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Updated at 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2008

NFL: Playoff Scenarios

Associated Press

Week 16

AFC

SOUTH DIVISION

TENNESSEE TITANS — Clinched the division and first-round bye.

Can clinch homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

1) A win.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:

1) A win.

2) A tie and a New England loss or tie.

3) A tie and a Baltimore loss or tie.

4) A tie and losses or ties by Miami and New York.

5) A Baltimore loss and a Miami loss or tie.

6) Baltimore and New England both lose.

7) A Baltimore loss and a New York loss or tie.

8) A New England loss and a Miami loss or tie.

9) A New England loss and a New York loss or tie.

10) Miami and New York both lose plus Indianapolis clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over New York.

NORTH DIVISION

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Clinched the division and a first-round bye.

WEST DIVISION

DENVER BRONCOS — Can clinch the division with:

1) A win or tie OR

2) A San Diego loss or tie.

ELIMINATED — Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland.

NFC

EAST DIVISION

NEW YORK GIANTS — Clinched the division.

Can clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie.

2) A Minnesota loss or tie.

Can clinch homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

1) A win over Carolina.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:

1) A win, an Atlanta loss and losses or ties by Philadelphia and Chicago.

1) A win, a Tampa Bay loss and losses or ties by Philadelphia and Chicago.

3) A win, losses by Atlanta and Tampa Bay and a Chicago loss or tie.

4) A win, a Philadelphia loss or tie, an Atlanta loss and Dallas clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Chicago.

SOUTH DIVISION

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Can clinch the division with:

1) A win or tie.

2) Tampa Bay and Atlanta both lose or tie.

Can clinch a first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie.

Can clinch homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

1) A win over New York.

Can clinch a playoff spot with:

1) A Dallas loss or tie.

2) An Atlanta loss or tie.

3) A Tampa Bay loss or tie.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:

2) A win, an Atlanta loss and a Philadelphia loss or tie.

1) A win, an Atlanta loss and a Dallas loss or tie.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Can clinch a playoff spot with:

1) A win and losses by Tampa Bay and Dallas.

2) A win, losses by Tampa Bay and Philadelphia and a Dallas tie.

3) A win, losses by Tampa Bay and Philadelphia and a Chicago loss or tie.

4) A win, losses by Tampa Bay and Philadelphia and Dallas clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Chicago.

NORTH DIVISION

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Can clinch the division with:

1) A win.

2) A tie and a Chicago loss or tie.

3) A Chicago loss.

WEST DIVISION

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Clinched the division.

ELIMINATED — Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle.