PLAYOFF SCENARIOS - Los Angeles Times

AFC EAST * New England has clinched division title and a first-round bye. * Buffalo can clinch playoff berth with: 1) A win and a N.Y. Jet loss, OR 2) A win and a Denver loss or tie, OR 3) A

tie and a Denver loss. * New York Jets can clinch playoff berth with: 1) A win or tie, OR 2) A Buffalo loss or tie OR Denver loss or tie. AFC NORTH * Pittsburgh has clinched division title

and home-field advantage throughout playoffs. * Baltimore can clinch playoff berth with: 1) A win, a Buffalo loss, a Denver loss and a Jacksonville loss or tie. AFC SOUTH * Indianapolis has

clinched division title. * Jacksonville can clinch playoff berth with: A win, plus Buffalo and Denver losses. AFC WEST * San Diego has clinched division title. * Denver can clinch playoff

berth with: 1) A win, OR 2) A tie and a Buffalo loss or tie, OR 3) A Buffalo loss plus Jacksonville and Baltimore losses or ties. NFC EAST * Philadelphia has clinched division title and

home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. NFC NORTH * Green Bay has clinched division title. * Minnesota can clinch playoff berth with: 1) A win or tie, OR 2) A Carolina loss or tie, OR

a St. Louis loss or tie. NFC SOUTH * Atlanta has clinched division title and a first-round bye. * Carolina can clinch playoff berth with: 1) A win and a Minnesota loss, OR 2) A win and a

Seattle win or tie, OR 3) A win or tie and a St. Louis loss or tie. * New Orleans clinches playoff berth with: 1) A win and a St. Louis loss or tie, OR A win and Seattle and Minnesota wins

or ties. NFC WEST * Seattle has clinched playoff berth, and can clinch division title with: 1) A win or tie, OR 2) A St. Louis loss or tie. * St. Louis can clinch division with: 1) A win and

a Seattle loss. * St. Louis can clinch playoff berth with: 1) A win and a Minnesota loss, OR 2) A win and New Orleans-Carolina tie. * Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas,

Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, N.Y. Giants, Oakland, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Tennessee and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention. MORE TO READ