NFL News: 2023 NFL Playoff Scenarios – Week 15

By Lydia Jane Allison

​​​​AFC

CLINCHED:

            None

BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-3) at Jacksonville (8-5); Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:

  1. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + BUF loss or tie OR
  2. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + CLE loss or tie OR
  3. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
  4. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + HOU loss or tie OR
  5. BAL win + BUF loss or tie + CLE loss or tie OR
  6. BAL win + BUF loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
  7. BAL win + BUF loss or tie + HOU loss or tie OR
  8. BAL win + CLE loss or tie + PIT-IND tie OR
  9. BAL win + HOU loss or tie + PIT-IND tie

NOTE – Several additional scenarios involving a Baltimore tie and combination of other teams losing or tying would also clinch a Ravens playoff berth.

NFC

 

CLINCHED:

            San Francisco 49ers (10-3) – playoff berth

 

DALLAS COWBOYS (10-3) at Buffalo (7-6); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX

Dallas clinches playoff berth with:

  1. DAL win or tie OR
  2. LAR loss or tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  3. GB loss + LAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie OR
  4. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  5. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + DET win or tie OR
  6. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  7. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  8. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + DET win or tie OR
  9. TB loss + SF win or tie + DET win or tie OR
  10. TB loss + DET win or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  11. TB-GB tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  12. TB-GB tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  13. TB-GB tie + DET win or tie OR
  14. SEA loss or tie + MIN loss + DAL clinches tie in strength-of-victory tiebreaker over ATL​

DETROIT LIONS (9-4) vs. Denver (7-6); Saturday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, NFLN

Detroit clinches playoff berth with:

  1. DET win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
  2. DET win + SEA loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR
  3. DET win + SEA loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  4. DET win + LAR loss or tie + MIN loss or tie + TB loss OR
  5. DET win + LAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + GB loss OR
  6. DET win + LAR loss or tie + MIN loss or tie + ATL loss or tie OR
  7. DET win + GB-TB tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  8. DET tie + TB loss + SEA loss + LAR loss OR
  9. DET tie + GB loss + SEA loss + LAR loss OR
  10. DET tie + LAR loss + SEA loss + ATL loss OR
  11. DET tie + GB loss + SEA loss + ATL loss or tie OR
  12. DET tie + MIN loss + SEA loss + LAR loss OR
  13. DET tie + GB loss + LAR loss + ATL loss or tie + NO loss or tie OR
  14. DET tie + GB-TB tie + MIN loss + SEA loss + LAR tie OR
  15. DET tie + GB-TB tie + MIN loss + SEA loss + ATL loss or tie OR
  16. DET tie + GB-TB tie + MIN loss + LAR loss + ATL loss or tie

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-3) at Seattle (6-7); Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC

Philadelphia clinches playoff berth with:

  1. PHI win or tie OR
  2. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  3. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + SF win or tie + DET win OR
  4. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  5. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + SF win or tie + DET win OR
  6. MIN loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  7. MIN loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + SF win or tie + DET win OR
  8. TB-GB tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  9. TB-GB tie + SF win or tie + DET win

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (10-3) at Arizona (3-10); Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS

San Francisco clinches NFC West division title with:

  1. SF win or tie OR
  2. LAR loss or tie

 

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