NFL Playoff scenarios

[dbackjon]

Lots of different scenarios can happen Sunday

NFC:

Giants have clinched East, and #1 seed.
Arizona has clinched West and # 4 seed

Carolina and Atlanta have clinched playoff berths.

Carolina will be #2 seed with win or tie, or ATL loss or tie. Otherwise, #5 seed

Atlanta will be #2 seed with win and Carolina loss.
Atlanta will be #5 seed with Carolina win, Atlanta win or tie or Dallas loss or tie
Atlanta will be #6 seed with loss and Dallas win

Tampa Bay can get #6 seed if:
a win and a Dallas loss or tie OR
a tie and a Dallas loss and a Minnesota loss or tie OR
a tie and a Dallas loss and a Chicago loss or tie OR
a tie and a Dalals tie and a Minnesota tie and a Chicago win or tie OR
a tie and a Dallas tie and a Chicago tie and a Minnesota win or tie

Chicago can get #3 seed with win and Minnesota loss
Chicago can get #6 seed with win, Minnesota win, and Dallas and TB losses

Same scenario (but CHI and MN reversed) for Minnesota, except if both CHI and MN lose, MN gets #3 seed.


Dallas can get #5 spot with win and ATL loss
Dallas can get #6 spot with:
a win and an Atlanta win or tie OR
a tie and a Chicago loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss OR
a tie and a Minnesota loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss OR
a tie and a Chicago loss and a Tampa Bay tie OR
a tie and a Minnesota loss and a Tampa Bay tie

Philadelphia can get #6 seed with:
a win and a Tampa Bay loss and a Minnesota loss
a win and a Tampa Bay loss and a Chicago loss

[dbackjon]

Atlanta hosts St. Louis (likely win)
Chicago at Houston
NY Giants at Minnesota
Carolina at NO
Oakland at Tampa Bay
Dallas at Philadelphia

Predicting this:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscen ... WinningPct

ATL at ARZ
TB at MIN
CAR, NYG byes

[dbackjon]

AFC:

TN has clinched South, and #1 seed
Pit has clinched North, and #2 seed
Indy has clinched #5 seed

Denver/San Diego winner will get #4 seed
Baltimore can get # 6 seed with:
a win OR
a tie and a Miami loss or tie OR
a tie and a New England loss or tie OR
a New England loss

AFC East is a mess
Miami, NYJ and NE are all in contention for both #3 and #6 spots
Miami can clinch the AFC East Division (No. 3 seed) with EITHER:
a win OR
a tie and a New England loss or tie

Miami can clinch a playoff berth (No. 6 seed) with:
a tie and a Baltimore loss

New England can clinch the AFC East Division (No. 3 seed) with EITHER:
a win and a Miami loss or tie OR
a tie and a Miami loss

New England can clinch a playoff berth (No. 6 seed) with EITHER:
a win and a Baltimore loss or tie OR
a tie and a Baltimore loss

N.Y. Jets can clinch the AFC East Division (No. 3 seed) with:
a win and a New England loss

N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff berth (No. 6 seed) with:
a win and a Baltimore loss

[dbackjon]

New England at Buffalo
Miami at NY Jets
Jacksonville at Baltimore

Prediction:

Baltimore @ Miami
Indy at San Diego

[Mountaineer]

Nice writeup Jon.

Here's hoping Carolina doesn't go into Nawlins and lay an egg.

[dbackjon]

Nice writeup Jon.

Here's hoping Carolina doesn't go into Nawlins and lay an egg.

I wouldn't mind seeing Carolina come to Arizona Need revenge for earlier.

Plus, I have a buddy that works for the Panthers - maybe get me into the game

[dbackjon]

AFC Playoffs:

1) Tennessee
2) Pittsburgh
3) Miami
4) San Diego
5) Indianapolis
6) Baltimore

[dbackjon]

NFC Playoffs:

1) NY Giants
2) Carolina
3) Minnesota
4) Arizona
5) Atlanta
6) Philadelphia

[dbackjon]

Here's hoping Carolina doesn't go into Nawlins and lay an egg.

Almost did....

[dbackjon]

Only prediction I was off on was Tampa Bay. Who'd thunk they would have lost to Oakland???