2008 NFL Week 15 Playoff Scenarios
By James Alder, About.com
NFC
CLINCHED
NY Giants, Arizona
ELIMINATED: Detroit, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle
NEW YORK GIANTS
Can clinch a first-round bye with:
1. a win or tie, OR
2. a Minnesota loss plus and Atlanta loss or tie, OR
3. a Minnesota loss plus a Carolina win or tie, OR
4. the Minnesota-Arizona game ends in a tie.
Minnesota Vikings
Can clinch the NFC North Division title with:
1. a win and a Chicago loss
Tampa Bay
can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a Dallas loss or tie, OR
2. a win plus a Philadelphia loss or tie.
Carolina
can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a Dallas loss or tie, OR
2. a win or tie plus an Atlanta loss or tie, OR
3. a tie plus a Dallas loss and a Philadelphia loss or tie, OR
4. a loss plus a Dallas DAL loss and a Washington loss or tie, OR
5. an Atlanta loss plus a Dallas loss and a Chicago loss or tie, OR
6. an Atlanta loss plus a Philadelphia loss and a Washington loss or tie and a Chicago loss or tie.
AFC
CLINCHED:
Tennessee
ELIMINATED: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland
TENNESSEE TITANS
Can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1. a win plus a Pittsburgh loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Pittsburgh loss.
DENVER BRONCOS
Can clinch an AFC West Division title with:
1. a win or tie, OR
2. a San Diego loss or tie.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Can clinch the AFC North Division and a first-round bye with:
1. a win.
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a tie plus a New England loss or tie, OR
2. a tie plus a Miami loss or tie and a NY Jets loss or tie, OR
3. a New England loss and a NY Jets loss or tie, OR
4. a New England loss plus a Miami loss or tie, OR
5. a NY Jets loss plus a Miami loss.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a New England loss and NY Jets loss or tie, OR
2. a win plus a New England loss and a Miami loss or tie, OR
3. a win plus a Miami loss and a NY Jets loss.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Can clinch a playoff spot with:
1. a win plus a New England loss and a NY Jets loss or tie, OR
2. a win plus a New England loss and a Miami loss or tie, OR
3. a win plus a Miami loss and a NY Jets loss and an Indianapolis loss or tie, OR
4. a win plus a Miami loss and a NY Jets loss and Indianapolis clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over MIA.