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Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of 2023 NFL season

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following are the playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season.

AFC

CLINCHED:

Baltimore Ravens (11-3) -- playoff berth

Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:

  1. BAL win + CLE loss or tie OR
  2. BAL tie + CLE loss

Cleveland Browns (9-5) (at Houston (8-6); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)

Cleveland clinches playoff berth with:

  1. CLE win + CIN loss + DEN loss or tie + BUF loss + MIA win or tie + IND loss or tie OR
  2. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + BUF loss + MIA win or tie + DEN loss or tie OR
  3. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + BUF loss + MIA win or tie + JAX loss + IND win OR
  4. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + JAX loss + IND win OR
  5. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + BUF loss + KC win + IND win + JAX loss OR
  6. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + MIA win or tie + IND loss OR
  7. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + MIA win or tie + JAX loss OR
  8. CLE win + CIN-PIT tie + BUF loss + IND win + JAX loss

Kansas City clinches playoff berth and AFC West division title with:

  1. KC win OR
  2. KC tie + DEN loss

Miami clinches AFC East division title with:

  1. MIA win + BUF loss or tie OR
  2. MIA tie + BUF loss

Miami clinches playoff berth with:

  1. MIA win OR
  2. MIA tie + JAX loss OR
  3. MIA tie + IND loss + HOU loss OR
  4. MIA tie + IND loss or tie + CLE loss OR
  5. MIA tie + HOU loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR
  6. MIA tie + CIN loss or tie + IND loss or tie

NFC

CLINCHED:

  • San Francisco 49ers -- NFC West division title
  • Dallas Cowboys -- playoff berth
  • Philadelphia Eagles -- playoff berth

Detroit clinches NFC North division title with:

  1. DET win or tie

Detroit clinches playoff berth with:

  1. LAR loss or tie OR
  2. SEA loss or tie

San Francisco clinches NFC No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:

  1. SF win + PHI loss + DAL loss + DET loss

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