NFL playoff scenarios

December 27, 2016 at 5:08AM

NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS

NFC

• Dallas (13-2) won the East and clinched home field throughout the playoffs.

• Atlanta (10-5) won the South.

• Green Bay (9-6) leads the NFC North. Can clinch the North by beating Detroit on Sunday. If it loses at Detroit, it can make the playoffs if Washington loses to the Giants (unless Tampa Bay wins and several other scenarios fall).

• Seattle (9-5-1) won the West.

• N.Y. Giants (10-5) have clinched a wild-card spot.

• Detroit (9-6) leads for the final wild-card spot. The Lions can win the NFC North by beating Green Bay on Sunday. The Lions also clinch a wild-card spot if Washington and Tampa Bay lose.

• Washington (8-6-1) can make the playoffs if it beats the Giants on Sunday, as long as the Green Bay-Detroit game does not end in a tie.

• Tampa Bay (8-7) remains alive but needs seven factors — including a Giants-Redskins tie — to sneak in as a wild card.

AFC

• New England (13-2) won the East and clinched a first-round bye.

• Oakland (12-3) leads the West and can clinch a first-round bye with a win in Denver or a Kansas City loss in San Diego.

• Kansas City (11-4) has clinched a playoff spot and can win the West and a first-round bye with a victory in San Diego and an Oakland loss in Denver.

• Pittsburgh (10-5) won the North; cannot earn a first-round bye.

• Houston (9-6) won the South; cannot earn a first-round bye.

• Miami (10-5) has clinched a wild-card spot.

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