2013 NFL Clinching Scenarios

[BillD1984]

WEEK 14 SCENARIOS

AFC

Denver
* clinches playoff berth with win OR BAL loss OR MIA loss

New England
* clinches AFC East with win AND MIA loss
* clinches playoff berth with win AND BAL loss

Indianapolis
* clinches AFC South with win OR TEN loss

Kansas City
* clinches playoff berth with win AND BAL loss OR MIA loss



NFC

Seattle
* has clinched playoff berth
* clinches NFC West AND First Round Bye with win

New Orleans
*clinches playoff berth with win AND PHI loss AND DAL loss AND SF OR ARI loss

Carolina
* clinches playoff berth with win AND PHI loss AND DAL loss AND SF loss AND ARI loss

 

[BillD1984]

Teams eliminated from the playoff race:


AFC- Houston

NFC- Tampa Bay, Washington and Atlanta

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Teams eliminated from the playoff race:


AFC- Houston

NFC- Tampa Bay, Washington and Atlanta

It seems hard to believe, but three of those four teams won their divisions last year.....

 

[BillD1984]

It seems hard to believe, but three of those four teams won their divisions last year.....

And the fourth (TB) I considered a playoff dark horse.

 

[BillD1984]

WEEK 15 SCENARIOS

AFC

Denver
* has clinched playoff berth
* clinches AFC West with win AND KC loss
* clinches First Round Bye with win AND KC loss AND CIN loss

New England
* clinches AFC East with win
* clinches playoff berth with BAL loss

Cincinnati
* clinches AFC North with win AND BAL loss
* clinches playoff berth with win AND MIA loss

Indianapolis
* has clinched AFC South

Kansas City
* clinches playoff berth with win OR BAL loss OR MIA loss

NFC

Seattle
* has clinched playoff berth
* clinches NFC West AND First Round Bye with win AND SF loss
* clinches HFA with win AND SF loss AND NO loss

New Orleans
* clinches playoff berth with win OR 1. ARI loss AND DAL loss OR 2. ARI loss AND PHI loss

San Francisco
* clinches playoff berth with 1. win AND ARI loss AND DAL loss OR 2. win AND ARI loss AND PHI loss

Carolina
* clinches playoff berth with 1. win AND ARI loss AND SF loss AND DAL loss OR 2. win AND ARI loss AND SF loss AND PHI loss

 

[Jimbo]

What do the Lions have to do to make the playoffs at this point ?

 

[Kraven]

What do the Lions have to do to make the playoffs at this point ?

Win! The NFC North is theirs' to lose.

 

[Jimbo]

Win! The NFC North is theirs' to lose.

3 games left .... that might be alot to ask of the Lions ....

They don't handle pressure very well.

 

[BillD1984]

Week 16 Scenarios

AFC

Denver
* has clinched a playoff berth
* will clinch AFC West AND first round bye with win AND KC loss
* will clinch HFA with win AND NE loss AND KC loss

New England
* will clinch AFC East with win OR MIA loss
* will clinch first round bye with win AND CIN loss AND IND loss
* will clinch playoff berth with CIN loss

Cincinnati
* will clinch AFC North with win AND BAL loss
* will clinch playoff berth with win AND MIA loss

Indianapolis
* has clinched AFC South

Kansas City
* has clinched playoff berth

Baltimore
* will clinch playoff berth with win AND MIA loss AND SD loss

Miami
* will clinch playoff berth with win AND CIN loss AND BAL loss


NFC

Seattle
* has clinched a playoff berth
* will clinch NFC West AND first round bye AND HFA with win OR SF loss

New Orleans
* will clinch NFC South AND first round bye with win
* will clinch playoff berth with win OR ARI loss

Philadelphia
* will clinch NFC East with win AND DAL loss

Chicago
* will clinch NFC North with win AND GB loss AND DET loss

Carolina
*will clinch playoff berth with win OR SF loss AND ARI loss

San Francisco
* will clinch playoff berth with win OR ARI loss

 

[Jimbo]

What do the Lions have to do to make the playoffs at this point ?

Now, what do they need to have happen to make it ?

They don't handle pressure very well.

GB needs to lose at least one and lions win out ?

And Chicago has to lose out ...

Chicago plays GB, so both of these scenarios cannot play out ...

Lions winning out would be possible IF they hadn't morphed into the Browns.
Lions play the Giants and the Vikings yet.
Bears play Philly and GB
Packers play Pittsburgh and GB

I wonder if the Lions are officially OUT of the playoffs seeing GB and Chicago play one another.

Looks like the Pack would need to lose out and the Bears would have to split thier remaining games, I think.

 

[riffjim4069]

I'm confident the Lions will win and both Green Bay and Chicago will lose this weekend...only to setup a scenario where the Lions blow the lead in the final minutes of the final game, thus ripping-out Lions fans hearts out our arses.

 

[BillD1984]

The Lions need to win both games, and hope that either Chicago or Green Bay lose this Sunday. If that happens they need whichever team loses this Sunday to win next Sunday, when the Packers and Bears go head to head. If all that happens the Lions win the North.

 

[CK SatGuy]

For once, I'll be rooting for the Steelers and Eagles to win, as well as the Lions.

 

[Jimbo]

I'm confident the Lions will win and both Green Bay and Chicago will lose this weekend...only to setup a scenario where the Lions blow the lead in the final minutes of the final game, thus ripping-out Lions fans hearts out our arses.

If the Lions lose twice to the Vikings this year, they don't DESERVE to get in.

 

[Jimbo]

The Lions need to win both games, and hope that either Chicago or Green Bay lose this Sunday. If that happens they need whichever team loses this Sunday to win next Sunday, when the Packers and Bears go head to head. If all that happens the Lions win the North.

Lions have the tie breakers with Chicago, swept them, they split with GB, so I don't know how that one works.

 

[BillD1984]

Lions have the tie breakers with Chicago, swept them, they split with GB, so I don't know how that one works.

Green Bay has a tie this year, so they will not finished tied with Chicago or Detroit. Bottom line is this: if the Lions win this week, they will need EITHER Chicago or Green Bay to lose in order to be alive going into week 17. If BOTH the Packers and Bears lose this week (and the Lions win), Detroit will control their own destiny going into week 17. If BOTH the Packers and Bears win this Sunday, the Lions are eliminated (no matter what they do on Sunday).

 

[Jimbo]

Green Bay has a tie this year, so they will not finished tied with Chicago or Detroit. Bottom line is this: if the Lions win this week, they will need EITHER Chicago or Green Bay to lose in order to be alive going into week 17. If BOTH the Packers and Bears lose this week (and the Lions win), Detroit will control their own destiny going into week 17. If BOTH the Packers and Bears win this Sunday, the Lions are eliminated (no matter what they do on Sunday).

Thanks Bill !

 

[BillD1984]

Thanks Bill !

No problem

 

[CK SatGuy]

If the Lions lose twice to the Vikings this year, they don't DESERVE to get in.

They beat the Vikings this year already. I think it was their 1st game this year.

 

[Neutron]

It doesn't matter if Dallas wins the NFC East. They aren't good enough to beat any of the other NFC winners.