ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --The Broncos have already locked up the AFC West and a first-round bye.
On Sunday, the club can clinch its second consecutive No. 1 overall seed in the AFC with a win -- or tie -- against the Oakland Raiders. That would give the Broncos home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Denver can also wrap up the No. 1 spot with a New England loss or tie against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Below are all the playoff scenarios for Week 17 across the NFL.
AFC
CLINCHED:
Denver – AFC West and first-round bye
New England – AFC East
Cincinnati – AFC North
Indianapolis – AFC South
Kansas City – playoff spot
DENVER BRONCOS (at Oak)
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) DEN win or tie OR
2) NE loss or tie
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (vs. Buf)
New England clinches a first-round bye with:
1)NE win or tie OR
2) CIN loss or tie, plus IND loss or tie
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) NE win, plus DEN loss
CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Bal)
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:
1) CIN win, plus NE loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Jax)
Indianapolis clinches a first-round bye with:
1)IND win, plus NE loss, plus CIN loss or tie
MIAMI DOLPHINS (vs. NYJ)
Miami clinches a playoff spot with:
1) MIA win, plus BAL loss or tie OR
2)MIA win, plus SD win OR
3)MIA tie, plus BAL loss, plus SD loss or tie OR
4)MIA tie, plus BAL tie, plus SD tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS (at Cin)
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win, plus SD loss or tie OR
2) BAL win, plus MIA loss or tie OR
3)BAL tie, plus MIA loss, plus SD loss or tie OR
4) BAL tie, plus MIA tie, plus SD loss OR
5) MIA loss, plus SD loss, plus PIT loss or tie
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (vs. KC)
San Diego clinches a playoff spot with:
1) SD win, plus MIA loss or tie, plus BAL loss or tie OR
2)SD tie, plus MIA loss, plus BAL loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Cle)
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1)PIT win, plus MIA loss, plus BAL loss, plus SD loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
Seattle – playoff spot
Carolina – playoff spot
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. StL)
Seattle clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) SEA win or tie OR
2) one SF loss or tie
CAROLINA PANTHERS (at Atl)
Carolina clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1)CAR win or tie OR
2) NO loss or tie
Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) CAR win, plus SEA loss, plus two SF wins
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (at Dal)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division with:
1) PHI win or tie
CHICAGO BEARS (vs. GB)
Chicago clinches NFC North division with:
1) CHI win or tie
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (vs. Atl; at Arz)
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and a first-round bye with:
1) two SF wins, plus SEA loss
San Francisco clinches NFC West division and home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
1) two SF wins, plus SEA loss, plus CAR loss or tie
San Francisco clinches a playoff spot with:
1) one SF win OR
2)SF tie this week, plus NO loss OR
3) SF tie next week
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (vs. TB)
New Orleans clinches NFC South division and a first-round bye with:
1) NO win, plus CAR loss
New Orleans clinches a playoff spot with:
1) NO win OR
2) NO tie, plus SF loss or tie this week OR
3) NO tie, plus ARI loss or tie OR
4)ARI loss OR
5) two SF losses
ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. SF)
Arizona clinches a playoff spot with:
1) ARI win, plus SF loss or tie this week OR
2) ARI win, plus NO loss or tie OR
3)ARI tie, plus NO loss
DALLAS COWBOYS (vs. Phi)
Dallas clinches NFC East division with:
1) DAL win
GREEN BAY PACKERS (at Chi)
Green Bay clinches NFC North division with:
1) GB win
