Standings entering Week 18

                                                                         
        NFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 DETx 14-2 10-1 DET wins the tiebreak over MIN on Head-to-Head (1-0).
2 PHIxy 13-3 8-3  
3 LARxy 10-6 6-5  
4 TB 9-7 7-4  
5 MINx 14-2 9-2  
6 WASkx 11-5 8-3 WAS wins the tiebreak over GB on Conference Record (8-3 vs 6-5).
7 GBkx 11-5 6-5  
8 SEAke 9-7 5-6  
9 ATL 8-8 7-4  
10 DALke 7-9 5-6 DAL wins the tiebreak over ARI on Conference Record (5-6 vs 3-8).
11 ARIke 7-9 3-8  
12 SFke 6-10 4-7  
13 NOke 5-11 4-7  
14 CHIke 4-12 2-9 CHI wins the tiebreak over CAR on Head-to-Head.
15 CARke 4-12 3-8  
16 NYGke 3-13 1-10  
         
        AFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 KCxyz 15-1 10-1  
2 BUFxy 13-3 9-2  
3 BALx 11-5 7-4  
4 HOUxy 9-7 7-4  
5 PITx 10-6 7-4 PIT wins the tiebreak over LAC on Head-to-Head.
6 LACkx 10-6 7-4  
7 DENk 9-7 5-6  
8 MIAk 8-8 6-5 MIA wins the tiebreak over CIN on Conference Record (6-5 vs 5-6).
9 CINk 8-8 5-6  
10 INDke 7-9 6-5  
11 NYJke 4-12 4-7 JAX drops out of the tiebreak with NYJ/LV on Head-to-Head Sweep. NYJ wins the tiebreak over LV on Conference Record (4-7 vs 3-8).
12 LVke 4-12 3-8 LV wins the tiebreak over JAX on Head-to-Head.
13 JAXke 4-12 4-7  
14 CLEke 3-13 3-8 NE drops out of the tiebreak with CLE/TEN on Conference Record (2-9 vs 3-8). CLE wins the tiebreak over TEN on Strength of Victory (25-23 vs 20-28).
15 TENke 3-13 3-8 TEN wins the tiebreak over NE on Head-to-Head.
16 NEke 3-13 2-9  
                                                                   
NFC  East   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 PHIxy 13-3 4-1  
2 WASkx 11-5 3-2  
3 DALke 7-9 3-2  
4 NYGke 3-13 0-5  
         
NFC  North   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 DETx 14-2 5-0 DET wins the tiebreak over MIN on Head-to-Head (1-0).
2 MINx 14-2 4-1  
3 GBkx 11-5 1-4  
4 CHIke 4-12 0-5  
         
NFC  South   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 TB 9-7 3-2  
2 ATL 8-8 4-1  
3 NOke 5-11 2-3  
4 CARke 4-12 1-4  
         
NFC  West   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 LARxy 10-6 4-1  
2 SEAke 9-7 3-2  
3 ARIke 7-9 2-3  
4 SFke 6-10 1-4  
         
AFC  East   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 BUFxy 13-3 5-0  
2 MIAk 8-8 3-2  
3 NYJke 4-12 1-4  
4 NEke 3-13 1-4  
         
AFC  North   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 BALx 11-5 3-2  
2 PITx 10-6 3-2  
3 CINk 8-8 2-3  
4 CLEke 3-13 2-3  
         
AFC  South   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 HOUxy 9-7 4-1  
2 INDke 7-9 2-3  
3 JAXke 4-12 3-2  
4 TENke 3-13 1-4  
         
AFC  West   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 KCxyz 15-1 5-0  
2 LACkx 10-6 3-2  
3 DENk 9-7 2-3  
4 LVke 4-12 0-5  

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

DET clinches the NFC North division title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
         1) DET win/tie

 

MIN clinches the NFC North division title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
         1) MIN win

 

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

 

TB clinches the NFC South division title with:
         1) TB win/tie
OR 2) ATL loss/tie

 

AFC

BAL clinches the AFC North division title with:
         1) BAL win/tie
OR 2) PIT loss/tie

 

PIT clinches the AFC North division title with:
         1) PIT win + BAL loss

 

DEN clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) DEN win/tie
OR 2) MIA loss/tie + CIN loss/tie

 

MIA clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) MIA win + DEN loss

 

CIN clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) CIN win + DEN loss + MIA loss/tie

 


Seed Possibilities

      NFC
1 DET MIN
2 PHI
3 LAR TB
4 TB LAR ATL
5 MIN DET
6 WAS GB
7 GB WAS

      AFC
1 KC
2 BUF
3 BAL PIT
4 HOU
5 PIT BAL LAC
6 LAC PIT
7 DEN MIA CIN

 


NFC Scenarios by seed

1 seed

DET obtains the 1 seed with:
         1) DET win/tie

MIN obtains the 1 seed with:
         1) MIN win

 

2 seed

PHI is locked into the 2 seed

 

3 seed

LAR obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) LAR win/tie
OR 2) TB loss/tie

TB obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) TB win + LAR loss

 

4 seed

TB obtains the 4 seed with:
         1) TB loss + ATL loss/tie
OR 2) TB tie + ATL loss
OR 3) TB win + LAR win/tie
OR 4) LAR win/tie + ATL loss/tie

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

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

 

 

5 seed

MIN obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) MIN loss/tie

DET obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) DET loss

 

6 seed

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

WAS obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) WAS win
OR 2) WAS tie + GB tie
OR 3) GB loss

 

7 seed

WAS obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) WAS loss + GB win/tie
OR 2) WAS tie + GB win

GB obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) GB loss
OR 2) GB tie + WAS tie
OR 3) WAS win

 

Elimination

TB is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) TB loss + ATL win

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

 

 


AFC Scenarios by seed

1 seed

KC is locked into the 1 seed

 

2 seed

BUF is locked into the 2 seed

 

3 seed

BAL obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) BAL win/tie
OR 2) PIT loss/tie

PIT obtains the 3 seed with:
         1) PIT win + BAL loss

 

4 seed

HOU is locked into the 4 seed

 

5 seed

BAL obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) BAL loss + PIT win

PIT obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) PIT win + BAL win/tie
OR 2) PIT tie + LAC loss/tie
OR 3) PIT loss + LAC loss
OR 4) BAL win/tie + LAC loss

LAC obtains the 5 seed with:
         1) LAC win + PIT loss/tie
OR 2) LAC tie + PIT loss

 

 

6 seed

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

LAC obtains the 6 seed with:
         1) LAC loss
OR 2) LAC tie + PIT tie
OR 3) PIT win

 

7 seed

DEN obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) DEN win/tie
OR 2) MIA loss/tie + CIN loss/tie

MIA obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) MIA win + DEN loss

CIN obtains the 7 seed with:
         1) CIN win + DEN loss + MIA loss/tie

 

Elimination

DEN is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) DEN loss + CIN win
OR 2) DEN loss + MIA win

 

MIA is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) MIA loss/tie
OR 2) DEN win/tie

 

CIN is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) CIN loss/tie
OR 2) DEN win/tie
OR 3) MIA win

 

 

First Overall Draft Pick Scenarios

NE clinches the 1st overall draft pick with:
         1) NE loss
OR 2) NE tie + TEN win/tie + CLE win/tie + NYG tie
OR 3) NE tie + TEN win/tie + CLE tie + NYG win/tie
OR 4) NE tie + TEN tie + CLE win/tie + NYG win/tie
OR 5) TEN win + CLE win + NYG win

 

TEN clinches the 1st overall draft pick with:
         1) TEN loss + NE win/tie
OR 2) TEN tie + NE win + CLE win/tie + NYG win/tie

 

CLE clinches the 1st overall draft pick with:
         1) CLE loss + NE win/tie + TEN win/tie
OR 2) CLE tie + NE win + TEN win + NYG win/tie

 

NYG clinches the 1st overall draft pick with:
         1) NYG loss + NE win/tie + TEN win/tie + CLE win/tie
OR 2) NYG tie + NE win + TEN win + CLE win

 


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