NFC playoff picture

[ageecee]

theres one playoff spot left among 5 teams so which team just needs to win and there in.

Example: Giants win and there in.


Or is the picture too muddy where every team needs to win and they also need help. What i want to know is there one team where if they win they are in?

 

[Blackman]

Here we go:

New York Giants can clinch playoff berth with:

1) NYG win + NYG clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over GB, OR
2) NYG win + GB loss or tie, OR
3) NYG tie + GB loss or tie + STL loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + CAR loss or tie, OR
4) GB loss + STL loss + ATL loss + CAR loss


Green Bay can clinch playoff berth with:

1) GB win + NYG win + GB clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over NYG, OR
2) GB win + NYG loss or tie + STL loss or tie, OR
3) GB win + NYG loss or tie + CAR win, OR
4) GB win + NYG loss or tie + ATL win, OR
5) GB tie + NYG loss + STL loss + ATL loss or tie + CAR loss or tie


Atlanta can clinch playoff berth with:

1) ATL win + CAR loss or tie + GB loss or tie + NYG loss or tie, OR
2) ATL tie + CAR loss + GB loss + NYG loss + STL loss


St. Louis can clinch playoff berth with:

1) STL win + NYG loss or tie + CAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie, OR
2) STL tie + NYG loss + CAR loss + ATL loss + GB loss



So I think the short answer is no, there isn't any team with a straight win and they are in scenerio, but the Giants have the inside track and need the least help. Once it gets to 4 way tiebreakers I'm not sure who's got an advantage -- and I'm not sure how to determine just yet the strength of victory tiebreaker they are talking about between NYG and GB. Guess that hinges on every team they've beaten all year and how they fair in week 17 (have to think if GB beats the Bears they'd get a big boost)

What a mess -- the NFC 6th seed is going to be one of the worst playoff teams I can remember, regardless of who backs into the spot.

 

[ageecee]

Thanks Blackman..

 

[AR182]

Playoff scenarios for Week 17 as provided by the NFL:

AFC East

New England has clinched division.

New York Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie.

2) Cincinnati and Jacksonville both lose or tie.

3) Cincinnati loss or tie and a Tennessee win.

4) Denver and Jacksonville lose.

AFC North

Baltimore has clinched division.

Baltimore can clinch home-field advantage with:

1) A win and a San Diego loss.

Baltimore can clinch first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie.

2) Indianapolis loss or tie.

Cincinnati can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win and a N.Y. Jets loss.

2) A win, a Denver loss and a Kansas City win.

AFC South

Indianapolis has clinched division.

Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:

1) A win and a Baltimore loss.

Tennessee can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win, a Cincinnati loss or tie, a Denver loss and a Kansas City win.

Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win, a N.Y. Jets loss and Cincinnati and Tennessee both lose or tie.

AFC West

San Diego has clinched division and first-round bye.

San Diego can clinch home-field advantage with:

1) A win or tie.

2) Baltimore loss or tie.

Denver can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win or tie.

2) Kansas City loss or tie.

Kansas City can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win, a Denver loss and Cincinnati and Tennessee both lose or tie.

NFC East

Dallas and Philadelphia have clinched playoff berths.

Dallas can clinch division with:

1) A win and a Philadelphia loss or tie.

2) A tie and a Philadelphia loss.

Philadelphia can clinch division with:

1) A win.

2) Dallas loss.

3) A tie and a Dallas tie.

N.Y. Giants can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win and clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay.

2) A win and a Green Bay loss or tie.

3) A tie and Green Bay, St. Louis, Atlanta and Carolina all lose or tie.

4) Green Bay, St. Louis, Atlanta and Carolina all lose.

NFC North

Chicago has clinched home-field advantage.

Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win, a N.Y. Giants win and clinching strength of victory tiebreaker over N.Y. Giants.

2) A win and N.Y. Giants and St. Louis both lose or tie.

3) A win, a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and a Carolina win.

4) A win, a N.Y. Giants loss or tie and an Atlanta win.

5) A tie, N.Y. Giants and St. Louis both lose and Atlanta and Carolina both lose or tie.

NFC South

New Orleans has clinched the division and a first-round bye.

Carolina can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win and N.Y. Giants and Green Bay both lose or tie.

2) A tie, N.Y. Giants and Green Bay lose and St. Louis and Atlanta both lose or tie.

Atlanta can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win and Carolina, Green Bay and N.Y. Giants all lose or tie.

2) A tie and Carolina, Green Bay, N.Y. Giants and St. Louis all lose.

NFC West

Seattle has clinched the division.

St. Louis can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) A win and N.Y. Giants, Carolina and Atlanta all lose or tie.

2) A tie and N.Y. Giants, Carolina, Atlanta and Green Bay all lose.

Arizona, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minnesota, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Strength of victory

Green Bay clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over N.Y. Giants if:

1) Arizona, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota and San Francisco all win and Carolina, Houston and Tampa Bay all lose.

N.Y. Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay if:

1) Detroit or Minnesota lose

2) Any two of the following results occur: Arizona loss, Miami loss, San Francisco loss, Carolina win, Houston win, Tampa Bay win.

If N.Y. Giants and Green Bay end up tied in strength of victory, then tie will be decided by best strength of schedule.