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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