2004 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
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December 21, 2004 
For Week 16

AFC EAST

New England has clinched division title.

New England can clinch first-round bye with:

NE win, OR

NE tie + SD/IND game ends in tie.

New York Jets can clinch playoff berth with:

NYJ win or tie, OR

BUF loss or tie + BAL loss or tie, OR

BUF loss or tie + JAX loss or tie, OR

BAL loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + JAX loss or tie, OR

BUF loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + BAL clinches strength of victory over JAX in this tiebreaker scenario.

AFC NORTH

Pittsburgh has clinched division title.

Pittsburgh can clinch homefield advantage throughout playoffs with:

PIT win, OR

PIT tie + NE loss or tie, OR

NE loss + SD/IND game ends in tie.

Pittsburgh can clinch first-round bye with:

1)     PIT win or tie, OR

2)     SD/IND game ends in tie, OR

NE loss + IND loss.

AFC SOUTH

Indianapolis has clinched division title.

Jacksonville can clinch playoff berth with:

JAX win + BUF loss + BAL loss + DEN loss + JAX clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over BUF, BAL and DEN.

AFC WEST

San Diego has clinched division title.

NFC EAST

Philadelphia has clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

NFC NORTH

Green Bay has clinched playoff berth.

Green Bay can clinch division title with:

GB win.

Minnesota can clinch division title with:

MIN win.

Minnesota can clinch playoff berth with:

MIN tie, OR

STL loss or tie, OR

CAR loss or tie.

NFC SOUTH

Atlanta has clinched division title and first-round bye.

Carolina can clinch playoff berth with:

CAR win + STL loss + NO loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + SEA win + DAL/WASH game ends in tie.

NFC WEST

Seattle can clinch division title with:

SEA win + STL loss or tie, OR

SEA tie + STL loss.

Seattle can clinch playoff berth with:

SEA win, OR

SEA tie + CAR loss or tie + NO loss or tie.

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Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, Oakland, San Francisco and Tennessee have been eliminated from playoff contention.