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Standings Entering Week 16

                                                                         
        NFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 LARx 11-3 6-3 LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on Head-to-Head (1-0).
2 CHI 10-4 6-3  
3 PHI 9-5 7-3  
4 TB 7-7 5-5 TB wins the tiebreak over CAR on Common Games (5-5 vs 4-6).
5 SEA 11-3 6-3  
6 SF 10-4 8-2  
7 GB 9-4-1 7-2-1  
8 DET 8-6 5-5  
9 CAR 7-7 5-4  
10 DAL 6-7-1 3-6-1  
11 MINke 6-8 4-5  
12 ATLke 5-9 4-5  
13 NOke 4-10 4-7 NO wins the tiebreak over WAS on Conference Record (4-7 vs 2-7).
14 WASke 4-10 2-7  
15 ARIke 3-11 3-7  
16 NYGke 2-12 1-9  
         
        AFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
1 DENx 12-2 7-2  
2 NE 11-3 6-3  
3 JAX 10-4 7-2  
4 PIT 8-6 7-3  
5 LAC 10-4 8-2 LAC wins the tiebreak over BUF on Conference Record (8-2 vs 7-3).
6 BUF 10-4 7-3  
7 HOU 9-5 7-2  
8 IND 8-6 6-4  
9 BAL 7-7 5-5  
10 KCke 6-8 3-6 KC wins the tiebreak over MIA on Conference Record (3-6 vs 3-7).
11 MIAke 6-8 3-7  
12 CINke 4-10 4-6  
13 NYJke 3-11 2-8 NYJ wins the tiebreak over CLE on Head-to-Head.
14 CLEke 3-11 2-7  
15 LVke 2-12 2-8 LV wins the tiebreak over TEN on Head-to-Head.
16 TENke 2-12 1-9  
                                                                   
NFC  East   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 PHI 9-5 2-2  
2 DAL 6-7-1 3-1  
3 WASke 4-10 2-1  
4 NYGke 2-12 1-4  
         
NFC  North   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 CHI 10-4 1-3  
2 GB 9-4-1 4-0  
3 DET 8-6 1-3  
4 MINke 6-8 2-2  
         
NFC  South   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 TB 7-7 2-2 TB wins the tiebreak over CAR on Common Games (5-5 vs 4-6).
2 CAR 7-7 2-2  
3 ATLke 5-9 2-3  
4 NOke 4-10 3-2  
         
NFC  West   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 LARx 11-3 3-1 LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on Head-to-Head (1-0).
2 SEA 11-3 2-2  
3 SF 10-4 4-1  
4 ARIke 3-11 0-5  
         
AFC  East   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 NE 11-3 3-1  
2 BUF 10-4 3-2  
3 MIAke 6-8 3-2  
4 NYJke 3-11 0-4  
         
AFC  North   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 PIT 8-6 3-1  
2 BAL 7-7 3-2  
3 CINke 4-10 3-2  
4 CLEke 3-11 0-4  
         
AFC  South   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 JAX 10-4 3-1  
2 HOU 9-5 4-1  
3 IND 8-6 2-2  
4 TENke 2-12 0-5  
         
AFC  West   Record   Div. Rec  Explanation 
1 DENx 12-2 3-1  
2 LAC 10-4 5-0  
3 KCke 6-8 1-3  
4 LVke 2-12 0-5  

x Team has clinched a playoff berth.
e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.
NFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: NYG, ARI, WAS, NO, ATL, MIN, DAL, CAR, DET, TB
AFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: TEN, LV, CLE, NYJ, CIN, MIA, KC, BAL, IND, PIT


Clinching Scenarios Entering Week 16

NFC

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

 

GB clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) GB win + DET loss/tie
OR 2) GB tie + DET loss

 

CHI clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) CHI win + DET loss/tie
OR 2) CHI tie + DET loss

 

SEA clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) SEA win/tie
OR 2) DET loss/tie

 

SF clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) SF win
OR 2) SF tie + DET tie
OR 3) DET loss

 

 

AFC

DEN clinches the AFC West division title with:
         1) DEN win + LAC loss/tie
OR 2) DEN tie + LAC loss

 

DEN clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with:
         1) DEN win + LAC loss/tie + NE loss + BUF loss/tie

 

NE clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) NE win/tie
OR 2) IND loss/tie
OR 3) HOU loss/tie

 

BUF clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) BUF win + IND loss/tie
OR 2) BUF win + HOU loss/tie
OR 3) BUF tie + IND loss
OR 4) BUF tie + HOU loss

 

JAX clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) JAX win + IND loss/tie
OR 2) JAX win + HOU loss/tie
OR 3) JAX tie + IND loss
OR 4) JAX tie + IND tie + HOU loss

 

LAC clinches a playoff berth with:
         1) LAC win + IND loss/tie
OR 2) LAC win + HOU loss/tie
OR 3) LAC tie + IND loss
OR 4) LAC tie + IND tie + HOU loss

 

 

Elimination Scenarios Entering Week 16

NFC

DAL is eliminated from NFC East title contention AND playoff contention with:
         1) DAL loss
OR 2) DAL tie + PHI tie
OR 3) PHI win

 

DET is knocked out of NFC North title contention with:
         1) DET loss
OR 2) DET tie + GB win
OR 3) DET tie + CHI win

 

DET is eliminated from playoff contention with:
         1) DET loss + CHI/ GB tie

 

PHI is knocked out of 1 seed contention with:
         1) PHI loss
OR 2) PHI tie + LAR win
OR 3) PHI tie + SEA win
OR 4) PHI tie + SF win/tie
OR 5) PHI tie + CHI win
OR 6) CHI win + SEA win + SF win

 

GB is knocked out of 1 seed contention with:
         1) GB loss
OR 2) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PHI loss/tie
OR 3) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + 7 or more combined wins from (DAL, NYG, ATL, TB, BUF, MIA, NE, KC, LV)
OR 4) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win/tie + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 2.5 combined wins from (DAL, TB, BUF, KC, LV)
OR 5) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 3.5 combined wins from (NYG, ATL, MIA, NE) + 3 combined wins from (DAL, TB, BUF, KC, LV)
OR 6) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + 3.5 combined wins from (DAL, TB, BUF, KC, LV)
OR 7) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + 1.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 8) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 9) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)
OR 10) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 11) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win
OR 12) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX tie + NO win
OR 13) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 14) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 15) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win + NO win
OR 16) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 17) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 18) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win
OR 19) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + 1.5 combined wins from (BUF, KC) + JAX win
OR 20) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win
OR 21) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX tie + NO win
OR 22) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX tie + NYJ win
OR 23) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 24) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 25) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win + NO win
OR 26) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win + NYJ win
OR 27) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 28) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + NO tie
OR 29) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV win + TB win + BUF win + NO win
OR 30) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV win + TB win + BUF win + NYJ win
OR 31) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 32) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win
OR 33) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX tie + NO tie
OR 34) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 35) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX tie + NO tie
OR 36) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win
OR 37) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC win + JAX win + NO tie
OR 38) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 39) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF win + KC tie
OR 40) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 41) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + NO win
OR 42) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL win + TB tie + BUF win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 43) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 44) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + KC tie + NO win
OR 45) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 46) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + NO win
OR 47) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB tie + BUF win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 48) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF win + KC tie
OR 49) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 50) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + NO tie
OR 51) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + KC win + JAX win
OR 52) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + KC win + NO win
OR 53) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + MIA win + NE win + NYG win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 54) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + 1.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 55) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)
OR 56) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)
OR 57) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 58) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win
OR 59) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 60) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 61) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win
OR 62) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX tie + NO tie
OR 63) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 64) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 65) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win + NO tie
OR 66) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 67) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + NO win
OR 68) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV win + TB win + BUF win + NO tie
OR 69) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 70) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 71) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win
OR 72) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX tie + NO win
OR 73) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 74) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX tie + NO win
OR 75) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win
OR 76) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC win + JAX win + NO win
OR 77) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 78) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF win + KC tie
OR 79) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 80) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB tie + BUF win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 81) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + JAX win/tie
OR 82) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF win + KC tie
OR 83) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + KC win
OR 84) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + KC win + JAX win
OR 85) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL tie + NYG win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 86) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + 1.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 87) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win
OR 88) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + JAX tie + NO win
OR 89) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 90) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 91) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win + NO win
OR 92) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 93) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 94) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV win + TB win + BUF win
OR 95) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 96) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win
OR 97) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + 1.5 combined wins from (BUF, KC) + JAX win
OR 98) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)
OR 99) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT win + 1 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 100) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + 1 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 101) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB win + JAX win
OR 102) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + JAX win + NO win
OR 103) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 1.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 104) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win/tie
OR 105) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 106) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 107) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win
OR 108) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL win + NYG tie + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)
OR 109) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + JAX win
OR 110) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + JAX win + NO win
OR 111) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + JAX win + NYJ win
OR 112) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win/tie
OR 113) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 114) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC tie + JAX tie + NO tie
OR 115) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 116) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + JAX tie + NO tie
OR 117) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + KC win + JAX win + NO tie
OR 118) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win
OR 119) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win + NO tie
OR 120) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 121) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 122) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win
OR 123) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC win + JAX tie + NO win
OR 124) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC win + JAX win
OR 125) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF win
OR 126) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 127) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + NO win
OR 128) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL win + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 129) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 130) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + NO win
OR 131) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 132) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + NO win
OR 133) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 134) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF win
OR 135) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 136) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + NO tie
OR 137) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 138) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + NO win
OR 139) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 140) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win + KC tie
OR 141) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + DAL tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC win
OR 142) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 143) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + LV tie + TB tie + BUF win + KC win
OR 144) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + MIA win + NE win + ATL tie + NYG win + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 145) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB win + JAX win
OR 146) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + LV win + TB tie + BUF tie + JAX win + NO tie
OR 147) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 1.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 148) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win/tie
OR 149) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 150) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC tie + JAX tie + NO win
OR 151) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 152) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF win + JAX tie + NO win
OR 153) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + KC win + JAX win + NO win
OR 154) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win
OR 155) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win + NO win
OR 156) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 157) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF win
OR 158) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 159) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF win
OR 160) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 161) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 162) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie
OR 163) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 164) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL win + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 165) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 166) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 167) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win
OR 168) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC win + JAX win
OR 169) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)
OR 170) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + PIT tie + 1.5 combined wins from (MIA, NE) + ATL win + NYG win + TB win + BUF win + KC win
OR 171) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + JAX win
OR 172) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + JAX tie + NO tie
OR 173) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + JAX win
OR 174) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + KC tie + JAX win + NO tie
OR 175) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + JAX win + NO tie
OR 176) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 1.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win
OR 177) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF tie + JAX win/tie
OR 178) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + DAL win + TB win + BUF tie + NO win
OR 179) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + NO win
OR 180) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + LV win + TB win + BUF tie + NO tie
OR 181) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 182) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + DAL win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 183) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + DAL tie + LV tie + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win/tie
OR 184) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + JAX win
OR 185) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + LV win + TB tie + BUF win + NO win
OR 186) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + KC win + JAX win
OR 187) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win
OR 188) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC tie + NO win
OR 189) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win
OR 190) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 1 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win + NO win
OR 191) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + 2 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC) + NYJ win/tie
OR 192) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + BUF win
OR 193) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + DAL tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie
OR 194) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + LV tie + TB win + BUF tie + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 195) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 196) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + DAL tie + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie + JAX win/tie
OR 197) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + LV tie + TB tie + BUF win + KC tie
OR 198) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + TB tie + BUF tie + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 199) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 0.5 combined wins from (DAL, LV) + BUF win + KC win + JAX win/tie
OR 200) GB tie + SEA win + SF win + NYG win + ATL win + MIA win + NE win + 2.5 combined wins from (TB, BUF, KC)

3-way Strength of Victory ties into 3-way Strength of Schedule ties makes for a lot of combinations, but this should be all of them.
Note that there is a strong possibility of a transcription error in some of these, but they should at least be mostly correct.

 

 

AFC

IND is knocked out of AFC South title contention with:
         1) IND loss + JAX win/tie
OR 2) IND tie + JAX win

 

LAC is knocked out of division title (and 1 seed) contention with:
         1) LAC loss + DEN win/tie
OR 2) LAC tie + DEN win

 

NE is knocked out of 1 seed contention with:
         1) NE loss + DEN win

 

BUF is knocked out of 1 seed contention with:
         1) BUF loss + DEN win/tie
OR 2) BUF loss + LAC win
OR 3) BUF tie + DEN win

 

JAX is knocked out of 1 seed contention with:
         1) JAX loss

 

HOU is knocked out of 1 seed contention with:
         1) HOU loss/tie
OR 2) DEN win/tie

 


Possible and Simulated Seeds Entering Week 16

We often say we’re in the business of possibilities, not probabilities. Because of that, in our simulations, we consider each team equally likely to win. However, we do make the odds of a tie only 1% in order to increase variance and cover more of the possibility space in limited simulations.

The table below is from 1 millions simulations using 49.5% home win, 49.5% away win, and 1% tie odds. This is not a prediction. It is an estimate of the percentage of possible scenarios that results in this seed (under our 1% tie criteria).

If an entry is blank, the team cannot get that seed. It’s also worth noting that due to rounding, the numbers for a team may not add up to exactly 100%.

NFC

Results from 1 million simulations with home and away teams both 49.5% to win each game and 1% chance of a tie game

            1 seed         2 seed         3 seed         4 seed         5 seed         6 seed         7 seed     Miss Playoffs
LAR 41% 8% 1%   31% 14% 4%  
CHI 13% 44% 2%   4% 9% 16% 11%
PHI 1% 8% 80% 10%     <1% 2%
TB     2% 59%       39%
SEA 30% 3% <1%   34% 27% 6% <1%
SF 13% 3% <1%   29% 34% 19% 1%
GB 2% 31% 4%   2% 14% 38% 9%
DET   2% 2%     2% 17% 78%
CAR     9% 31%       61%
DAL     1% <1%       98%
MIN               100%
ATL               100%
NO               100%
WAS               100%
ARI               100%
NYG               100%

 

AFC

Results from 1 million simulations with home and away teams both 49.5% to win each game and 1% chance of a tie game

            1 seed         2 seed         3 seed         4 seed         5 seed         6 seed         7 seed     Miss Playoffs
DEN 71% 11% 3%   12% 3% <1%  
NE 9% 45% 17% <1% 10% 14% 4% <1%
JAX 9% 18% 32% 2% 8% 13% 13% 6%
PIT   <1% 4% 62% <1% <1% 1% 33%
LAC 8% 5% 3%   45% 20% 15% 6%
BUF 3% 15% 11% <1% 18% 31% 20% 3%
HOU <1% 5% 25% 1% 7% 15% 32% 14%
IND   <1% 6% 1% 1% 4% 15% 72%
BAL       34%     <1% 66%
KC               100%
MIA               100%
CIN               100%
NYJ               100%
CLE               100%
LV               100%
TEN               100%

 


Seed Control Entering Week 16

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:
LAR SEA DEN

Teams that control the 2 seed:
GB CHI NE

Teams that control the 3 seed:
PHI JAX

Teams that control the 4 seed:
TB CAR PIT BAL

Teams that control the 5 seed:
SF LAC

Teams that control the 6 seed:
BUF

Teams that control the 7 seed:
HOU

Teams that could win out and still miss the playoffs:
DAL DET(7) IND(7)

Teams that are already eliminated from playoff contention:
NYG ARI WAS NO ATL MIN
TEN LV CLE NYJ CIN MIA KC

 


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