NFL's Craziest Playoff Scenarios

[blotsfan 2,112]

Because when I think of hot starts, I think 1-3.

[BigBen07 285]

Week 17 scenarios:

 

 

Denver can clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with:

1. DEN win or tie
2. NE loss or tie

New England can clinch a first-round bye with:

1. NE win or tie
2. CIN loss or tie + IND loss or tie

New England can clinch home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with:

1. NE win + DEN loss

Cincinnati can clinch a first-round bye with:

1. CIN win + NE loss

Indianapolis can clinch a first-round bye with:

1. IND win + NE loss + CIN loss or tie

Miami can clinch a playoff berth with:

1. MIA win + BAL loss or tie
2. MIA win + SD win
3. MIA tie + BAL loss + SD loss or tie
4. MIA tie + BAL tie + SD tie

Baltimore can clinch a playoff berth with:

1. BAL win + SD loss or tie
2. BAL win + MIA loss or tie
3. BAL tie + MIA loss + SD loss or tie
4. BAL tie + MIA tie + SD loss
5. MIA loss + SD loss + PIT loss or tie

San Diego can clinch a playoff berth with:

1. SD win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie
2. SD tie + MIA loss + BAL loss

Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff berth with:

1. PIT win + MIA loss + BAL loss + SD loss

Seattle can clinch the NFC West division title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with:

1. SEA win or tie
2. SF loss or tie

Carolina can clinch the NFC South division title and a first-round bye with:

1. CAR win or tie
2. NO loss or tie

Carolina can clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with:

1. Win + SEA loss + SF win

Philadelphia can clinch the NFC East division title with:

1. Win or tie

Chicago can clinch the NFC North division title with:

1. Win or tie

San Francisco can clinch the NFC West division title and a first-round bye with:

1. Win + SEA loss

San Francisco can clinch the NFC West division title and home-field advantage with:

1. Win + SEA loss + CAR loss or tie

New Orleans can clinch the NFC South division title and a first-round bye with:

1. NO win + CAR loss

New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth with:

1. NO win
2. NO tie + ARI loss or tie
3. ARI loss

Arizona can clinch a playoff berth with:

1. ARI win + NO loss or tie
2. ARI tie + NO loss

Dallas can clinch the NFC East division title with:

1. Win

Green Bay can clinch the NFC North division title with:

1. Win

Edited December 24, 2013 by BigBen07

[RazorStar 4,025]

 

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[RANGA+ 1,210]

I'm liking that post Raz. Make's it really clear as to what could potentially happen. Almost every single game next week will have a huge impact for somebody...

[ATL_Predator+ 1,196]

The fact that NO can still get a #2 seed greatly disturbs me. Hope that doesn't happen...biggest frauds in the NFL don't need to get off easy.

[SteVo+ 3,702]

The AFC's 2nd wild card is a such a huge clusterfuck.

 

Also, how much debate will a 11-5 Cardinals team missing the playoffs create regarding playoff expansion?

[housemd 338]

Yeah,we're getting that second wild card.

[Cherry 1,302]

Arizona definitely deserves to be in. As much as I love the current playoff setup there needs to be a way to put teams in over division winners. Maybe 2 more wins for a wild card than a division winner? No team should ever go 11-5 and miss the playoffs while an 8-7-1 or 9-7 gets in.

[SteVo+ 3,702]

Arizona definitely deserves to be in. As much as I love the current playoff setup there needs to be a way to put teams in over division winners. Maybe 2 more wins for a wild card than a division winner? No team should ever go 11-5 and miss the playoffs while an 8-7-1 or 9-7 gets in.

 

In theory I agree with you, but is it really worth changing the entire playoff system to avoid something that has only happened twice? (And that's if it happens this year with Zona.)

[Cherry 1,302]

 

 

Arizona definitely deserves to be in. As much as I love the current playoff setup there needs to be a way to put teams in over division winners. Maybe 2 more wins for a wild card than a division winner? No team should ever go 11-5 and miss the playoffs while an 8-7-1 or 9-7 gets in.

In theory I agree with you, but is it really worth changing the entire playoff system to avoid something that has only happened twice? (And that's if it happens this year with Zona.)

As I said, it would only be in instances of 2-3 wins more. Most divisions are usually balanced enough to have one from each.