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NFL playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 Published: Dec 19, 2018 at 03:26 AM Here are the following playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2018 NFL season. NFC CLINCHED: -- NFC West division title -- NFC South division title -- NFC North division title NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (12-2) (vs. Pittsburgh (8-5-1), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS) Steve McNair Jersey New Orleans clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: 1) NO win OR 2) NO tie + LAR lo s or tie OR 3) CHI lo s or tie + LAR lo s New Orleans clinches a first-round bye with: 1) NO tie OR 2) CHI lo s or tie OR 3) LAR lo s LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-3) (at Arizona (3-11), Sunday, 4:05 PM ET, FOX) Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with: 1) LAR win + CHI lo NFL Tennessee Titans Jersey s or tie OR 2) LAR tie + CHI lo s DALLAS COWBOYS (8-6) (vs. Tampa Bay (5-9), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, FOX) Dallas clinches NFC East division title with: 1) DAL win OR 2) DAL tie + PHI lo s or tie + WAS lo s or tie OR 3) PHI lo s + WAS lo s Dallas clinches a playoff berth with: 1) DAL tie + MIN lo s SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-6) (vs. Kansas City (11-3), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC) Seattle clinches a playoff berth with: 1) SEA win + WAS lo s or tie OR 2) SEA win or tie + MIN lo s OR 3) SEA win + SEA clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over WAS OR 4) SEA win + MIN tie + SEA clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over MIN OR 5) SEA tie + WAS lo s + PHI lo s or tie MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-6-1) (at Detroit (5-9), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, FOX) Minnesota clinches a playoff berth with: 1 Amani Hooker Jersey ) MIN win+ PHI lo s or tie + WAS lo s AFC CLINCHED: -- Playoff berth -- Playoff berth KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-3) (at Seattle (8-6), Sunday night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC) Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with: 1) KC win + LAC lo s Kansas City clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: 1) KC win + LAC lo Jack Conklin Jersey s + HOU lo s or tie OR 2) KC win + LAC lo s + KC clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over HOU HOUSTON TEXANS (10-4) (at Philadelphia (7-7), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS) Houston clinches AFC South division title with: 1) HOU win or tie OR 2) IND lo s or tie + TEN lo s or tie 1) HOU win + NE lo s or tie OR 2) HOU tie + NE lo s Houston clinches a playoff berth with: 1) BAL lo s or tie OR 2) PIT lo s OR 3) TEN lo s or tie + HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over BAL NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-5) (vs. Buffalo (5-9), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS) New England clinches AFC East division title with: 1) NE win or tie OR 2) MIA lo s or tie Rodger Saffold Jersey PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-5-1) (at New Orleans (12-2), Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, CBS) Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with: 1) PIT win + BAL lo s or tie OR 2) PIT tie + BAL lo s 1) PIT win + IND lo s + TEN lo s This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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