Here are your 2015 NFL playoff-clinching scenarios heading in to week 17:
AFC:
SEED TEAM DIVISION RECORD
1. New England East 12-3
2. Denver West 11-4
3. Cincinnati North 11-4
4. Houston South 8-7
5. Kansas City West 10-5
6. N.Y. Jets East 10-5
STILL ALIVE:
7. Pittsburgh North 9-6
10. Indianapolis South 7-8
ELIMINATED:
8. Oakland West 7-8
9. Buffalo East 7-8
11. Jacksonville South 5-10
12. Miami East 5-10
13. Baltimore North 5-10
14. San Diego West 4-11
15. Cleveland North 3-12
16. Tennessee South 3-12
CLINCHED:
New England Patriots: AFC East + first-round bye
Cincinnati Bengals: AFC North
Denver Broncos: Playoff berth
Kansas City: Playoff berth
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1. NE win or tie OR
2. DEN loss or tie
Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers
Denver clinches AFC West division with:
1. DEN win or tie OR
2. KC loss or tie
Denver clinches a first-round bye with:
1. CIN win OR
2. DEN tie + CIN loss or tie OR
3. KC loss or tie + CIN loss
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1. DEN win + NE loss
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:
1. CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR
2. CIN tie + DEN loss OR
3. DEN loss + KC win
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders
Kansas City clinches AFC West division with:
1. KC win + DEN loss
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
New York Jets clinch a playoff berth with:
1. NYJ win or tie OR
2. PIT loss or tie
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff berth with:
1. PIT win + NYJ loss
Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston clinches AFC South division with:
1. HOU win or tie OR
2. IND loss or tie OR
3. HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND or clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND
Houston clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: CIN, NE, NO, NYJ, SD.
Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans
Indianapolis clinches AFC South division with:
1. IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU.
IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if BOTH of the following occurs:
1. All of the following teams win: ATL, BAL, BUF, DEN, MIA
2. OAK win or tie + PIT win or tie as long as both teams don’t tie
NFC
SEED TEAM DIVISION RECORD
1. Carolina South 14-1
2. Arizona West 13-2
3. Green Bay North 10-5
4. Washington East 8-7
5. Minnesota North 10-5
6. Seattle West 9-6
ELIMINATED:
7. Atlanta South 8-7
8. St. Louis West 7-8
9. Detroit North 6-9
10. Tampa Bay South 6-9
11. New Orleans South 6-9
12. Chicago North 6-9
13. Philadelphia East 6-9
14. N.Y. Giants East 6-9
15. San Francisco West 4-11
16. Dallas East 4-11
CLINCHED:
Carolina Panthers: NFC South + first-round bye
Arizona Cardinals: NFC West + first-round bye
Green Bay: playoff berth
Seattle: playoff berth
Minnesota: playoff berth
Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Bucs
Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with
1. CAR win or tie OR
2. ARI loss or tie
Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks
Arizona clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1. ARI win + CAR loss
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:
1. GB win or tie
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Minnesota clinches NFC North division with:
1. MIN win
*information obtained from ESPN and CBS Sports