With only one week left in the NFL season, the playoff picture in both conferences is almost complete. Five AFC teams have qualified for the post-season and five NFC teams are in the playoffs. TSN.ca breaks down all the qualification scenarios.
AFC
CLINCHED: New England (AFC East champion, first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs), Denver (AFC West champion), Indianapolis (AFC South champion), Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
DENVER BRONCOS (vs. Oakland)
Denver clinches a first-round bye with:
1) DEN win or tie OR CIN loss OR CIN tie + IND win
CINCINNATI BENGALS (at Pittsburgh)
Cincinnati clinches AFC North with:
CIN win or tie
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with:
CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR CIN tie + DEN loss + IND loss or tie
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (vs. Cincinnati)
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North with:
PIT win
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (at Kansas City)
San Diego clinches a playoff spot with:
SD win OR SD tie + BAL loss or tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS (vs. Cleveland)
Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:
BAL win + SD loss or tie OR BAL tie + SD loss
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. San Diego)
Kansas City clinches a playoff spot with:
KC win + BAL loss + HOU loss or tie
HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville)
Houston clinches a playoff spot with:
HOU win + BAL loss + SD loss
NFC
CLINCHED: Dallas Cowboys (NFC East champion), Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers
DALLAS COWBOYS (at Washington)
Dallas clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
DAL win + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB tie
Dallas clinches a first-round bye with:
DAL win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR DAL win + DET/GB tie OR DAL tie + SEA loss + ARI loss OR DAL tie + SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB does not end in a tie
DETROIT LIONS (at Green Bay)
Detroit clinches NFC North with:
DET win or tie
Detroit clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
DET win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR DET tie + SEA loss + ARI loss + DAL loss or tie
Detroit clinches a first-round bye with:
DET win OR DET tie + DAL loss or tie OR DET tie + SEA loss + ARI loss
GREEN BAY PACKERS (vs. Detroit)
Green Bay clinches NFC North and a first-round bye with:
GB win
Green Bay clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
GB win + SEA loss or tie
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (vs. St. Louis)
Seattle clinches NFC West with:
SEA win OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie OR ARI loss
Seattle clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
SEA win + DET/GB game does not end in a tie OR SEA win + DAL loss or tie OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DAL loss or tie + GB/DET tie
Seattle clinches a first-round bye with:
SEA win OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DAL loss OR SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + GB/DET tie
ARIZONA CARDINALS (at San Francisco)
Arizona clinches NFC West with:
ARI win + SEA loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss
Arizona clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:
ARI win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie + GB/DET tie
Arizona clinches a first-round bye with:
ARI win + SEA loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss + DAL loss or tie OR ARI tie + SEA loss + GB/DET tie
CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA FALCONS
CAR clinches NFC South title with win or tie, ATL clinches NFC South title with win