NFL games with playoff AND elimination scenarios, Week 16:
Arizona Cardinals (7-7): Visit Carolina Panthers (3-11) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX). Arizona eliminated with:
- ARI loss + LAR win
- ARI loss + LAR win or tie + SEA win or tie
- ARI tie + LAR win + SEA win + WAS win or tie
Baltimore Ravens (9-5): Host Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, FOX). Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:
- BAL win or tie
- IND loss or tie + MIA loss or tie
Cincinnati Bengals (6-8): Host Cleveland Browns (3-11) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS). Cincinnati eliminated with:
- CIN loss
- CIN tie + LAC win or tie
Dallas Cowboys (6-8): Host Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6) on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Dallas eliminated with:
- DAL loss or tie
- WAS win or tie
Denver Broncos (9-5): Visit Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) on Thursday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video). Denver clinches playoff berth with:
- DEN win or tie
- MIA loss or tie + IND loss or tie + CIN loss or tie
Green Bay Packers (10-4): Host New Orleans Saints (5-9) on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC). Green Bay clinches playoff berth with:
- GB win or tie
- ATL loss or tie + LAR loss or tie
- ATL loss or tie + SEA loss or tie
Indianapolis Colts (6-8): Host Tennessee Titans (3-11) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS). Indianapolis eliminated with:
- IND loss + LAC win or tie
- IND tie + LAC win
Kansas City Chiefs (13-1): Host Houston Texans (9-5) on Saturday (1 p.m. ET, NBC). Kansas City clinches AFC’s No. 1 seed, conference’s only first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout playoffs with:
- KC win + BUF loss or tie
- KC tie + BUF loss
Los Angeles Chargers (8-6): Host Denver Broncos (9-5) on Thursday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video). Los Angeles clinches playoff berth with:
- LAC win + IND loss or tie + MIA loss or tie
- LAC tie + IND loss + MIA loss + CIN loss or tie
Miami Dolphins (6-8): Host San Francisco 49ers (6-8) on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). Miami eliminated with:
- MIA loss + LAC win or tie
- MIA tie + LAC win
New Orleans Saints (5-9): Visit Green Bay Packers (10-5) on Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC). New Orleans eliminated with:
- NO loss or tie
- TB win or tie
- ATL win
Philadelphia Eagles (12-2): Visit Washington Commanders (9-5) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX). Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
- PHI win or tie
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4): Visit Baltimore Ravens (9-5) on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, FOX). Pittsburgh clinches AFC North division title with:
- PIT win
San Francisco 49ers (6-8): Visit Miami Dolphins (6-8) on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). San Francisco eliminated with:
- SF loss or tie
- SEA win + LAR win
- SEA win + LAR tie + ARI win
- SEA win or tie + WAS win
- LAR win or tie + WAS win or tie
- ARI win + WAS win
- SEA win or tie + ATL win + TB win
- LAR win or tie + ATL win + TB win
- ARI win + ATL win + TB win
Washington Commanders (9-5): Host Philadelphia Eagles (12-2) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, FOX). Washington clinches playoff berth with:
- WAS win + ATL loss or tie + LAR loss or tie
- WAS win + ATL loss or tie + SEA loss or tie
- WAS tie + ATL loss + ARI loss or tie + LAR loss + SEA loss or tie
- WAS tie + ATL loss + ARI loss or tie + LAR loss or tie + SEA loss or tie (as long as LAR and SEA both don’t tie)
Already clinched: Buffalo Bills, AFC East division title (Week 13). Detroit Lions, playoff berth (Week 14). Houston Texans, AFC South division title (Week 15). Kansas City Chiefs, AFC West division title (Week 14). Minnesota Vikings, playoff berth (Week 15). Philadelphia Eagles, playoff berth (Week 14). Pittsburgh Steelers, playoff berth (Week 15).
Already eliminated: Carolina Panthers (Week 15), Chicago Bears (Week 15), Cleveland Browns (Week 14), Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 13), Las Vegas Raiders (Week 13), New England Patriots (Week 13), New York Giants (Week 13), New York Jets (Week 14), Tennessee Titans (Week 14).
Previous playoff scenarios: Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15
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