After last night's thrilling game between New Orleans and Atlanta, the Saints, by virtue of their 17-14 win over the Falcons punched their ticket to the playoffs. That leaves three spots up for grabs - 1 in the AFC, 2 in the NFC.
Here are the latest and greatest scenarios -
AFC
CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and homefield advantage
Kansas City - AFC West
Baltimore - playoff spot
New York Jets - playoff spot
Pittsburgh - playoff spot
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with:
1) PIT win OR
2) PIT tie + BAL loss or tie OR
3) BAL loss
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with:
1) BAL win + PIT loss or tie OR
2) BAL tie + PIT loss
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Indianapolis clinches AFC South with:
1) IND win or tie OR
2) JAX loss or tie
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Jacksonville clinches AFC South with:
1) JAX win + IND loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
Chicago - NFC North
Philadelphia - NFC East
Atlanta - playoff spot
New Orleans - playoff spot
ATLANTA FALCONS
Atlanta clinches NFC South with:
1) ATL win or tie OR
2) NO loss or tie
Atlanta clinches a first-round bye with:
1) NO loss or tie + CHI loss or tie OR
2) NO loss or tie + one PHI loss or tie
Atlanta clinches homefield advantage with:
1) ATL win or tie OR
2) NO loss or tie + CHI loss or tie + one PHI loss or tie OR
3) NO loss or tie + CHI win + two PHI wins + ATL clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over PHI
CHICAGO BEARS
Chicago clinches a first-round bye with:
1) one PHI loss OR
2) CHI win OR
3) CHI tie + one PHI tie
Chicago clinches homefield advantage with:
1) CHI win + ATL loss + NO loss or tie + one PHI loss or tie
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Philadelphia clinches a first-round bye with:
1) PHI wins twice + CHI loss or tie
Philadelphia clinches homefield advantage with:
1) PHI wins twice + CHI loss or tie + ATL loss + NO loss or tie OR
2) PHI wins twice + ATL loss + NO loss or tie + PHI clinches at least a tie in strength of victory tiebreaker over ATL
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches NFC South and homefield advantage with:
1) NO win + ATL loss
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Green Bay clinches a playoff spot with:
1) GB win OR
2) GB tie + NYG loss or tie + TB loss or tie OR
3) NYG loss + TB loss
NEW YORK GIANTS
New York Giants clinch a playoff spot with:
1) NYG win + GB loss or tie OR
2) NYG tie + GB loss + TB loss or tie
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with:
1) TB win + NYG loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
2) TB tie + NYG loss + GB loss
ST. LOUIS RAMS
St. Louis clinches NFC West with:
1) STL win or tie
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Seattle clinches NFC West with:
1) SEA win
The teams that control their own destiny this week - The Indianapolis Colts, the Green Bay Packers, the St. Louis Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. If those teams win, they are in. St. Louis and Seattle play each other this Sunday in Seattle.