Which teams can win berths?

On By Littum

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Another AFC playoff opener has already been claimed in Week 16. By the end of Sunday, the conference field could be completely locked up.

The Baltimore Ravens sealed their spot on Saturday with a 34-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos may not be far behind, but each needs help from several teams to get going after their Thursday showdown. Meanwhile, the NFC also has a few other teams that could pack in berths Green Bay Packers and Washington’s commandersbut close divisional races in the NFC West and South will extend at least another week.

Here are the NFL playoff scenarios for Week 16:

  • Get the AFC’s no. 1 seed and home field advantage with:

Denver Broncos

  • Clinch the playoff spot with:
    • Dolphins loss or tie + Bengals loss or tie + Colts loss or tie

Los Angeles Chargers

  • Clinch the playoff spot with:
    • Dolphins loss or tie + Colts loss or tie
  • Win the NFC East title with:

Green Bay Packers

  • Clinch the playoff spot with:
    • Packers win or tie
    • Falcons loss or tie + Rams loss or tie
    • Falcons loss or tie + Seahawks loss or tie

Washington’s commanders

  • Clinch the playoff spot with:
    • Commanders win + Falcons loss or tie + Rams loss or tie
    • Commanders win + Falcons loss or tie + Seahawks loss or tie
    • Commanders tie + Falcons loss + Cardinals loss or tie + Rams loss or tie + Seahawks loss or tie + (as long as the Rams and Seahawks both don’t hang)