We review what each of the teams that is still alive in contention requires to access the NFL playoffs
Of the 14 postseason tickets that are divided between the two Conferences of the NFL, 11 already have an owner. In the AFC, two of the invitees to the playoffs remain to be known, while in the NFCOnly one remains to be identified.
However, there are still many teams that aspire to win these stages: in the AFC, there are five teams with mathematical chances of winning one of these two passages, while in the NFC; the final ticket is disputed between two teams.
What does each of those clubs need to earn a spot at the postseason party? NFL? Here we explain it:
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
In the AFC, there are five of seven tickets distributed for access to the postseason, although the order is yet to be defined. These are the teams that are guaranteed their participation in the playoffs:
Cincinnati Bengals, champions North AFC
Kansas City Chiefs, champions AFC West
Tennessee Titans, champions AFC On
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
These are the possible scenarios to define the final table of the postseason in the American Conference:
The Ravens secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– Win + Chargers loss + Colts loss + Dolphins loss or draw
The Bills secure the divisional title AFC East with:
– Triumph, or
– Defeat of Patriots, o
– Tie + Patriots tie
The Bengals secure the first place in the sowing of the AFC with:
– Win + Chiefs loss + Titans loss + Patriots loss or tie, or
– Win + Chiefs loss + Titans loss + Bills win
The Colts secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– Triumph, or
– Chargers loss + tie between Steelers and Ravens, or
– Chargers loss + Steelers loss + Dolphins win
The Chiefs secure the first place in the sowing of the AFC with:
– Triumph + defeats the Titans tie, the
– Tie + loss of Titans
The Raiders secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– Triumph, or
– Draw + defeat of Colts, the
– Defeat Colts + Defeat Steelers tie
The Chargers secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– Win the tie
The Patriots secure the first place in the sowing of the AFC with:
– Win + Bills loss or tie + Chiefs loss + Titans loss
The Patriots secure the title AFC East with:
– Win + Bills loss or draw, or – Draw + Bills loss
The Steelers secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– Triumph + loss of Colts + that the game between Chargers and Raiders does not end in a draw
The Titans secure the first place in the sowing of the AFC with:
– Triumph, or
– Draw + defeat the Chiefs tie, the
– Defeat Chiefs + Defeat Bengals tie + Defeat Patriots tie, the
– Chiefs loss + Bengals loss or tie + Bills win
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
In the NFC, there are already six teams with their ticket to the postseason guaranteed, and there is only one ticket left to be distributed. The Packers are already locked into the top seed in the Conference, but the rest of the order remains to be determined. These are the teams that have assured their participation in the National playoffs:
Green Bay Packers, champions of the NFC North and No. 1 in the NFC
Dallas Cowboys, champions of the NFC East
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, champions of the NFC On
Arizona Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
These are the possible scenarios to define the final table of the postseason in the National Conference:
The Cardinals secure the title NFC West with:
– Win + Rams loss
The Rams secure the title NFC West with:
– Triumph the tie, the
– Defeat Cardinals tie
The Saints secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– 49ers win + loss
The 49ers secure a Wild Card berth to the playoffs with:
– Triumph the tie, the
– Defeat Saints tie
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