Playoff Possibilities

The possibilities for the NFL playoffs entering Week 17:

* AFC EAST: Indianapolis--Has clinched division title and a first-round playoff bye. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout playoffs with EITHER a win AND EITHER a Jacksonville loss or tie OR with Indianapolis beating Jacksonville in best net points in conference games (currently Indianapolis +67 to Jacksonville +81) OR a Jacksonville loss AND a Tennessee loss; Buffalo--Has clinched playoff berth; Miami--Can clinch playoff berth with a win AND EITHER a Kansas City loss or tie OR a Seattle loss or tie OR EITHER a Kansas City loss or a Seattle loss.

* AFC CENTRAL: Jacksonville--Has clinched playoff berth. Can clinch division title and first-round playoff bye with a win or tie OR a Tennessee loss or tie. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win AND EITHER an Indianapolis loss or tie OR with Jacksonville beating Indianapolis in best net points in conference games (currently Indianapolis +67 to Jacksonville +81); Tennessee--Has clinched playoff berth. Can clinch division title and a first-round playoff bye with a win AND a Jacksonville loss. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win AND a Jacksonville loss AND an Indianapolis loss. Note: Eventual Central champion has clinched a first-round playoff bye.

* AFC WEST: Seattle--Can clinch division title with EITHER a win or a Kansas City loss or tie. Can clinch playoff berth with a tie AND a Miami loss; Kansas City--Can clinch division title with a win AND a Seattle loss or tie. Can clinch playoff berth with a win OR a tie AND a Miami loss.

* NFC EAST: Washington--Has clinched NFC East title. Can clinch first-round playoff bye with a win AND a Tampa Bay loss AND a Minnesota loss or tie; Dallas--Can clinch playoff berth with a win; N.Y. Giants--Can clinch playoff berth with EITHER a win AND EITHER a Green Bay loss or tie OR with New York beating Green Bay and Carolina in best net points in conference games (currently New York -56, Green Bay 0, Carolina -18) OR a tie AND a Green Bay loss AND a Carolina loss.

* NFC CENTRAL: Tampa Bay--Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch division title with EITHER a win or tie OR a Minnesota loss or tie. Can clinch a first-round playoff bye with EITHER a win or tie OR a Minnesota loss or tie AND a Washington loss or tie; Minnesota--Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch NFC Central title and a first-round playoff bye with a win and a Tampa Bay loss; Detroit--Has clinched a playoff berth; Green Bay--Can clinch a playoff berth with EITHER a win AND EITHER a New York win AND with Green Bay beating New York and Carolina in best net points in conference games (currently New York -56, Green Bay 0, Carolina -18) OR New York-Dallas game ends in a tie AND a Carolina loss or tie OR a tie AND New York-Dallas game ends in a tie AND a Carolina loss or tie.

* NFC WEST: St. Louis--Has clinched division title, a first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs; Carolina--Can clinch a playoff berth with a win AND EITHER a New York win and a Green Bay win AND with Carolina beating New York and Green Bay in best net points in conference games (currently New York -56, Green Bay 0, Carolina -18) OR New York-Dallas game ends in a tie.