Playoff picture: Early Week 16 scenarios

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24376949/playoff-picture-early-week-16-scenarios

Looking ahead to Week 16, here are a few scenarios that have surfaced so far:

AFC

NEW ENGLAND

Can clinch AFC East title with:

1) Win/tie

2) Miami loss/tie

Can clinch first round bye with:

1) Win + Cincinnati loss this week and next (one loss can be a tie) + Indianapolis loss/tie

Can clinch playoff berth with:

1) Baltimore loss/tie this week or next week

MIAMI

Can clinch playoff berth with:

1) Win + Baltimore loss this week and next (one loss can be a tie)

CINCINNATI

Can clinch AFC North title with:

1) Win this week and next week (one win can be a tie)

2) Win this week or next + one Baltimore loss or tie

[We will add Cincinnati playoff scenarios as well]

BALTIMORE

Can clinch playoff berth with:

1) Two wins + Miami loss + San Diego loss/tie

INDIANAPOLIS has clinched AFC South division title

DENVER has clinched playoff berth.

Can clinch AFC West title with:

1) Win + Kansas City loss

Can clinch first round bye with:

1) Win + Kansas City loss + New England loss/tie

2) Win + Kansas City loss + one Cincinnati loss/tie

Can clinch homefield advantage throughout playoffs with:

1) Win + Kansas City loss + New England loss/tie + one Cincinnati loss/tie

KANSAS CITY has clinched playoff berth.

NFC

PHILADELPHIA

Can clinch NFC North title with:

1) Win + Dallas loss/tie

2) Tie + Dallas loss

CHICAGO

Can clinch NFC North title with:

1) Win + Detroit losses this week and next (one loss can be a tie) + Green Bay loss

NEW ORLEANS

Can clinch NFC South title with:

1) Win

Can clinch playoff berth with:

1) Tie + Arizona tie

2) Tie + San Francisco loss/tie

3) Arizona loss

4) San Francisco loss + Arizona tie

CAROLINA

Can clinch playoff berth with:

1) Win

2) Tie + Arizona loss

3) Tie + San Francisco loss

4) Arizona loss + San Francisco loss

SEATTLE has clinched playoff berth.

Can clinch NFC West title, first round bye and homefield advantage throughout playoffs with:

1) Win/tie

2) San Francisco loss/tie

SAN FRANCISCO

Can clinch playoff berth with:

1) Win

2) Tie + Arizona tie

3) Arizona loss

 

I didn't realize the Eagles had a shot at the NFC North title.

 

Chip Kelly is going to take the Texas longhorns job next week and immediately leave the eagles. Someone else will coach them in the playoffs

 

kelly is not going anywhere but back to philly.musgrave should leave florida for texas cause he is a joke in florida.
rex ryan is the next coach of the cowboys. lol

 

Ravens are still in it and if they win out, they are North Champs.

 

Yep, that game last night really muddied the playoff picture in both conferences

 

unless somebody gets hurt like russell wilson,seahawks are gonna make it to the superbowl,and more than likely win it.

 

Eh,

Eh, things have a way of changing in January. The hottest team in December isn't always the hottest team in January.

 

I Think the seahawks have played more consistent than any team in the league this whole season. if they stay healthy,they will be hard to beat.

 

Certainly. As it looks right now, they are the team to beat. However, it seems more often than not, 'the' team to be beat gets beat when January rolls around.

Basically, what I'm saying is if we were to make a bet between the hawks winning it all versus the rest of the field, odds say the field would be the smart bet

 

They haven't played consistently at all.

 

played pretty consistent every time i have seen them play. have not seen every total game but bits and pieces of almost all of them.
having to go up and beat seattle at home is gonna be hard for anybody to do in the playoffs.

 

This other board I've started posting on has a bunch of seahawk fans. They are VERY confident that they are about to win their first super bowl.

They may end up doing it but history shows the odds are not with them.

 

I Don't see the saints doing it in seattle,mayve the 49ers? who knows?

 

Capt may be referring to the history of 1 seeds not winning the super bowl that often since 1999. I think only two since the rams ?

 

If Miami can win out, then they are in the playoffs no matter what.