Standings entering week 18

                                                                         
        NFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 SFxyz 12-4 10-1  
2 DALx 11-5 8-3 DAL wins the tiebreak over PHI on Conference Record (8-3 vs 7-4). DAL wins the tiebreak over DET on Head-to-Head.
3 DETxy 11-5 7-4  
4 TB 8-8 6-5 TB wins the tiebreak over NO on Common Games (7-4 vs 5-6).
5 PHIx 11-5 7-4  
6 LARkx 9-7 7-4  
7 GBk 8-8 6-5 NO drops out of the tiebreak with GB/SEA on Conference Record (5-6 vs 6-5). GB wins the tiebreak over SEA on Strength of Victory (59-69 vs 53-75).
8 SEAk 8-8 6-5 SEA wins the tiebreak over NO on Conference Record (6-5 vs 5-6).
9 NO 8-8 5-6  
10 MINk 7-9 6-5 MIN wins the tiebreak over CHI on Common Games (5-6 vs 4-7). MIN wins the tiebreak over ATL on Head-to-Head.
11 CHIke 7-9 6-5 CHI wins the tiebreak over ATL on Head-to-Head.
12 ATL 7-9 4-7  
13 NYGke 5-11 4-7  
14 WASke 4-12 2-9 WAS wins the tiebreak over ARI on Head-to-Head.
15 ARIke 4-12 3-8  
16 CARke 2-14 1-10  
         
        AFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 BALxyz 13-3 8-3  
2 MIAx 11-5 7-4  
3 KCxy 10-6 8-3  
4 JAX 9-7 6-5 JAX wins the tiebreak over HOU/IND on Head-to-Head (3-1 vs 1-2/1-2).
5 CLEkx 11-5 8-3  
6 BUF 10-6 6-5  
7 IND 9-7 7-4 IND wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head (1-0). IND wins the tiebreak over PIT on Head-to-Head.
8 HOU 9-7 6-5 HOU wins the tiebreak over PIT on Head-to-Head.
9 PITk 9-7 6-5  
10 DENke 8-8 5-6 DEN wins the tiebreak over CIN on Conference Record (5-6 vs 3-8).
11 CINke 8-8 3-8  
12 LVke 7-9 5-6  
13 NYJke 6-10 3-8  
14 TENke 5-11 3-8 TEN wins the tiebreak over LAC on Head-to-Head.
15 LACke 5-11 3-8  
16 NEke 4-12 4-7  
                                                                   
NFC  East   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 DALx 11-5 4-1 DAL wins the tiebreak over PHI on Conference Record (8-3 vs 7-4).
2 PHIx 11-5 4-1  
3 NYGke 5-11 2-3  
4 WASke 4-12 0-5  
         
NFC  North   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 DETxy 11-5 3-2  
2 GBk 8-8 3-2  
3 MINk 7-9 2-3 MIN wins the tiebreak over CHI on Common Games (5-6 vs 4-7).
4 CHIke 7-9 2-3  
         
NFC  South   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 TB 8-8 3-2 TB wins the tiebreak over NO on Common Games (7-4 vs 5-6).
2 NO 8-8 3-2  
3 ATL 7-9 3-2  
4 CARke 2-14 1-4  
         
NFC  West   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 SFxyz 12-4 5-0  
2 LARkx 9-7 4-1  
3 SEAk 8-8 1-4  
4 ARIke 4-12 0-5  
         
AFC  East   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 MIAx 11-5 4-1  
2 BUF 10-6 3-2  
3 NYJke 6-10 1-4  
4 NEke 4-12 2-3  
         
AFC  North   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 BALxyz 13-3 3-2  
2 CLEkx 11-5 3-2  
3 PITk 9-7 4-1  
4 CINke 8-8 0-5  
         
AFC  South   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 JAX 9-7 4-1 JAX wins the tiebreak over HOU/IND on Head-to-Head (3-1 vs 1-2/1-2).
2 IND 9-7 3-2 IND wins the tiebreak over HOU on Head-to-Head (1-0).
3 HOU 9-7 3-2  
4 TENke 5-11 0-5  
         
AFC  West   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
1 KCxy 10-6 3-2  
2 DENke 8-8 3-2  
3 LVke 7-9 3-2  
4 LACke 5-11 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

DAL clinches the NFC East division title with:
         1) DAL win
OR 2) DAL tie + PHI tie
OR 3) PHI loss

 

PHI clinches the NFC East division title with:
         1) PHI win + DAL loss/tie
OR 2) PHI tie + DAL loss

 

TB clinches the NFC South division title with:
         1) TB win
OR 2) TB tie + NO loss/tie

 

TB clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) TB tie + SEA loss + GB loss/tie

 

NO clinches the NFC South division title with:
         1) NO win + TB loss/tie
OR 2) NO tie + TB loss

 

NO clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) NO win + GB loss/tie + SEA loss/tie
OR 2) NO tie + GB loss + SEA loss

 

ATL clinches the NFC South division title with:
         1) ATL win + TB loss

 

GB clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) GB win
OR 2) GB tie + SEA loss/tie + NO loss/tie
OR 3) GB tie + SEA tie + TB loss/tie
OR 4) GB tie + SEA loss + TB loss
OR 5) SEA loss + TB loss + MIN loss/tie
OR 6) SEA loss + NO loss + MIN loss/tie

 

SEA clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) SEA win + GB loss/tie
OR 2) SEA tie + GB loss + NO loss/tie
OR 3) SEA tie + GB loss + TB loss/tie

 

MIN clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) MIN win + SEA loss + GB loss + TB loss
OR 2) MIN win + SEA loss + GB loss + NO loss

 

AFC

MIA clinches the AFC East division title with:
         1) MIA win/tie

 

BUF clinches the AFC East division title with:
         1) BUF win

 

BUF clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) BUF tie
OR 2) PIT loss/tie
OR 3) JAX loss/tie
OR 4) IND tie

 

JAX clinches the AFC South division title with:
         1) JAX win
OR 2) JAX tie + IND tie

 

JAX clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) JAX tie + PIT loss/tie
OR 2) PIT loss + DEN loss/tie + HOU loss
OR 3) PIT loss + DEN loss/tie + IND loss

 

IND clinches the AFC South division title with:
         1) IND win + JAX loss/tie
OR 2) IND tie + JAX loss

 

IND clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) IND win
OR 2) IND tie + PIT loss/tie

 

HOU clinches the AFC South division title with:
         1) HOU win + JAX loss/tie

 

HOU clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) HOU win
OR 2) HOU tie + JAX loss + PIT loss/tie

 

PIT clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) PIT win + BUF loss
OR 2) PIT win + JAX loss/tie
OR 3) PIT win + IND tie
OR 4) PIT tie + IND loss + JAX loss
OR 5) PIT tie + HOU loss + JAX loss
OR 6) JAX loss + IND loss + DEN win
OR 7) JAX loss + HOU loss + DEN win

 

Seed Possibilities

      NFC
1 SF
2 DAL DET PHI
3 DET DAL PHI
4 TB NO ATL
5 PHI DAL
6 LAR GB
7 GB LAR SEA TB NO MIN

      AFC
1 BAL
2 MIA BUF
3 KC
4 JAX IND HOU
5 CLE
6 BUF MIA IND HOU PIT
7 IND BUF JAX HOU PIT

 

NFC Scenarios by seed

1 seed

SF is locked into the 1 seed

 

2 seed

DAL obtains the 2 seed with:
         1) DAL win
OR 2) DAL tie + PHI loss/tie + DET loss/tie
OR 3) DAL loss + PHI loss + DET loss

DET obtains the 2 seed with:
         1) DET win + DAL loss/tie + PHI loss/tie
OR 2) DET tie + DAL loss + PHI loss

PHI obtains the 2 seed with:
         1) PHI win + DAL loss/tie
OR 2) PHI tie + DAL loss + DET loss/tie

 

3 seed

DET obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) DET loss
OR 2) DET tie + DAL tie
OR 3) DET tie + PHI tie
OR 4) DAL win
OR 5) PHI win

DAL obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) DAL tie + PHI loss/tie + DET win
OR 2) DAL loss + PHI loss + DET win/tie

PHI obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) PHI tie + DAL loss + DET win

 

 

4 seed

TB obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) TB win
OR 2) TB tie + NO loss/tie

NO obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) NO win/tie + TB loss
OR 2) NO win + TB tie

ATL obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) ATL win + TB loss

 

5 seed

PHI obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) PHI loss
OR 2) PHI tie + DAL tie
OR 3) DAL win

DAL obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) DAL tie + PHI win
OR 2) DAL loss + PHI win/tie

 

6 seed

LAR obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) LAR win/tie
OR 2) GB loss/tie

GB obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) GB win + LAR loss

 

 

7 seed

GB obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) GB win + LAR win/tie
OR 2) GB tie + SEA loss/tie + NO loss/tie
OR 3) GB tie + SEA tie + TB loss/tie
OR 4) GB tie + SEA loss + TB loss
OR 5) GB loss + SEA loss + TB loss + MIN loss/tie
OR 6) GB loss + SEA loss + NO loss + MIN loss/tie

LAR obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) LAR loss + GB win

SEA obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) SEA win + GB loss/tie
OR 2) SEA tie + GB loss + NO loss/tie
OR 3) SEA tie + GB loss + TB loss/tie

TB obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) TB tie + NO win + SEA loss + GB loss/tie

NO obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) NO win + TB win + GB loss/tie + SEA loss/tie
OR 2) NO tie + TB win/tie + GB loss + SEA loss

MIN obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) MIN win + SEA loss + GB loss + TB loss
OR 2) MIN win + SEA loss + GB loss + NO loss

 

 

Elimination

GB is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) GB loss + MIN win
OR 2) GB loss + SEA win/tie
OR 3) GB loss + TB win/tie + NO win/tie
OR 4) GB tie + SEA win
OR 5) GB tie + TB win + NO win
OR 6) GB tie + SEA loss + NO win + TB tie

SEA is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) SEA loss
OR 2) SEA tie + NO win + TB win
OR 3) SEA tie + GB tie
OR 4) GB win

MIN is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) MIN loss/tie
OR 2) SEA win/tie
OR 3) GB win/tie
OR 4) TB win/tie + NO win/tie

TB is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) TB loss
OR 2) TB tie + NO win + SEA win/tie
OR 3) TB tie + NO win + GB win

NO is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) NO loss
OR 2) NO tie + TB win/tie + GB win/tie
OR 3) NO tie + TB win/tie + SEA win/tie
OR 4) TB win + GB win
OR 5) TB win + SEA win

ATL is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) ATL loss/tie
OR 2) TB win/tie

 

AFC Scenarios by seed

1 seed

BAL is locked into the 1 seed

 

2 seed

MIA obtains the 2 seed with:
         1) MIA win/tie

BUF obtains the 2 seed with:
         1) BUF win

 

3 seed

KC is locked into the 3 seed

 

4 seed

JAX obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) JAX win
OR 2) JAX tie + IND tie

IND obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) IND win + JAX loss/tie
OR 2) IND tie + JAX loss

HOU obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) HOU win + JAX loss/tie

 

5 seed

CLE is locked into the 5 seed

 

6 seed

BUF obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) BUF tie
OR 2) BUF loss + JAX loss/tie + PIT loss/tie
OR 3) BUF loss + HOU tie + PIT loss/tie

MIA obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) MIA loss

IND obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) IND win + JAX win + BUF loss

HOU obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) HOU win + JAX win + BUF loss

PIT obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) PIT win + BUF loss + JAX loss/tie
OR 2) PIT win + BUF loss + IND tie

 

 

7 seed

IND obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) IND win + JAX win + BUF win/tie
OR 2) IND tie + JAX win/tie + PIT loss/tie

BUF obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) BUF loss + JAX win + HOU win + PIT loss/tie
OR 2) BUF loss + JAX win + IND win + PIT loss/tie
OR 3) BUF loss + PIT win + IND tie
OR 4) BUF loss + JAX loss/tie + PIT win

JAX obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) JAX tie + HOU win + PIT loss/tie
OR 2) JAX tie + IND win + PIT loss/tie
OR 3) JAX loss + PIT loss + DEN loss/tie + HOU loss
OR 4) JAX loss + PIT loss + DEN loss/tie + IND loss

HOU obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) HOU win + JAX win + BUF win/tie
OR 2) HOU tie + JAX loss + PIT loss/tie

PIT obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) PIT win + BUF win/tie + JAX loss/tie
OR 2) PIT win + BUF win/tie + IND tie
OR 3) PIT win + BUF loss + JAX win + HOU win
OR 4) PIT win + BUF loss + JAX win + IND win
OR 5) PIT tie + JAX loss + HOU win
OR 6) PIT tie + JAX loss + IND win
OR 7) PIT loss + JAX loss + DEN win + HOU win
OR 8) PIT loss + JAX loss + DEN win + IND win

 

Elimination

BUF is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) BUF loss + HOU win + JAX win + PIT win
OR 2) BUF loss + IND win + JAX win + PIT win

 

JAX is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) JAX tie + HOU win + PIT win
OR 2) JAX tie + IND win + PIT win
OR 3) JAX loss + PIT win/tie
OR 4) JAX loss + DEN win
OR 5) JAX loss + IND tie

 

IND is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) IND loss
OR 2) IND tie + JAX win/tie + PIT win

 

HOU is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) HOU loss
OR 2) HOU tie + JAX win/tie
OR 3) HOU tie + PIT win

 

PIT is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) JAX win + BUF win/tie + IND win
OR 2) JAX win + BUF win/tie + HOU win
OR 3) PIT loss/tie + JAX win/tie
OR 4) PIT loss/tie + IND tie
OR 5) PIT loss + DEN loss/tie

 

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