These are the scenarios for week 17, updated as they are calculated until the week 17 post is up.

Please note that scenarios here should be considered a work-in-progress, and should not be considered official.

Clinching Scenarios

NFCNFC

PHIPHI clinches the NFC East division title with:
         1) PHIPHI win/tie
OR 2) DALDAL loss/tie

 

PHIPHI clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
         1) PHIPHI win
OR 2) PHIPHI tie + MINMIN loss/tie
OR 3) DALDAL loss/tie + SFSF loss/tie + MINMIN loss

 

TBTB clinches the NFC South division title with:
         1) TBTB win

 

NYGNYG clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) NYGNYG win
OR 2) NYGNYG tie + SEASEA loss/tie + DETDET loss/tie
OR 3) NYGNYG tie + SEASEA loss/tie + WASWAS tie
OR 4) NYGNYG tie + SEASEA tie + WASWAS loss
OR 5) NYGNYG tie + DETDET loss/tie + GBGB loss/tie + WASWAS tie
OR 6) NYGNYG tie + DETDET loss/tie + GBGB tie + WASWAS loss
OR 7) NYGNYG tie + DETDET tie + GBGB loss + WASWAS loss
OR 8) WASWAS loss + DETDET loss + GBGB loss
OR 9) WASWAS loss + SEASEA loss
OR 10) SEASEA loss + DETDET loss + GBGB loss/tie

 

WASWAS clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) WASWAS win + SEASEA loss + DETDET loss + GBGB loss/tie

 

AFCAFC

BUFBUF clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
         1) BUFBUF win + KCKC loss

 

MIAMIA clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) MIAMIA win + NYJNYJ loss/tie
OR 2) MIAMIA tie + NYJNYJ loss + PITPIT loss/tie

 

CINCIN clinches the AFC North division title with:
         1) CINCIN win + BALBAL loss/tie
OR 2) CINCIN tie + BALBAL loss

 


This scenario only applies if LAC loses to IND on week 16 MNF

LACLAC clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) LACLAC win + NYJNYJ loss/tie + PITPIT loss/tie
OR 2) LACLAC win + NENE loss + NYJNYJ loss/tie
OR 3) LACLAC win + NENE loss + PITPIT loss/tie
OR 4) LACLAC win + NENE tie
OR 5) LACLAC tie + NENE loss + NYJNYJ loss + PITPIT loss/tie

 



Elimination Scenarios

NFCNFC

DALDAL is knocked out of NFC East title contention with:
         1) DALDAL loss/tie
OR 2) PHIPHI win/tie

 

NONO is knocked out of NFC South title contention with:
         1) NONO loss
OR 2) NONO tie + TBTB tie
OR 3) TBTB win

 

NONO is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) NONO loss
OR 2) NONO tie + TBTB tie + WASWAS win/tie
OR 3) NONO tie + TBTB win + WASWAS tie
OR 4) NONO tie + TBTB win/tie + GBGB win/tie
OR 5) NONO tie + TBTB win/tie + DETDET win/tie
OR 6) NONO tie + TBTB win/tie + SEASEA win
OR 7) TBTB win + WASWAS win
OR 8) TBTB win + DETDET win + GBGB win/tie
OR 9) TBTB win + DETDET tie + GBGB win

 

CARCAR is eliminated from NFC South title contention AND playoff contention with:
         1) CARCAR loss

 

WASWAS is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) WASWAS loss + DETDET win + GBGB win

 

DETDET is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) DETDET loss + WASWAS win

 

GBGB is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) GBGB loss + DETDET win
OR 2) GBGB loss + WASWAS win
OR 3) GBGB loss + WASWAS tie + SEASEA loss + NONO loss/tie
OR 4) GBGB tie + WASWAS win + SEASEA loss

 

SEASEA is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) SEASEA loss + WASWAS win
OR 2) SEASEA loss + DETDET win + GBGB win/tie
OR 3) SEASEA loss + DETDET tie + GBGB win
OR 4) SEASEA tie + NYGNYG win/tie + WASWAS win + DETDET win + GBGB win/tie
OR 5) SEASEA tie + NYGNYG win/tie + WASWAS win + DETDET tie + GBGB win

 

AFCAFC

BALBAL is knocked out of AFC North title contention with:
         1) BALBAL loss + CINCIN win/tie
OR 2) BALBAL tie + CINCIN win

 


The following scenarios only apply if LAC beats IND on week 16 MNF

NENE is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) NENE loss
OR 2) NENE tie + NYJNYJ win
OR 3) NENE tie + NYJNYJ loss

 

NYJNYJ is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) NYJNYJ loss
OR 2) NYJNYJ tie + MIAMIA win

 

PITPIT is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) PITPIT loss
OR 2) PITPIT tie + NYJNYJ win/tie
OR 3) PITPIT tie + MIAMIA tie
OR 4) MIAMIA win
OR 5) MIAMIA tie + NYJNYJ win

 

LVLV is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) LVLV loss/tie
OR 2) MIAMIA win/tie
OR 3) NYJNYJ win/tie

 


The following scenarios only apply if IND beats LAC on week 16 MNF

NENE is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) NENE loss
OR 2) NENE tie + LACLAC win + NYJNYJ win
OR 3) NENE tie + LACLAC win + NYJNYJ loss

 

NYJNYJ is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) NYJNYJ loss + LACLAC win/tie
OR 2) NYJNYJ tie + MIAMIA win + LACLAC win

 

PITPIT is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) PITPIT loss + LACLAC win/tie
OR 2) PITPIT loss + LVLV loss/tie
OR 3) PITPIT loss + NENE win
OR 4) PITPIT loss + NYJNYJ win
OR 5) PITPIT loss + TENTEN win + JAXJAX win
OR 6) PITPIT tie + LACLAC win/tie + NYJNYJ win/tie
OR 7) PITPIT tie + LACLAC win/tie + MIAMIA tie
OR 8) PITPIT tie + LACLAC tie + MIAMIA win
OR 9) LACLAC win + MIAMIA win
OR 10) LACLAC win + MIAMIA tie + NYJNYJ win

 

LVLV is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) LVLV loss/tie
OR 2) LACLAC win/tie + MIAMIA win/tie
OR 3) LACLAC win/tie + NYJNYJ win/tie

 

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