Tuesday, December 23, 2008

NFC Playoff Scenarios

NFC

EAST DIVISION

NEW YORK GIANTS - Clinched the division and homefield advantage.

DALLAS COWBOYS - Can clinch a playoff spot with:

1) A win

2) A tie, a Chicago loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss.

3) A tie, a Minnesota loss or tie and a Tampa Bay loss.

4) A tie, a Chicago loss and a Tampa Bay tie.

5) A tie, a Minnesota loss and a Tampa Bay tie.

If Green Bay beats Chicago:

1) A win

2) A tie and a Tampa Bay loss or tie.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - Can clinch a playoff spot with:

If Chicago beats Green Bay:

1) A win and losses by Tampa Bay and Minnesota.

2) A win and losses by Tampa Bay and Chicago.

If Green Bay beats Chicago:

1) A win and a Tampa Bay loss.


SOUTH DIVISION

ATLANTA FALCONS - Clinched a playoff spot.

Can clinch the division and a first-round bye with:

1) A win and a Carolina loss.

CAROLINA PANTHERS - Clinched a playoff spot.

Can clinch division and first-round bye with:

1) A win or tie.

2) An Atlanta lose or tie.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Can clinch a playoff spot with:

If Chicago beats Green Bay:

1) A win and a Dallas loss or tie.

2) A tie, a Dallas loss and a Minnesota loss or tie.

3) A tie, a Dallas loss and a Chicago loss or tie.

4) A tie, a Dallas tie, a Minnesota tie and a Chicago win or tie.

5) A tie, a Dallas tie, a Chicago tie and a Minnesota win or tie.

If Green Bay beats Chicago:

1) A win and a Dallas loss or tie.

2) A tie and a Dallas loss.

NORTH DIVISION

MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Can clinch the division with:

1) A Green Bay win over Chicago.

If Chicago beats Green Bay:

1) A win.

2) A tie and a Chicago loss or tie.

3) A Chicago loss.

Can clinch a playoff spot with:

If Chicago beats Green Bay:

1) A win, a Dallas loss and a Tampa Bay loss.

CHICAGO BEARS - Can clinch the division with:

If Chicago beats Green Bay:

1) A win and a Minnesota loss or tie.

2) A tie and a Minnesota loss.

Can clinch a playoff spot with:

If Chicago beats Green Bay:

1) A win and losses or ties by Dallas and Tampa Bay.

2) A tie and losses by Dallas and Tampa Bay.

WEST DIVISION

ARIZONA CARDINALS - Clinched the division.


ELIMINATED - Detroit, Green Bay, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington.