The NFL playoff picture has moved into Week 16, with less than two weeks to take its official form. As far as playoff scenarios go, Week 16 is not as confusing as Week 17 will be, but 13 teams went in with a chance to clinch something before the new year.
The Giants blew their opportunity to earn at least a wild card by losing in Philadelphia on Thursday night. That allowed the Cowboys to clinch the NFC East and top seed with home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. New York did, however, clinch a playoff berth when Tampa Bay lost.
The Dolphins, whose playoff hopes plunged when Ryan Tannehill got hurt, clinched a playoff berth with their win and the Broncos' loss. The Packers, who can win the NFC North with a win over the Lions in Week 17, also can get in as a wild card.
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The Steelers, Chiefs, Texans and Falcons also have clinched playoff berths in Week 16.
Here are all the playoff scenarios for Week 16.
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AFC
CLINCHED:
New England — AFC East title and first-round bye
Pittsburgh — AFC North title
Houston — AFC South title
Oakland — playoff berth
Kansas City — playoff berth
Miami — playoff berth
What, how New England Patriots can clinch in Week 16
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
— NE win + OAK loss or tie OR
— NE tie + OAK loss
UPDATE: Oakland's win means New England can't clinch home-field advantage in Week 16.
What, how Oakland Raiders can clinch in Week 16
Oakland clinches AFC West title and a first-round bye with:
— OAK win + KC loss or tie OR
— OAK tie + KC loss
Update: Kansas City's win means Oakland can't clinch AFC West in Week 16.
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What, how Pittsburgh Steelers can clinch in Week 16
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North title with:
— PIT win
UPDATE: Pittsburgh's win over Baltimore clinched the division.
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What, how Kansas City Chiefs can clinch in Week 16
Kansas City clinches a playoff berth with:
— KC win or tie OR
— BAL loss or tie
UPDATE: Baltimore's loss means Kansas City is in the playoffs. The Chiefs beat the Broncos, too, anyway.
What, how Houston Texans can clinch in Week 16
Houston clinches AFC South title with:
— HOU win + TEN loss
UPDATE: The Texans won the AFC South with their win over the Bengals and the Titans' loss to the Jaguars.
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What, how Miami Dolphins can clinch in Week 16
Miami clinches a playoff berth with:
— MIA win + DEN loss or tie OR
— MIA tie + BAL loss + DEN loss + HOU loss or tie OR
— MIA tie + BAL loss + DEN loss + TEN loss or tie
UPDATE: Miami clinched a playoff berth with its win coupled with Denver's loss.
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NFC
CLINCHED:
Dallas — NFC East title, No. 1 seed
Falcons — NFC South title
Seattle — NFC West title
New York — playoff berth
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What, how Seattle Seahawks can clinch in Week 16
Seattle clinches a first-round bye with:
— SEA win + DET loss + ATL loss or tie
UPDATE: Atlanta's win means Seattle can't clinch first-round bye in Week 16.
What, how New York Giants can clinch in Week 16
New York clinches a playoff berth with:
— DET loss or tie OR
— GB loss or tie OR
— TB loss or tie OR
UPDATE: Tampa Bay's loss means New York is in the playoffs.
— ATL loss
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What, how Detroit Lions can clinch in Week 16
Detroit clinches NFC North title with:
— DET win + GB loss or tie OR
— DET tie + GB loss
UPDATE: Green Bay's win means Lions can't clinch NFC North in Week 16.
Detroit clinches a playoff berth with:
— DET win + TB loss or tie OR
— DET tie + TB loss OR
— DET tie + TB tie + ATL win OR
— WAS loss or tie + TB loss + ATL win or tie
What, how Atlanta Falcons can clinch in Week 16
Atlanta clinches NFC South title with:
— ATL win + TB loss or tie OR
— ATL tie + TB loss
Atlanta clinches a playoff berth with:
— ATL win + ATL clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over DET OR
UPDATE: Oakland's win means Atlanta has the tiebreaker over Detroit. The Falcons are in the playoffs. They are also NFC South champions thanks to the Buccaneers' loss.
— ATL win or tie + GB loss or tie OR
— ATL win + DET loss or tie OR
— ATL tie + DET tie OR
— WAS loss or tie + GB loss OR
— WAS loss or tie + GB tie + DET loss
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What, how Green Bay Packers can clinch in Week 16
Green Bay clinches a playoff berth with:
— GB win + WAS loss or tie + TB loss + ATL win or tie + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over TB
UPDATE: Washington's win means Green Bay can't clinch playoff berth in Week 16.
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What, how Tampa Bay Buccaneers can clinch in Week 16
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with:
— TB win + GB loss + DET loss + WAS loss OR
— TB win + GB loss + DET loss + WAS tie + TB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over DET
UPDATE: Green Bay and Washington wins mean Tampa Bay can't clinch playoff berth in Week 16. The Buccaneers' loss made it hard for them to clinch anything in Week 17.