Clinching scenarios around the league

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AFC SCENARIOS:

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England can clinch the AFC East division title with:
1) NE win + MIA loss or tie OR
2) NE tie + MIA loss

New England can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NE win + TEN loss or tie OR
2) NE tie + BAL loss + TEN loss + IND loss or tie

HOUSTON TEXANS

Houston can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1) HOU win + IND loss or tie + TEN loss or tie OR
2) HOU tie + IND loss + TEN loss

Houston can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) HOU win + MIA loss or tie + PIT loss OR
2) HOU win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss or tie OR
3) HOU tie + IND loss or tie + BAL loss + MIA loss OR
4) HOU tie + IND loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL loss + MIA tie OR
5) HOU tie + IND loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL win + MIA loss OR
6) HOU tie + TEN loss or tie + BAL loss + MIA loss OR
7) HOU tie + TEN loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL loss + MIA tie OR
8) HOU tie + TEN loss or tie + PIT loss + BAL win + MIA loss

 

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NFC SCENARIOS:

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) NO win + CHI loss or tie OR
2) NO tie + CHI loss

LOS ANGELES RAMS

Los Angeles can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) LAR win + CHI loss or tie OR
2) LAR tie + CHI loss

CHICAGO BEARS

Chicago can clinch the NFC North division title with:
1) CHI win OR
2) MIN loss OR
3) CHI tie + MIN tie

Chicago can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) CHI tie OR
2) WAS loss or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas can clinch the NFC East division title with:
1) DAL win OR
2) DAL tie + PHI loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
3) PHI loss + WAS loss

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Seattle can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) SEA win OR
2) SEA tie + MIN loss + CAR loss or tie OR
3) SEA tie + MIN loss + PHI loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
4) SEA tie + CAR loss or tie + PHI loss or tie + WAS loss or tie

 

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Elimination Scenarios (it was cool to find these on the web, though they were written before the Thursday night game and I'm not about to go reduce the boolean logic to account for LAC's win):

• Denver can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Cleveland d. Denver AND EITHER Tennessee d. NY Giants OR New England d. Pittsburgh AND Kansas City d. L.A. Chargers AND Jacksonville d. Washington AND Dallas d. Indianapolis AND FOUR OF (Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR San Francisco d. Seattle OR Atlanta d. Arizona OR Miami d. Minnesota)

• New England can be eliminated from home field advantage IF Pittsburgh d. New England AND Kansas City d. L.A. Chargers

• Miami can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF (Minnesota d. Miami AND EITHER Houston d. N.Y. Jets OR New England d. Pittsburgh) OR Houston d. N.Y. Jets AND N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND ONE OF (Tampa Bay d. Baltimore AND EITHER New England d. Pittsburgh OR Dallas d. Indianapolis) OR (Dallas d. Indianapolis AND TWO OF [Pittsburgh d. New England OR Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Detroit d. Buffalo OR Green Bay d. Chicago OR Washington d. Jacksonville]) OR (Pittsburgh d. New England AND L.A. Chargers d. Kansas City AND Atlanta d. Arizona AND Dallas d. Indianapolis AND ONE OF [Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Washington d. Jacksonville OR Green Bay d. Chicago OR Detroit d. Buffalo]) OR New England d. Pittsburgh AND L.A. Chargers d. Kansas City AND Green Bay d. Chicago AND Washington d. Jacksonville AND Detroit d. Buffalo AND Atlanta d. Arizona AND N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND Cincinnati d. Oakland
• Miami can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF Minnesota d. Miami AND New England d. Pittsburgh

• Houston can be eliminated from home field advantage IF N.Y. Jets d. Houston OR Kansas City d. L.A. Chargers

• Indianapolis can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF (Dallas d. Indianapolis AND EITHER Houston d. N.Y. Jets OR New England d. Pittsburgh) OR New England d. Pittsburgh AND Minnesota d. Miami
• Indianapolis can be eliminated from the AFC South IF Dallas d. Indianapolis AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Tennessee can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND EITHER New England d. Pittsburgh OR Houston d. N.Y. Jets
• Tennessee can be eliminated from the AFC South IF N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Pittsburgh can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF New England d. Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh can be eliminated from a top-three seed IF New England d. Pittsburgh AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Baltimore can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF Tampa Bay d. Baltimore AND EITHER New England d. Pittsburgh OR Houston d. N.Y. Jets
• Baltimore can be eliminated from a top-three seed IF Tampa Bay d. Baltimore AND New England d. Pittsburgh AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Cleveland can be eliminated from the AFC North IF Denver d. Cleveland OR Pittsburgh d. New England
• Cleveland can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Denver d. Cleveland

• Cincinnati can be eliminated from the AFC North IF Oakland d. Cincinnati OR Pittsburgh d. New England
• Cincinnati can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Oakland d. Cincinnati OR Pittsburgh d. New England AND Indianapolis d. Dallas AND ONE OF (Tennessee d. N.Y. Giants) OR (Miami d. Minnesota AND EITHER [Jacksonville d. Washington AND ONE OF Denver d. Cleveland OR Baltimore d. Tampa Bay OR Arizona d. Atlanta OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams] OR [THREE OF Denver d. Cleveland OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR Baltimore d. Tampa Bay OR Arizona d. Atlanta])

• Dallas can be eliminated from home field advantage IF Indianapolis d. Dallas OR L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia OR New Orleans d. Carolina
• Dallas can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF Indianapolis d. Dallas OR L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia AND New Orleans d. Carolina

• Philadelphia can be eliminated from the NFC East IF L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia OR Dallas d. Indianapolis
• Philadelphia can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia OR Seattle d. San Francisco AND Dallas d. Indianapolis

• Washington can be eliminated from the No. 3 Seed IF Jacksonville d. Washington OR Dallas d. Indianapolis OR Chicago d. Green Bay
• Washington can be eliminated from the NFC East IF Jacksonville d. Washington OR Dallas d. Indianapolis
• Washington can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF Seattle d. San Francisco AND EITHER Jacksonville d. Washington OR Dallas d. Indianapolis

• N.Y. Giants can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Tennessee d. N.Y. Giants AND ONE OF Minnesota d. Miami OR Washington d. Jacksonville OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR Detroit d. Buffalo AND EITHER Green Bay d. Chicago OR (Chicago d. Green Bay AND Carolina d. New Orleans AND Baltimore d. Tampa Bay)

• Carolina can be eliminated from the No. 5 Seed IF New Orleans d. Carolina OR Seattle d. San Francisco

• Tampa Bay can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Baltimore d. Tampa Bay AND EITHER Minnesota d. Miami OR BOTH Washington d. Jacksonville AND Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams

• Atlanta can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Arizona d. Atlanta OR Minnesota d. Miami OR Washington d. Jacksonville AND Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams

• Chicago can be eliminated from home field advantage IF Green Bay d. Chicago AND EITHER L.A Rams d. Philadelphia OR New Orleans d. Carolina
• Chicago can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF Green Bay d. Chicago AND L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia AND New Orleans d. Carolina

• Minnesota can be eliminated from the NFC North IF Miami d. Minnesota OR Chicago d. Green Bay
• Minnesota can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF Miami d. Minnesota AND Seattle d. San Francisco

• Green Bay can be eliminated from the No. 5 Seed IF Chicago d. Green Bay OR Seattle d. San Francisco
• Green Bay can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Chicago d. Green Bay AND EITHER Minnesota d. Miami OR BOTH Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams AND Washington d. Jacksonville

• Detroit can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Buffalo d. Detroit AND ONE OF Minnesota d. Miami OR (Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams AND Washington d. Jacksonville) OR (Carolina d. New Orleans AND SIX OF Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Baltimore d. Tampa Bay OR Dallas d. Indianapolis OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR Atlanta d. Arizona OR N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee OR Chicago d. Green Bay OR Pittsburgh d. New England OR Washington d. Jacksonville)

 

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Elimination Scenarios (it was cool to find these on the web, though they were written before the Thursday night game and I'm not about to go reduce the boolean logic to account for LAC's win):

• Denver can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Cleveland d. Denver AND EITHER Tennessee d. NY Giants OR New England d. Pittsburgh AND Kansas City d. L.A. Chargers AND Jacksonville d. Washington AND Dallas d. Indianapolis AND FOUR OF (Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR San Francisco d. Seattle OR Atlanta d. Arizona OR Miami d. Minnesota)

• New England can be eliminated from home field advantage IF Pittsburgh d. New England AND Kansas City d. L.A. Chargers

• Miami can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF (Minnesota d. Miami AND EITHER Houston d. N.Y. Jets OR New England d. Pittsburgh) OR Houston d. N.Y. Jets AND N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND ONE OF (Tampa Bay d. Baltimore AND EITHER New England d. Pittsburgh OR Dallas d. Indianapolis) OR (Dallas d. Indianapolis AND TWO OF [Pittsburgh d. New England OR Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Detroit d. Buffalo OR Green Bay d. Chicago OR Washington d. Jacksonville]) OR (Pittsburgh d. New England AND L.A. Chargers d. Kansas City AND Atlanta d. Arizona AND Dallas d. Indianapolis AND ONE OF [Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Washington d. Jacksonville OR Green Bay d. Chicago OR Detroit d. Buffalo]) OR New England d. Pittsburgh AND L.A. Chargers d. Kansas City AND Green Bay d. Chicago AND Washington d. Jacksonville AND Detroit d. Buffalo AND Atlanta d. Arizona AND N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND Cincinnati d. Oakland
• Miami can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF Minnesota d. Miami AND New England d. Pittsburgh

• Houston can be eliminated from home field advantage IF N.Y. Jets d. Houston OR Kansas City d. L.A. Chargers

• Indianapolis can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF (Dallas d. Indianapolis AND EITHER Houston d. N.Y. Jets OR New England d. Pittsburgh) OR New England d. Pittsburgh AND Minnesota d. Miami
• Indianapolis can be eliminated from the AFC South IF Dallas d. Indianapolis AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Tennessee can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND EITHER New England d. Pittsburgh OR Houston d. N.Y. Jets
• Tennessee can be eliminated from the AFC South IF N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Pittsburgh can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF New England d. Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh can be eliminated from a top-three seed IF New England d. Pittsburgh AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Baltimore can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF Tampa Bay d. Baltimore AND EITHER New England d. Pittsburgh OR Houston d. N.Y. Jets
• Baltimore can be eliminated from a top-three seed IF Tampa Bay d. Baltimore AND New England d. Pittsburgh AND Houston d. N.Y. Jets

• Cleveland can be eliminated from the AFC North IF Denver d. Cleveland OR Pittsburgh d. New England
• Cleveland can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Denver d. Cleveland

• Cincinnati can be eliminated from the AFC North IF Oakland d. Cincinnati OR Pittsburgh d. New England
• Cincinnati can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Oakland d. Cincinnati OR Pittsburgh d. New England AND Indianapolis d. Dallas AND ONE OF (Tennessee d. N.Y. Giants) OR (Miami d. Minnesota AND EITHER [Jacksonville d. Washington AND ONE OF Denver d. Cleveland OR Baltimore d. Tampa Bay OR Arizona d. Atlanta OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams] OR [THREE OF Denver d. Cleveland OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR Baltimore d. Tampa Bay OR Arizona d. Atlanta])

• Dallas can be eliminated from home field advantage IF Indianapolis d. Dallas OR L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia OR New Orleans d. Carolina
• Dallas can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF Indianapolis d. Dallas OR L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia AND New Orleans d. Carolina

• Philadelphia can be eliminated from the NFC East IF L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia OR Dallas d. Indianapolis
• Philadelphia can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia OR Seattle d. San Francisco AND Dallas d. Indianapolis

• Washington can be eliminated from the No. 3 Seed IF Jacksonville d. Washington OR Dallas d. Indianapolis OR Chicago d. Green Bay
• Washington can be eliminated from the NFC East IF Jacksonville d. Washington OR Dallas d. Indianapolis
• Washington can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF Seattle d. San Francisco AND EITHER Jacksonville d. Washington OR Dallas d. Indianapolis

• N.Y. Giants can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Tennessee d. N.Y. Giants AND ONE OF Minnesota d. Miami OR Washington d. Jacksonville OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR Detroit d. Buffalo AND EITHER Green Bay d. Chicago OR (Chicago d. Green Bay AND Carolina d. New Orleans AND Baltimore d. Tampa Bay)

• Carolina can be eliminated from the No. 5 Seed IF New Orleans d. Carolina OR Seattle d. San Francisco

• Tampa Bay can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Baltimore d. Tampa Bay AND EITHER Minnesota d. Miami OR BOTH Washington d. Jacksonville AND Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams

• Atlanta can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Arizona d. Atlanta OR Minnesota d. Miami OR Washington d. Jacksonville AND Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams

• Chicago can be eliminated from home field advantage IF Green Bay d. Chicago AND EITHER L.A Rams d. Philadelphia OR New Orleans d. Carolina
• Chicago can be eliminated from a first-round bye IF Green Bay d. Chicago AND L.A. Rams d. Philadelphia AND New Orleans d. Carolina

• Minnesota can be eliminated from the NFC North IF Miami d. Minnesota OR Chicago d. Green Bay
• Minnesota can be eliminated from a top-five seed IF Miami d. Minnesota AND Seattle d. San Francisco

• Green Bay can be eliminated from the No. 5 Seed IF Chicago d. Green Bay OR Seattle d. San Francisco
• Green Bay can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Chicago d. Green Bay AND EITHER Minnesota d. Miami OR BOTH Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams AND Washington d. Jacksonville

• Detroit can be eliminated from the playoffs IF Buffalo d. Detroit AND ONE OF Minnesota d. Miami OR (Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams AND Washington d. Jacksonville) OR (Carolina d. New Orleans AND SIX OF Cincinnati d. Oakland OR Baltimore d. Tampa Bay OR Dallas d. Indianapolis OR Philadelphia d. L.A. Rams OR Atlanta d. Arizona OR N.Y. Giants d. Tennessee OR Chicago d. Green Bay OR Pittsburgh d. New England OR Washington d. Jacksonville)