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2018 Week 15 Playoff Scenarios
NFC
| CLINCHED: |
| Los Angeles Rams – NFC West division title |
| New Orleans Saints – NFC South division title |
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (11-2) at Carolina |
| New Orleans will clinch a first-round bye with: |
| 1. NO win + CHI loss/tie OR |
| 2. NO tie + CHI loss |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-2) vs. Philadelphia |
| Los Angeles clinches a first-round bye with: |
| 1. LAR win + CHI loss/tie OR |
| 2. LAR tie + CHI loss |
| CHICAGO BEARS (9-4) vs. Green Bay |
| Chicago clinches NFC North division title with: |
| 1. CHI win OR |
| 2. MIN loss OR |
| 3. CHI tie + MIN tie |
| Chicago clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1. CHI tie OR |
| 2. WAS loss/tie |
| DALLAS COWBOYS (8-5) at Indianapolis |
| Dallas clinches NFC East division title with: |
| 1. DAL win OR |
| 2. DAL tie + PHI loss/tie + WAS loss/tie OR |
| 3. PHI loss + WAS loss |
| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8-5) at San Francisco |
| Seattle clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1. SEA win OR |
| 2. SEA tie + MIN loss + CAR loss/tie OR |
| 3. SEA tie + MIN loss + PHI loss/tie + WAS loss/tie OR |
| 4. SEA tie + CAR loss/tie + PHI loss/tie + WAS loss/tie |
AFC
| CLINCHED: |
| Kansas City Chiefs – Playoff berth |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-2) vs. Los Angeles Chargers |
| Kansas City clinches AFC West division title and a first-round bye with: |
| 1. KC win |
| Kansas City clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: |
| 1. KC win + NE loss/tie |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-4) at Pittsburgh |
| New England clinches AFC East division title with: |
| 1. NE win + MIA loss/tie OR |
| 2. NE tie + MIA loss |
| New England clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1. NE win + TEN loss/tie OR |
| 2. NE tie + BAL loss + TEN loss + IND loss/tie |
| HOUSTON TEXANS (9-4) at New York Jets |
| Houston clinches AFC South division title with: |
| 1. HOU win + IND loss/tie + TEN loss/tie OR |
| 2. HOU tie + IND loss + TEN loss |
| Houston clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1. HOU win + MIA loss/tie + PIT loss OR |
| 2. HOU win + MIA loss/tie + BAL loss/tie OR |
| 3. HOU tie + IND loss/tie + BAL loss + MIA loss OR |
| 4. HOU tie + IND loss/tie + PIT loss + BAL loss + MIA tie OR |
| 5. HOU tie + IND loss/tie + PIT loss + BAL win + MIA loss OR |
| 6. HOU tie + TEN loss/tie + BAL loss + MIA loss OR |
| 7. HOU tie + TEN loss/tie + PIT loss + BAL loss + MIA tie OR |
| 8. HOU tie + TEN loss/tie + PIT loss + BAL win + MIA loss |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (10-3) at Kansas City |
| Los Angeles clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1. LAC win/tie OR |
| 2. MIA loss/tie + PIT loss OR |
| 3. MIA loss/tie + BAL loss/tie OR |
| 4. MIA loss/tie + IND loss/tie + TEN loss/tie OR |
| 5. PIT loss + IND loss/tie + TEN loss/tie OR |
| 6. BAL loss/tie + IND loss/tie + TEN loss/tie |
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