Every Team’s Path To The Playoffs


Standings entering week 17

                                                                         
        NFCNFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 PHIPHIx 13-2 8-2  
2 MINMINxy 12-3 7-3  
3 SFSFxy 11-4 9-2  
4 TBTB 7-8 7-3  
5 DALDALx 11-4 8-3  
6 NYGNYGk 8-6-1 4-6-1  
7 WASWASk 7-7-1 4-6-1  
8 SEASEAk 7-8 5-6 DET wins the tiebreak over GB on Head-to-Head (1-0). SEA wins the tiebreak over DET on Head-to-Head.
9 DETDETk 7-8 5-5 DET wins the tiebreak over GB on Head-to-Head (1-0).
10 GBGBk 7-8 5-5  
11 CARCAR 6-9 5-5 CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Head-to-Head (1-0).
12 NONO 6-9 4-6  
13 LARLARke 5-10 3-8 LAR wins the tiebreak over ATL on Head-to-Head.
14 ATLATLke 5-10 4-6  
15 ARIARIke 4-11 3-7  
16 CHICHIke 3-12 1-9  
         
        AFCAFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 BUFBUFxy 12-3 8-2 BUF wins the tiebreak over KC on Head-to-Head.
2 KCKCxy 12-3 7-3  
3 CINCINx 11-4 7-3  
4 JAXJAX 7-8 6-4 JAX wins the tiebreak over TEN on Head-to-Head (1-0).
5 BALBALx 10-5 6-4  
6 LACLACkx 9-6 7-4  
7 MIAMIAk 8-7 6-4  
8 NENEk 7-8 5-5 NE wins the tiebreak over NYJ on Head-to-Head (2-0). NE wins the tiebreak over TEN/PIT on Conference Record (5-5 vs 5-6/3-7).
9 NYJNYJk 7-8 5-6 PIT drops out of the tiebreak with NYJ/TEN on Conference Record (3-7 vs 5-6). NYJ wins the tiebreak over TEN on Common Games (3-3 vs 2-3).
10 TENTEN 7-8 5-6 TEN wins the tiebreak over PIT on Conference Record (5-6 vs 3-7).
11 PITPITk 7-8 3-7  
12 LVLVk 6-9 5-6 LV wins the tiebreak over CLE on Conference Record (5-6 vs 4-7).
13 CLECLEke 6-9 4-7  
14 INDINDke 4-10-1 4-6-1  
15 DENDENke 4-11 2-8  
16 HOUHOUke 2-12-1 2-7-1  
                                                                   
NFC  East   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 PHIPHIx 13-2 3-2  
2 DALDALx 11-4 4-1  
3 NYGNYGk 8-6-1 1-3-1  
4 WASWASk 7-7-1 1-3-1  
         
NFC  North   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 MINMINxy 12-3 3-1  
2 DETDETk 7-8 3-1 DET wins the tiebreak over GB on Head-to-Head (1-0).
3 GBGBk 7-8 2-2  
4 CHICHIke 3-12 0-4  
         
NFC  South   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 TBTB 7-8 3-1  
2 CARCAR 6-9 3-1 CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Head-to-Head (1-0).
3 NONO 6-9 2-3  
4 ATLATLke 5-10 1-4  
         
NFC  West   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 SFSFxy 11-4 5-0  
2 SEASEAk 7-8 3-2  
3 LARLARke 5-10 1-4  
4 ARIARIke 4-11 1-4  
         
AFC  East   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 BUFBUFxy 12-3 3-2  
2 MIAMIAk 8-7 2-2  
3 NENEk 7-8 2-2 NE wins the tiebreak over NYJ on Head-to-Head (2-0).
4 NYJNYJk 7-8 2-3  
         
AFC  North   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 CINCINx 11-4 2-3  
2 BALBALx 10-5 3-1  
3 PITPITk 7-8 1-3  
4 CLECLEke 6-9 3-2  
         
AFC  South   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 JAXJAX 7-8 2-2 JAX wins the tiebreak over TEN on Head-to-Head (1-0).
2 TENTEN 7-8 3-2  
3 INDINDke 4-10-1 1-3-1  
4 HOUHOUke 2-12-1 2-1-1  
         
AFC  West   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 KCKCxy 12-3 4-0  
2 LACLACkx 9-6 2-3  
3 LVLVk 6-9 3-2  
4 DENDENke 4-11 0-4  

x Team has clinched a playoff berth.
y Team has clinched their division title.
e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.
k Team has been knocked out of division title contention.


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

 



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

 

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

 



Seed Possibilities

The “E” row is for teams that are not yet eliminated, but still could be.

      NFCNFC
1 PHIPHI MINMIN SFSF DALDAL
2 MINMIN PHIPHI SFSF DALDAL
3 SFSF PHIPHI MINMIN DALDAL
4 TBTB CARCAR NONO
5 DALDAL PHIPHI
6 NYGNYG WASWAS DETDET GBGB SEASEA
7 WASWAS NYGNYG DETDET GBGB SEASEA TBTB CARCAR NONO
E NYGNYG WASWAS DETDET GBGB SEASEA TBTB CARCAR NONO

      AFCAFC
1 BUFBUF KCKC CINCIN
2 KCKC BUFBUF CINCIN BALBAL
3 CINCIN KCKC BUFBUF BALBAL
4 JAXJAX TENTEN
5 BALBAL CINCIN LACLAC MIAMIA
6 LACLAC MIAMIA CINCIN BALBAL
7 MIAMIA NENE NYJNYJ BALBAL PITPIT JAXJAX TENTEN LACLAC LVLV
E MIAMIA NENE NYJNYJ PITPIT JAXJAX TENTEN LVLV


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:
PHIPHI BUFBUF

Teams that control the 2 seed:
MINMIN CINCIN KCKC

Teams that control the 3 seed:
SFSF BALBAL

Teams that control the 4 seed:
TBTB CARCAR JAXJAX TENTEN

Teams that control the 5 seed:
DALDAL

Teams that control the 6 seed:
NYGNYG LACLAC(7)

Teams that control the 7 seed:
WASWAS MIAMIA NENE

Teams that are alive but could win out and still miss the playoffs:
DETDET GBGB NONO SEASEA NYJNYJ PITPIT LVLV

Teams already eliminated:
CHICHI ATLATL LARLAR ARIARI CLECLE INDIND HOUHOU DENDEN


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