AFC North: The Only Division Not Clinched
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by Behbigben15
The NFL's AFC North is the only Division that has not been clinched with just one game left in this week's games. But, if the Steelers win on Thursday versus the last-place 3-11 St. Louis Rams, and the Cleveland Browns lose to the Bengals on Sunday, then the Steelers would wrap up the final Division.
NFL Scenarios (as of December 16th):
AFC
East:
z-New England Patriots 14-0
Buffalo Bills 7-7
New York Jets 3-11
Miami Dolphins 1-13
North:
Cleveland Browns 9-5 (Steelers won tiebreaker)
Baltimore Ravens 4-10
- Pittsburgh can win the Division with a win, and a Cleveland loss.
South:
z-Indianapolis Colts 12-2
Jacksonville Jaguars 10-4
Tennessee Titans 8-6
Houston Texans 7-7
- Jacksonville can win one of the two wild card spots with a win, and a Cleveland loss.
West:
z-San Diego Chargers 9-5
Denver Broncos 6-8
Oakland Raiders 4-10
Kansas City Chiefs 4-10
AFC Wild Card Race:
Jaguars 10-4
Browns 9-5
Titans 8-6
Bills 7-7
Texans 7-7
NFC
East:
z-Dallas Cowboys 12-2
New York Giants 9-5
North:
z-Green Bay Packers 12-2
Minnesota Vikings 7-6 (plays tonight vs CHI)
Detroit Lions 6-8
Chicago Bears 5-8 (plays tonight @ MIN)
- If the Vikings beat the Bears on MNF tonight the Panthers, Eagles, Lions, and Cardinals will all get eliminated from playoff contention.
South:
z-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-5
[[<s>Atlanta Falcons]] 3-11
West:
z-Seattle Seahawks 9-5
San Francisco 49ers 4-10
St. Louis Rams 3-11
NFC Wild Card Race:
Giants 9-5
Vikings 7-6
Redskins 7-7
Saints 7-7
Cardinals 6-8
- Teams with a line through them are already eliminated from playoff contention
- z- Clinched Division
- y- Clinched Wild Card
- x- Clinched home-field advantage
