NOTE: Because the MNF game has not yet been played, but it does impact scenarios, any scenarios involving ATL or LAR will have (W17) or (W18) beside them to indicate which week that team needs that result.
Standings entering Week 18 (Not including LAR/ATL week 17 result)
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 NFC |
Record |
Conf. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
 SEAx |
13-3 |
8-3 |
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| 2 |
 CHIxy |
11-5 |
7-4 |
CHI wins the tiebreak over PHI on Head-to-Head. |
| 3 |
 PHIxy |
11-5 |
8-3 |
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| 4 |
 CAR |
8-8 |
6-5 |
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| 5 |
 SFx |
12-4 |
9-2 |
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| 6 |
 LARkx |
11-4 |
6-4 |
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| 7 |
 GBkx |
9-6-1 |
7-3-1 |
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| 8 |
 MINke |
8-8 |
6-5 |
MIN wins the tiebreak over DET on Head-to-Head (2-0). |
| 9 |
 DETke |
8-8 |
5-6 |
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| 10 |
 DALke |
7-8-1 |
4-6-1 |
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| 11 |
 TB |
7-9 |
5-6 |
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| 12 |
 ATLke |
6-9 |
5-5 |
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| 13 |
 NOke |
6-10 |
4-7 |
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| 14 |
 WASke |
4-12 |
2-9 |
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| 15 |
 ARIke |
3-13 |
3-8 |
ARI wins the tiebreak over NYG on Conference Record (3-8 vs 1-10). |
| 16 |
 NYGke |
3-13 |
1-10 |
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 AFC |
Record |
Conf. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
 DENxy |
13-3 |
8-3 |
DEN wins the tiebreak over NE on Common Games (6-0 vs 5-1). |
| 2 |
 NExy |
13-3 |
8-3 |
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| 3 |
 JAXx |
12-4 |
9-2 |
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| 4 |
 PIT |
9-7 |
7-4 |
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| 5 |
 HOUx |
11-5 |
9-2 |
HOU wins the tiebreak over BUF/LAC on Head-to-Head Sweep. |
| 6 |
 LACkx |
11-5 |
8-3 |
LAC wins the tiebreak over BUF on Common Games (5-1 vs 3-3). |
| 7 |
 BUFkx |
11-5 |
8-3 |
|
| 8 |
 INDke |
8-8 |
6-5 |
IND wins the tiebreak over BAL on Conference Record (6-5 vs 5-6). |
| 9 |
 BAL |
8-8 |
5-6 |
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| 10 |
 MIAke |
7-9 |
3-8 |
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| 11 |
 CINke |
6-10 |
5-6 |
CIN wins the tiebreak over KC on Conference Record (5-6 vs 3-8). |
| 12 |
 KCke |
6-10 |
3-8 |
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| 13 |
 CLEke |
4-12 |
3-8 |
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| 14 |
 TENke |
3-13 |
2-9 |
TEN wins the tiebreak over NYJ on Common Games (1-4 vs 1-5). |
| 15 |
 NYJke |
3-13 |
2-9 |
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| 16 |
 LVke |
2-14 |
2-9 |
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| NFC |
East |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
PHIxy |
11-5 |
3-2 |
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| 2 |
DALke |
7-8-1 |
4-1 |
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| 3 |
WASke |
4-12 |
2-3 |
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| 4 |
NYGke |
3-13 |
1-4 |
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| NFC |
North |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
CHIxy |
11-5 |
2-3 |
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| 2 |
GBkx |
9-6-1 |
4-1 |
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| 3 |
MINke |
8-8 |
3-2 |
MIN wins the tiebreak over DET on Head-to-Head (2-0). |
| 4 |
DETke |
8-8 |
1-4 |
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| NFC |
South |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
CAR |
8-8 |
3-2 |
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| 2 |
TB |
7-9 |
2-3 |
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| 3 |
ATLke |
6-9 |
2-3 |
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| 4 |
NOke |
6-10 |
3-2 |
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| NFC |
West |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
SEAx |
13-3 |
3-2 |
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| 2 |
SFx |
12-4 |
4-1 |
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| 3 |
LARkx |
11-4 |
3-2 |
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| 4 |
ARIke |
3-13 |
0-5 |
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| AFC |
East |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
NExy |
13-3 |
4-1 |
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| 2 |
BUFkx |
11-5 |
3-2 |
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| 3 |
MIAke |
7-9 |
3-2 |
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| 4 |
NYJke |
3-13 |
0-5 |
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| AFC |
North |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
PIT |
9-7 |
3-2 |
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| 2 |
BAL |
8-8 |
3-2 |
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| 3 |
CINke |
6-10 |
3-2 |
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| 4 |
CLEke |
4-12 |
1-4 |
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| AFC |
South |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
JAXx |
12-4 |
4-1 |
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| 2 |
HOUx |
11-5 |
4-1 |
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| 3 |
INDke |
8-8 |
2-3 |
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| 4 |
TENke |
3-13 |
0-5 |
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| AFC |
West |
Record |
Div. Rec. |
Explanation |
| 1 |
DENxy |
13-3 |
4-1 |
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| 2 |
LACkx |
11-5 |
5-0 |
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| 3 |
KCke |
6-10 |
1-4 |
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| 4 |
LVke |
2-14 |
0-5 |
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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.
NFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: NYG, ARI, WAS, NO, ATL, TB, DAL, DET, MIN, GB, LAR, CAR, PHI, CHI
AFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: LV, NYJ, TEN, CLE, KC, CIN, MIA, BAL, IND, BUF, LAC, HOU, PIT
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
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SEA clinches the NFC West division title, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage with: |
| |
1) |
SEA win/tie |
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SF clinches the NFC West division title, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage with: |
| |
1) |
SF win |
|
CAR clinches the NFC South division title with: |
| |
1) |
CAR win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
ATL win (W17) +
ATL win (W18) |
|
TB clinches the NFC South division title with: |
| |
1) |
TB win +
ATL loss/tie (W17) |
| OR |
2) |
TB win +
ATL loss/tie (W18) |
AFC
|
DEN clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| |
1) |
DEN win |
| OR |
2) |
DEN tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR |
3) |
NE loss +
JAX loss/tie |
|
NE clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| |
1) |
NE win +
DEN loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
NE tie +
DEN loss |
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JAX clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| |
1) |
JAX win +
DEN loss +
NE loss |
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JAX clinches the AFC South division title with: |
| |
1) |
JAX win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
HOU loss/tie |
|
HOU clinches the AFC South division title with: |
| |
1) |
HOU win +
JAX loss |
|
PIT clinches the AFC North division title with: |
| |
1) |
PIT win/tie |
|
BAL clinches the AFC North division title with: |
| |
1) |
BAL win |
Seed Possibilities
| |
NFC |
| 1 |
SEA
SF |
| 2 |
CHI
PHI |
| 3 |
PHI
CHI |
| 4 |
CAR
TB |
| 5 |
SF
SEA
LAR |
| 6 |
LAR
SEA
SF |
| 7 |
GB |
| |
AFC |
| 1 |
DEN
NE
JAX |
| 2 |
NE
DEN
JAX |
| 3 |
JAX
DEN
NE
HOU |
| 4 |
PIT
BAL |
| 5 |
HOU
JAX
LAC
BUF |
| 6 |
LAC
JAX
HOU
BUF |
| 7 |
BUF
JAX
HOU
LAC |
NFC Scenarios by seed
1 seed
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SEA obtains the 1 seed with: |
| |
1) |
SEA win/tie |
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SF obtains the 1 seed with: |
| |
1) |
SF win |
2 seed
|
CHI obtains the 2 seed with: |
| |
1) |
CHI win |
| OR |
2) |
CHI tie +
PHI tie |
| OR |
3) |
PHI loss |
|
PHI obtains the 2 seed with: |
| |
1) |
PHI win +
CHI loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
PHI tie +
CHI loss |
3 seed
|
PHI obtains the 3 seed with: |
| |
1) |
PHI tie +
CHI tie |
| OR |
2) |
PHI loss |
| OR |
3) |
CHI win |
|
CHI obtains the 3 seed with: |
| |
1) |
CHI loss +
PHI win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
CHI tie +
PHI win |
4 seed
|
CAR obtains the 4 seed with: |
| |
1) |
CAR win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
ATL win (W17) +
ATL win (W18) |
|
TB obtains the 4 seed with: |
| |
1) |
TB win +
ATL loss/tie (W17) |
| OR |
2) |
TB win +
ATL loss/tie (W18) |
5 seed
|
SF obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
SF tie +
LAR loss/tie (W17) |
| OR |
2) |
SF tie +
LAR loss/tie (W18) |
| OR |
3) |
SF loss +
LAR loss (W18) |
| OR |
4) |
SF loss +
LAR loss/tie (W17) +
LAR tie (W18) |
|
SEA obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
SEA loss +
LAR loss/tie (W17) |
| OR |
2) |
SEA loss +
LAR loss/tie (W18) |
|
LAR obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
LAR win (W17) +
LAR win (W18) |
| OR |
2) |
LAR win (W17) +
LAR tie (W18) +
SF loss |
| OR |
3) |
LAR win (W18) +
SF loss |
6 seed
|
LAR obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
LAR loss/tie (W17) +
LAR tie (W18) |
| OR |
2) |
LAR loss/tie (W17) +
SF win/tie |
| OR |
3) |
LAR loss (W18) |
| OR |
4) |
LAR tie (W18) +
SF win/tie |
|
SEA obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
SEA loss +
LAR win (W17) +
LAR win (W18) |
|
SF obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
SF loss +
LAR win (W18) |
| OR |
2) |
SF loss +
LAR win (W17) +
LAR tie (W18) |
| OR |
3) |
SF tie +
LAR win (W17) +
LAR win (W18) |
7 seed
|
GB is locked into the 7 seed |
Elimination
|
CAR is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| |
1) |
CAR loss +
ATL loss/tie (W17) |
| OR |
2) |
CAR loss +
ATL loss/tie (W18) |
|
TB is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| |
1) |
TB loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
ATL win (W17) +
ATL win (W18) |
AFC Scenarios by seed
1 seed
|
DEN obtains the 1 seed with: |
| |
1) |
DEN win |
| OR |
2) |
DEN tie +
NE loss/tie |
| OR |
3) |
NE loss +
JAX loss/tie |
|
NE obtains the 1 seed with: |
| |
1) |
NE win +
DEN loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
NE tie +
DEN loss |
|
JAX obtains the 1 seed with: |
| |
1) |
JAX win +
DEN loss +
NE loss |
2 seed
|
NE obtains the 2 seed with: |
| |
1) |
NE win +
DEN win |
| OR |
2) |
NE tie +
DEN win/tie |
| OR |
3) |
NE loss +
JAX loss/tie |
| OR |
4) |
DEN win +
JAX loss/tie |
|
DEN obtains the 2 seed with: |
| |
1) |
DEN tie +
NE win |
| OR |
2) |
DEN loss +
NE win/tie +
JAX loss/tie |
| OR |
3) |
DEN loss +
NE loss +
JAX win |
|
JAX obtains the 2 seed with: |
| |
1) |
JAX win +
DEN loss +
NE win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
JAX win +
DEN win/tie +
NE loss |
3 seed
|
JAX obtains the 3 seed with: |
| |
1) |
JAX win +
DEN win/tie +
NE win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
JAX tie |
| OR |
3) |
JAX loss +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR |
4) |
DEN win/tie +
NE win/tie +
HOU loss/tie |
|
DEN obtains the 3 seed with: |
| |
1) |
DEN loss +
NE win/tie +
JAX win |
|
NE obtains the 3 seed with: |
| |
1) |
NE loss +
JAX win |
|
HOU obtains the 3 seed with: |
| |
1) |
HOU win +
JAX loss |
4 seed
|
PIT obtains the 4 seed with: |
| |
1) |
PIT win/tie |
|
BAL obtains the 4 seed with: |
| |
1) |
BAL win |
5 seed
|
HOU obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
HOU win +
JAX win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
HOU tie +
LAC loss/tie +
BUF loss/tie |
| OR |
3) |
HOU loss +
LAC loss +
BUF loss |
| OR |
4) |
JAX win/tie +
LAC loss +
BUF loss |
|
JAX obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
JAX loss +
HOU win +
BUF loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
JAX loss +
HOU win +
LAC win + 3.5 or more combined wins from (NYG, WAS, GB, CAR, ARI, SF, NE, BAL) |
The italicized portion of scenario 2 is for JAX clinching at least a tie in Strength of Victory over LAC.
|
LAC obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
LAC win +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
LAC win +
JAX loss +
BUF win + 5 or more combined wins from (DAL, PHI, MIN, TB, SEA, LAR, MIA, PIT) |
| OR |
3) |
LAC tie +
HOU loss +
BUF loss/tie |
The italicized portion of scenario 2 is for LAC clinching Strength of Victory over JAX.
|
BUF obtains the 5 seed with: |
| |
1) |
BUF win +
LAC loss/tie +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
BUF win +
LAC loss/tie +
JAX loss |
| OR |
3) |
BUF tie +
LAC loss +
HOU loss |
6 seed
|
LAC obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
LAC win +
HOU win +
JAX win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
LAC win +
BUF win +
HOU win + 3.5 or more combined wins from (NYG, WAS, GB, CAR, ARI, SF, NE, BAL) |
| OR |
3) |
LAC win +
BUF tie +
HOU win |
| OR |
4) |
LAC tie +
BUF loss/tie +
HOU win/tie |
| OR |
5) |
LAC tie +
BUF win +
HOU loss |
| OR |
6) |
LAC loss +
BUF loss |
| OR |
7) |
BUF loss +
HOU win |
The italicized portion of scenario 2 is for JAX clinching at least a tie in Strength of Victory over LAC.
|
JAX obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
JAX loss +
HOU win +
BUF win +
LAC loss/tie |
|
HOU obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
HOU tie +
BUF loss/tie +
LAC win |
| OR |
2) |
HOU tie +
BUF win +
LAC loss/tie |
| OR |
3) |
HOU loss +
BUF loss +
LAC win/tie |
| OR |
4) |
HOU loss +
BUF win/tie +
LAC loss |
|
BUF obtains the 6 seed with: |
| |
1) |
BUF win +
LAC loss/tie +
HOU win +
JAX win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
BUF win +
LAC win +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR |
3) |
BUF win +
LAC win +
JAX loss + 5 or more combined wins from (DAL, PHI, MIN, TB, SEA, LAR, MIA, PIT) |
| OR |
4) |
BUF tie +
LAC loss +
HOU win/tie |
| OR |
5) |
BUF tie +
LAC win/tie +
HOU loss |
The italicized portion of scenario 3 is for LAC clinching Strength of Victory over JAX.
7 seed
|
BUF obtains the 7 seed with: |
| |
1) |
BUF loss |
| OR |
2) |
BUF tie +
LAC win/tie +
HOU win/tie |
| OR |
3) |
LAC win +
HOU win +
JAX win/tie |
| OR |
4) |
LAC win +
HOU win + 3.5 or more combined wins from (NYG, WAS, GB, CAR, ARI, SF, NE, BAL) |
The italicized portion of scenario 4 is for JAX clinching at least a tie in Strength of Victory over LAC.
|
JAX obtains the 7 seed with: |
| |
1) |
JAX loss +
HOU win +
LAC win +
BUF win + 5 or more combined wins from (DAL, PHI, MIN, TB, SEA, LAR, MIA, PIT) |
The italicized portion of scenario 1 is for LAC clinching Strength of Victory over JAX.
|
HOU obtains the 7 seed with: |
| |
1) |
HOU tie +
LAC win +
BUF win |
| OR |
2) |
HOU loss +
LAC win/tie +
BUF win/tie |
|
LAC obtains the 7 seed with: |
| |
1) |
LAC loss +
BUF win/tie |
| OR |
2) |
LAC tie +
HOU win/tie +
BUF win |
Elimination
|
PIT is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| |
1) |
PIT loss |
|
BAL is eliminated from playoff contention with: |
| |
1) |
BAL loss/tie |
Draft top 10 (Prior to week 17 MNF)
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|
|
| Pick |
Team |
Record |
Strength Of Schedule |
Explanation |
|
| 1 |
LV |
2-14 |
141-114-1 (.553) |
|
|
| 2 |
NYG |
3-13 |
136-118-2 (.535) |
|
|
| 3 |
NYJ |
3-13 |
137-117-1 (.539) |
|
|
| 4 |
TEN |
3-13 |
144-111 (.565) |
|
|
| 5 |
ARI |
3-13 |
144-108-2 (.571) |
|
|
| 6 |
WAS |
4-12 |
125-127-3 (.496) |
|
|
| 7 |
CLE |
4-12 |
127-128-1 (.498) |
|
|
| 8 |
NO |
6-10 |
126-128 (.496) |
|
|
| 9 |
KC |
6-10 |
136-119-1 (.533) |
KC wins the tiebreak over CIN on Conference Record (3-8 vs 5-6). |
|
| 10 |
CIN |
6-10 |
136-119-1 (.533) |
|
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Note that this will be affected by the MNF game, so it will be updated after the game.
First Overall Draft Pick Scenarios
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LV clinches the first overall draft pick with: |
| |
1) |
LV loss/tie |
| OR |
2) |
3 or more combined losses from (CHI, ATL, SEA, CLE) |
| OR |
3) |
NYG tie |
| OR |
4) |
NYG win +
NYJ win/tie |
| OR |
5) |
NYG win + 0.5 or more combined losses from (LAR (W17), CHI, NE, CLE, TEN, LAC) |
The italicized portion of scenario 2 is for NYG clinching at least a tie in Strength of Victory over LV
The italicized portion of scenario 5 is for NYJ clinching Strength of Victory over LV
|
NYG clinches the first overall draft pick with: |
| |
1) |
NYG loss +
LV win + 1.5 or more combined losses from (DET, NO, SF, CIN) |
The italicized portion of scenario 1 is for LV clinching Strength of Victory over NYG
|
NYJ clinches the first overall draft pick with: |
| |
1) |
NYJ loss +
LV win + ATL loss (W17) + DAL loss + DET loss + MIA loss + CIN loss + JAX loss + DEN loss |
The italicized portion of scenario 1 is for LV clinching a tie in Strength of Victory with NYJ
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