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NFL Playoff Scenarios

CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and first-round bye; Cincinnati - AFC North; Denver and Kansas City - playoff berth.

Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:

— Win or tie, or

— Denver loss or tie

Clinches AFC West with:

— Win or tie, or

— Kansas City loss or tie

Clinches first-round bye with:

— Win, or

— Tie and Cincinnati loss or tie, or

— Kansas City loss or tie and Cincinnati loss

Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

— Win and New England loss

Clinches first-round bye with:

— Win and Denver loss or tie, or

— Tie and Denver loss, or

— Denver loss and Kansas City win

Clinches AFC West with:

— Win and Denver loss

Clinch playoff spot with:

— Win or tie, or

— Pittsburgh loss or tie

Clinches playoff spot with:

— Win and N.