2020
NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR WEEK 16
AFC
CLINCHED:
Buffalo
Bills – AFC East division title
Kansas
City Chiefs – AFC West division title
Pittsburgh
Steelers – playoff berth
CLEVELAND BROWNS (10-4)
(at New York Jets (1-13), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, CBS)
Cleveland clinches playoff
berth with:
- CLE win + BAL loss or tie OR
- CLE win + MIA loss or tie OR
- CLE win + IND loss OR
- CLE tie + BAL loss OR
- CLE tie + MIA loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (10-4)
(at Pittsburgh (11-3), Sunday,
1:00 PM ET, CBS)
Indianapolis clinches playoff berth
with:
- IND win + BAL loss or tie OR
- IND win + MIA loss or tie OR
- IND tie + BAL loss OR
- IND tie + MIA loss
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (13-1)
(vs. Atlanta (4-10), Sunday, 1:00 PM ET, FOX)
Kansas City clinches the
first-round bye with:
- KC win or tie OR
- PIT loss or tie OR
- BUF loss or tie OR
- KC clinches strength of victory
tiebreaker over PIT or BUF AND clinches at least a tie in
strength of victory tiebreaker over the other club
PITTSBURGH
STEELERS (11-3) (vs. Indianapolis (10-4), Sunday,
1:00 PM ET, CBS)
Pittsburgh
clinches AFC North division title with:
- PIT win OR
- CLE loss OR
- PIT tie + CLE tie
TENNESSEE
TITANS (10-4) (at Green Bay (11-3), Sunday
night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Tennessee
clinches AFC South division title with:
- TEN win + IND loss
Tennessee
clinches playoff berth with:
- TEN win OR
- MIA loss OR
- BAL loss OR
- TEN tie + BAL tie
NFC
CLINCHED:
Green
Bay Packers – NFC North division title
New
Orleans Saints – playoff berth
Seattle
Seahawks – playoff berth
ARIZONA
CARDINALS (8-6) (vs. San Francisco (5-9), Saturday,
4:30 PM ET, Amazon)
Arizona
clinches playoff berth with:
- ARI win + CHI loss or tie OR
- ARI tie + CHI loss
GREEN
BAY PACKERS (11-3) (vs. Tennessee (10-4), Sunday
night, 8:20 PM ET, NBC)
Green Bay clinches the first-round bye with:
- GB win + SEA loss or tie OR
- GB tie + NO loss or tie + SEA loss or
tie, as long as both NO and SEA don't tie
LOS
ANGELES RAMS (9-5) (at Seattle (10-4), Sunday,
4:25 PM ET, FOX)
Los
Angeles clinches playoff berth with:
- LAR win or tie OR
- CHI loss or tie OR
- ARI win or tie
NEW
ORLEANS SAINTS (10-4) (vs. Minnesota (6-8), Friday,
4:30 PM ET, FOX/NFLN/Amazon)
New
Orleans clinches NFC South division title with:
- NO win OR
- TB loss OR
- NO tie + TB tie
SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS (10-4) (vs. Los Angeles Rams (9-5),
Sunday, 4:25 PM ET, FOX)
Seattle
clinches NFC West division title with:
- SEA win
TAMPA
BAY BUCCANEERS (9-5) (at Detroit (5-9), Saturday,
1:00 PM ET, NFLN)
Tampa
Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- TB win or tie OR
- CHI loss or tie
WASHINGTON
FOOTBALL TEAM (6-8) (vs. Carolina (4-10), Sunday,
4:05 PM ET, CBS)
Washington
clinches NFC East division title with:
- WAS win + NYG loss or tie OR
- WAS tie + NYG loss + PHI-DAL tie