Week 18 NFL Playoff Scenarios
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The NFL Playoff Scenarios for Week 18, 2023.
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Clinching Scenarios
NFC
LA Rams can clinch the #6 Seed with:
- Win OR
-
Loss
Seattle can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win +Loss
Dallas can clinch the #2 Seed with:
- Win OR
Loss + 
Loss
- Dallas can clinch the a top-three seed with:
- Win OR
- Loss
- Philadelphia can clinch the #2 Seed with:
- Win + Loss
- Philadelphia can clinch the #3 Seed with:
- Tie + Loss
- Detroit can clinch the #2 Seed with:
- Win + Loss + Loss
- Green Bay can clinch the #6 Seed with:
- Win + Loss
- Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win OR
Loss + Loss AND EITHER
Loss OR
Loss
- Minnesota can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win + Loss + Loss AND EITHER
- Loss OR
- Loss
- Tampa Bay can clinch the NFC South with:
- Win
- Tampa Bay can clinch the #7 Seed with:
- Tie + Loss + Loss
- New Orleans can clinch the NFC South with:
- Win + Loss
- New Orleans can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win AND EITHER
- Loss OR
- Loss + Loss
Atlanta can clinch the NFC South with:
- Win + Loss
AFC
Miami can clinch the #2 Seed with:
- Win
Buffalo can clinch the #2 Seed with:
- Win
- Buffalo can clinch a top-six seed with:
- Win OR
Loss + 
Loss
- Buffalo can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win OR
- Loss OR
- Loss
- Pittsburgh can clinch the #6 Seed with:
- Win + Loss + Loss
- Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win AND EITHER
- Loss OR
- Loss
Loss + Loss + 
Do Not Tie
- Jacksonville can clinch the AFC South with:
- Win
- Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win OR
Loss + Loss + Do Not Tie
- Indianapolis can clinch the AFC South with:
- Win + Loss
- Indianapolis can clinch a top-six seed with:
- Win AND EITHER
- Loss OR
- Loss
- Indianapolis can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win
- Houston can clinch the AFC South with:
- Win + Loss
- Houston can clinch a top-six seed with:
- Win AND EITHER
- Loss OR
- Loss
- Houston can clinch a playoff berth with:
- Win
Elimination Scenarios
NFC
- LA Rams can be eliminated from the #6 Seed with:
- Loss + Win
- Seattle can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss OR
- Win
- Dallas can be eliminated from the #2 Seed with:
- Loss AND EITHER
- Win OR
- Win
- Dallas can be eliminated from a top-three seed with:
- Loss + Win
- Philadelphia can be eliminated from a top-three seed with:
- Loss OR
- Win
- Detroit can be eliminated from the #2 Seed with:
- Loss OR
- Win OR
- Win
- Green Bay can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss AND ONE OF
- Win OR
- Win OR
- Win + Win
- Minnesota can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss OR
- Win OR
- Win OR
- Win + Win
- Tampa Bay can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss
- New Orleans can be eliminated from the NFC South with:
- Loss OR
- Win
- New Orleans can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss OR
- Win AND EITHER
- Win OR
- Win
- Atlanta can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss OR
- Win
AFC
- Miami can be eliminated from the #2 Seed with:
- Loss
- Buffalo can be eliminated from the #2 Seed with:
- Loss
- Buffalo can be eliminated from a top-six seed with:
- Loss AND EITHER
- Win OR
- Win + Do Not Tie
- Buffalo can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss + Win + Win + Do Not Tie
- Pittsburgh can be eliminated from the #6 Seed with:
- Loss OR
- Win OR
- Win + Do Not Tie
- Pittsburgh can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss AND EITHER
- Win OR
- Win
- Win + Win + Do Not Tie
- Jacksonville can be eliminated from the AFC South with:
- Loss
- Jacksonville can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss AND EITHER
- Win OR
- Win
- Indianapolis can be eliminated from the AFC South with:
- Loss OR
- Win
- Indianapolis can be eliminated from a top-six seed with:
- Loss OR
- Win + Win
- Indianapolis can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss
- Houston can be eliminated from the AFC South with:
- Loss OR
- Win
- Houston can be eliminated from a top-six seed with:
- Loss OR
- Win + Win
- Houston can be eliminated from the playoffs with:
- Loss
Current Possible Seeds
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