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2004 NFL PLAYOFF
SCENARIOS
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December 28, 2004
For Week
17
AFC EAST
New England
has clinched division title and first-round bye.
Buffalo
can clinch playoff berth with:
1)
BUF win + NYJ loss,
OR
2)
BUF win + DEN loss or tie,
OR
3)
BUF tie + DEN loss.
New York Jets can clinch playoff
berth with:
1)
NYJ win or tie,
OR
2)
BUF loss or tie,
OR
3)
DEN loss or tie.
AFC NORTH
Pittsburgh
has clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
Baltimore
can clinch playoff berth:
1)
BAL win + BUF loss + DEN loss + JAX loss or
tie.
AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis
has clinched division title.
Jacksonville
can clinch playoff berth with:
1)
JAX win + BUF loss + DEN loss.
AFC WEST
San Diego
has clinched division title.
Denver
can clinch playoff berth with:
1)
DEN win,
OR
2)
DEN tie + BUF loss or tie,
OR
3)
BUF loss + JAX loss or tie + BAL loss or
tie.
NFC EAST
Philadelphia
has clinched division title and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
NFC NORTH
Green Bay
has clinched division title.
Minnesota
can clinch playoff berth with:
1)
MIN win or tie,
OR
2)
CAR loss or tie,
OR
3)
STL loss or tie.
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta
has clinched division title and first-round bye.
Carolina
can clinch playoff berth with:
1)
CAR win + MIN loss,
OR
2)
CAR win + SEA win or tie,
OR
3)
CAR win or tie + STL loss or tie.
New Orleans
clinches playoff berth with:
1)
NO win + STL loss or tie,
OR
2)
NO win + SEA win or tie + MIN win or tie.
NFC WEST
Seattle
has clinched playoff berth.
Seattle
can clinch division title with:
1)
SEA win or tie,
OR
2)
STL loss or tie.
St. Louis
can clinch division with:
1)
STL win + SEA loss.
St. Louis
can clinch playoff berth with:
1)
STL win + MIN loss,
OR
2)
STL win + NO/CAR game ends in tie.
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Arizona,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City,
Miami, NY Giants, Oakland, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Tennessee and
Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention. |