No AFC teams have clinched a division title yet, but Week 16 could end with three of the conference’s four divisions settled.
The NFL released the playoff scenarios for this week, and they show that the Ravens, Chiefs, and Dolphins could wrap up their divisions this weekend.
The Ravens are the only one of those three teams that has already clinched a playoff berth.
The 49ers need to win, and they need the Lions to lose along with other results for that to happen, so both things won’t happen this weekend.
Philadelphia could have moved into first place in the NFC East and the No. 2 overall seed in the conference’s playoff standings with a win, but it fell down to the No. 5 seed with the loss.
DREW LOCK TO JSN FOR THE LEAD 🤯
CLUTCH.
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pic.twitter.com/qKwpZ1ZQL4— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 19, 2023
The following are the playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season.
Playoff scenarios for Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season. https://t.co/isOrrWatbp
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 19, 2023
AFC
CLINCHED:
Baltimore Ravens (11-3) — playoff berth
Baltimore Ravens (11-3) (at San Francisco (11-3); Christmas (Monday), 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC)
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 Chiefs (9-5) (vs. Las Vegas (6-8); Christmas (Monday), 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Kansas City clinches playoff berth and AFC West division title with:
1. KC win OR
2. KC tie + DEN loss
Miami Dolphins (10-4) (vs. Dallas (10-4); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
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*Lions* (10-4) (at Minnesota (7-7); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
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 49ers (11-3) (vs. Baltimore; Christmas (Monday), 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC)
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
Fans shared their opinion as follows:
Some great games this week!
Lions can clinch their division on Sunday
Ravens play 49ers! Lions fans rooting for Ravens
Dolphins fans rooting for SF!
Bills fans rooting for Dallas against Miami!— Maria Panova (@notsleeeping) December 19, 2023
we all happy when the Eagles lose
— eruj (@erujabidi) December 19, 2023
i think Eagle has a poor record and is unlikely to rise to a high position on the rankingshttps://t.co/Wq0kSmuJye
— Thao Nguyen (@thaonguyen66688) December 19, 2023
Incredible. Lock had multiple big throws on that 92 yard drive.
— Darrell Talks Finance (@darrelltalksfi) December 19, 2023
Underdogs been Winning on Monday Night🔥🔥
— Cash₿ro🔥 (@CryptoBro100x) December 19, 2023
Great play by Drew Lock, but let's not forget the rest of the team's contributions. Football is a team sport, after all.
— farm block (@farmblock39) December 19, 2023
