Playoff possibilities
The NFL playoff possibilities for Week 16:
AFC East
Miami: Clinches playoff berth with win or tie (vs. Indianapolis today). Miami clinches AFC East with win (vs. Indianapolis on Sunday) and New York Jets loss or tie (vs. Detroit).
New York Jets: Clinch playoff berth with win (vs. Detroit).
Also still alive: Indianapolis.
AFC Central
Tennessee: Has clinched playoff berth. It clinches AFC Central and first-round bye with win (vs. Cleveland) and Ravens loss or tie (vs. Arizona). If Tennessee wins AFC Central and Miami loses or ties (vs. Indianapolis), then Tennessee clinches home field.
Ravens: Have clinched playoff berth.
Also still alive: Pittsburgh.
AFC West
Oakland: Has clinched playoff berth.
Denver: Has clinched playoff berth.
NFC East
New York Giants: Clinch NFC East with win (vs. Dallas) and clinch first-round playoff bye with win (vs. Dallas) and losses or ties by both St. Louis (vs. Tampa Bay) and New Orleans (vs. Atlanta). If Giants lose, they still clinch playoff berth with Detroit loss or tie (vs. New York Jets) or loss by either Tampa Bay (vs. St. Louis) or New Orleans (vs. Atlanta) or New Orleans tie (vs. Atlanta) and St. Louis loss (vs. Tampa Bay).
Philadelphia: Has clinched playoff berth.
NFC Central
Minnesota: Has clinched a playoff berth. If Minnesota wins (vs. Green Bay), it wins NFC Central and clinches home-field advantage throughout playoffs. If Minnesota ties (vs. Green Bay), it wins NFC Central and clinches first-round playoff bye, and if New York Giants lose as well (vs. Dallas), Minnesota clinches home-field advantage throughout playoffs. If Minnesota loses (vs. Green Bay), it still wins NFC Central with Tampa Bay loss or tie (vs. St. Louis).
Tampa Bay: Clinches playoff berth with win (vs. St. Louis).
Also still alive: Detroit, Green Bay.
NFC West
New Orleans: Clinches NFC West with win (vs. Atlanta) and St. Louis loss (vs. Tampa Bay). New Orleans clinches playoff berth with win (vs. Atlanta) and either Detroit loss or tie (vs. New York Jets) or Tampa Bay loss (vs. St. Louis).
St. Louis: Clinches playoff berth with win (vs. Tampa Bay).
Teams eliminated
AFC: Buffalo, New England, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, Seattle, San Diego.
NFC: Washington, Dallas, Arizona, Chicago, Carolina, San Francisco, Atlanta.
