1) |
TEN win |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN tie +
KC loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 4) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF win |
|
KC clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| 1) |
KC win +
TEN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC tie +
TEN loss |
|
CIN clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| 1) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC loss +
NE loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC loss +
BUF win |
|
NE clinches the AFC East division title with: |
| 1) |
NE win +
BUF loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NE tie +
BUF loss |
|
NE clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| 1) |
NE win +
BUF loss/tie +
TEN loss +
KC loss |
|
BUF clinches the AFC East division title with: |
| 1) |
BUF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF tie +
NE tie |
| OR | 3) |
NE loss |
|
IND clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
IND win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC loss +
PIT loss +
MIA win |
| OR | 3) |
LAC loss +
PIT tie |
|
LAC clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
LAC win/tie |
|
LV clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
LV win |
|
| OR | 2) |
LV tie +
IND loss |
| OR | 3) |
IND loss +
PIT loss/tie |
|
PIT clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
PIT win +
IND loss +
LV loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT win +
IND loss +
LAC loss |
|
BAL clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
BAL win +
IND loss +
LAC loss +
MIA loss/tie |
Seed Possibilities
|
NFC |
|
|---|---|
| 1 |
GB |
| 2 |
LAR
TB
DAL
ARI |
| 3 |
TB
LAR
DAL
ARI |
| 4 |
DAL
LAR
TB |
| 5 |
ARI
LAR |
| 6 |
SF
PHI |
| 7 |
PHI
SF
NO |
|
AFC |
|
|---|---|
| 1 |
TEN
KC
CIN
NE |
| 2 |
KC
TEN
CIN
BUF
NE |
| 3 |
CIN
TEN
KC
BUF
NE |
| 4 |
BUF
TEN
KC
CIN
NE |
| 5 |
NE
BUF
IND
LAC
LV |
| 6 |
IND
BUF
NE
LAC
LV |
| 7 |
LAC
BUF
NE
IND
LV
BAL
PIT |
NFC Scenarios by seed
See also: Ivan Urena’s tie-free NFC seeding chart
1 seed
|
GB is locked into the 1 seed |
2 seed
|
LAR obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAR win |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAR tie +
TB loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
ARI loss/tie +
TB loss +
DAL loss/tie |
|
TB obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
TB win +
LAR loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
TB tie +
LAR loss |
|
DAL obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
DAL win +
TB loss +
LAR loss +
ARI loss/tie |
|
ARI obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
ARI win +
LAR loss +
TB loss |
3 seed
|
LAR obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAR tie +
TB win |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAR loss +
ARI loss/tie +
TB win/tie +
DAL loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
LAR loss +
ARI loss/tie +
TB loss +
DAL win |
|
TB obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAR win |
|
| OR | 2) |
TB loss/tie +
LAR tie |
| OR | 3) |
TB loss +
ARI win |
| OR | 4) |
TB loss +
DAL loss/tie |
|
DAL obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
DAL win +
TB win/tie +
LAR loss +
ARI loss/tie |
|
ARI obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
ARI win +
LAR loss +
TB win/tie |
4 seed
|
LAR obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAR loss +
ARI loss/tie +
TB win/tie +
DAL win |
|
TB obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
TB loss +
LAR loss +
ARI loss/tie +
DAL win |
|
DAL obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
DAL loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAR win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
ARI win |
5 seed
|
LAR obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAR loss +
ARI win |
|
ARI obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
ARI loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAR win/tie |
6 seed
|
SF obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
SF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
SF tie +
PHI loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
PHI loss +
NO loss/tie |
|
PHI obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
PHI win +
SF loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PHI tie +
SF loss |
| OR | 3) |
SF loss +
NO win |
7 seed
|
SF obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
PHI win +
SF tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
PHI win/tie +
SF loss +
NO loss/tie |
|
PHI obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
SF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
PHI loss/tie +
SF tie |
| OR | 3) |
PHI loss +
NO loss/tie |
|
NO obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
NO win +
SF loss |
Elimination
|
SF is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
SF loss +
NO win |
|
NO is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
NO loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
SF win/tie |
AFC Scenarios by seed
See also: Ivan Urena’s tie-free AFC seeding chart
1 seed
|
TEN obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
TEN win |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN tie +
KC loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 4) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF win |
|
KC obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC win +
TEN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC tie +
TEN loss |
|
CIN obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC loss +
NE loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC loss +
BUF win |
|
NE obtains the 1 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE win +
BUF loss/tie +
TEN loss +
KC loss |
2 seed
|
TEN obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
TEN tie +
KC win |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF win |
| OR | 3) |
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
CIN loss/tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 4) |
TEN loss +
KC loss +
CIN win +
BUF win |
| OR | 5) |
TEN loss +
KC loss +
CIN win +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 6) |
TEN loss +
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
|
KC obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC win +
TEN win |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC tie +
TEN win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF loss/tie +
NE loss/tie |
|
CIN obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
CIN win +
TEN win/tie +
KC loss +
NE loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
CIN win +
TEN win/tie +
KC loss +
BUF win |
| OR | 3) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 4) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
BUF win |
| OR | 5) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC loss +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
|
BUF obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
BUF win +
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie |
|
NE obtains the 2 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE win +
BUF loss/tie +
TEN win/tie +
KC loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
NE win +
BUF loss/tie +
TEN loss +
KC win/tie |
3 seed
|
TEN obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
CIN win +
BUF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
CIN win +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
| OR | 4) |
TEN loss +
KC loss +
CIN win +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
|
KC obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC loss +
CIN win +
BUF loss/tie +
NE loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
BUF win |
| OR | 3) |
KC loss +
CIN loss/tie +
NE win |
|
CIN obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
CIN win +
TEN win/tie +
KC win/tie +
NE loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
CIN win +
TEN win/tie +
KC win/tie +
BUF win |
| OR | 3) |
CIN win +
TEN win/tie +
KC loss +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
| OR | 4) |
CIN win +
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
| OR | 5) |
CIN tie +
BUF tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR | 6) |
CIN loss/tie +
BUF loss +
NE loss |
|
BUF obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
BUF win +
KC win/tie +
CIN loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF win +
KC loss +
CIN win |
| OR | 3) |
BUF tie +
NE loss/tie +
CIN loss |
|
NE obtains the 3 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE win +
BUF loss/tie +
TEN win/tie +
KC win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NE tie +
BUF loss +
CIN loss/tie |
4 seed
|
TEN obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
TEN loss +
KC win/tie +
CIN win +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
|
KC obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
KC loss +
CIN win +
BUF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
KC loss +
CIN win +
NE win |
|
CIN obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
CIN win +
TEN win/tie +
KC win/tie +
BUF loss/tie +
NE win |
|
| OR | 2) |
CIN tie +
BUF win |
| OR | 3) |
CIN tie +
NE win |
| OR | 4) |
CIN tie +
BUF loss +
NE tie |
| OR | 5) |
CIN loss +
BUF win/tie |
| OR | 6) |
CIN loss +
NE win/tie |
|
BUF obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
BUF win +
KC win/tie +
CIN win |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF tie +
NE loss/tie +
CIN win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
BUF loss +
NE loss |
|
NE obtains the 4 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE tie +
BUF loss +
CIN win |
5 seed
|
BUF obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
BUF tie +
NE win |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND loss/tie +
LV tie |
|
NE obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE win/tie +
BUF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
NE tie +
BUF tie |
| OR | 3) |
NE loss +
IND loss/tie +
LV loss/tie |
|
IND obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
IND win +
NE loss +
LV loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND win +
BUF loss +
LV loss/tie |
|
LAC obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAC win +
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND loss/tie |
|
LV obtains the 5 seed with: |
| 1) |
LV win +
NE loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
LV win +
BUF loss |
6 seed
|
BUF obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND loss/tie +
LV win |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND loss/tie +
LAC win |
| OR | 3) |
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND win +
LV tie |
|
NE obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE loss +
IND win +
LV loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
NE loss +
IND loss/tie +
LV win |
|
IND obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
IND win +
NE win/tie +
BUF win/tie +
LV loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND win +
NE loss +
LV win |
| OR | 3) |
IND win +
BUF loss +
LV win |
| OR | 4) |
IND tie +
LV tie |
|
LAC obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAC win +
NE loss +
IND loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC win +
BUF win/tie +
IND loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
LAC win +
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND win |
| OR | 4) |
LAC tie +
IND loss |
|
LV obtains the 6 seed with: |
| 1) |
LV win +
NE win/tie +
BUF win/tie |
7 seed
|
BUF obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND win +
LV win |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF loss +
NE win/tie +
IND win +
LAC win |
|
NE obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
NE loss +
IND win +
LV win |
|
IND obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
IND win +
NE win/tie +
BUF win/tie +
LV win |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND tie +
LV win |
| OR | 3) |
IND tie +
LAC win |
| OR | 4) |
IND loss +
PIT tie +
LV win |
| OR | 5) |
IND loss +
PIT loss +
LV win + MIA win |
|
LAC obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
LAC win +
NE loss +
IND win |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC win +
BUF win/tie +
IND win |
| OR | 3) |
LAC tie +
IND win/tie |
|
LV obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
LV tie +
IND loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
LV loss +
IND loss +
PIT loss/tie |
|
BAL obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
BAL win +
LAC loss +
IND loss +
MIA loss/tie |
|
PIT obtains the 7 seed with: |
| 1) |
PIT win +
IND loss +
LV loss |
|
| OR | 2) |
PIT win +
IND loss +
LAC loss |
Elimination
|
IND is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
IND loss +
LAC win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND loss +
PIT win |
| OR | 3) |
IND loss +
BAL win +
MIA loss/tie |
|
LAC is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
LAC loss |
|
LV is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
LV loss/tie +
IND win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LV loss +
PIT win |
|
BAL is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
BAL loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
IND win/tie |
| OR | 4) |
MIA win |
|
PIT is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| 1) |
PIT loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND win/tie |
| OR | 3) |
LV tie |
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