2008 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
AFC
CLINCHED: Tennessee – AFC South and first-round bye.
ELIMINATED: Cincinnati , Cleveland , Houston , Jacksonville , Kansas City, Oakland .
TENNESSEE TITANS
Tennessee clinches homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
1) TEN win PIT loss or tie OR
2) TEN tie PIT loss.
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West Division with:
1) DEN win or tie OR
2) SD loss or tie.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye with:
· PIT win.
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with:
1) PIT tie NE loss or tie OR
2) PIT tie MIA loss or tie NYJ loss or tie OR
3) NE loss NYJ loss or tie OR
4) NE loss MIA loss or tie OR
5) NYJ loss MIA loss.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Indianapolis clinches a playoff spot with:
1) IND win NE loss NYJ loss or tie OR
2) IND win NE loss MIA loss or tie OR
3) IND win MIA loss NYJ loss.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
1) BAL win NE loss NYJ loss or tie OR
2) BAL win NE loss MIA loss or tie OR
3) BAL win MIA loss NYJ loss IND loss or tie OR
4) BAL win MIA loss NYJ loss IND clinches strength of victory
tiebreaker over MIA.
NFC
CLINCHED: N.Y. Giants – NFC East.
Arizona – NFC West.
ELIMINATED: Detroit , St. Louis , San Francisco , Seattle .
NEW YORK GIANTS
NY Giants clinch a first-round bye with:
1) NYG win or tie OR
2) MIN loss ATL loss or tie OR
3) MIN loss CAR win or tie OR
4) MIN-ARI game ends in a tie.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Minnesota clinches NFC North Division with:
· MIN win CHI loss.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with:
1) TB win DAL loss or tie OR
2) TB win PHI loss or tie.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Carolina clinches a playoff spot with:
1) CAR win DAL loss or tie OR
2) CAR win or tie ATL loss or tie OR
3) CAR tie DAL loss PHI loss or tie OR
4) ATL loss DAL loss WAS loss or tie OR
5) ATL loss DAL loss CHI loss or tie OR
6) ATL loss PHI loss WAS loss or tie CHI loss or tie.
