LETS START WITH THE PLAYOFF SCENARIOS FOR THIS WEEK

PLAYOFF PICTURE SCENARIOS: WEEK 15

AFC

HOUSTON TEXANS

Houston can clinch the AFC South division with:

1) HOU win

Houston can clinch a first-round bye with:

1) HOU win + NE loss or tie + DEN loss

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore can clinch the AFC North division with:

1) BAL win OR

2) BAL tie + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR

3) PIT loss + CIN loss

Baltimore can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) BAL tie OR

2) CIN loss or tie OR

3) PIT loss or tie

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Indianapolis can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) IND win OR

2) IND tie + CIN loss or tie OR

3) IND tie + PIT loss or tie OR

4) IND tie + BAL win OR

5) NYJ loss or tie + CIN loss OR

6) NYJ loss or tie + BAL win + CIN tie + PIT tie (are you kidding me?)

NFC

ATLANTA FALCONS

Atlanta can clinch a first-round bye with:

1) ATL win + GB loss or tie OR

2) ATL win + SF loss OR

3) ATL tie + GB loss

Atlanta can clinch home-field advantage with:

1) ATL win + GB loss or tie + SF loss

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

San Francisco can clinch the NFC West division with:

1) SF win + SEA loss

San Francisco can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) SF win OR

2) SF tie + DAL loss or tie + WAS loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR

3) SF tie + DAL loss or tie + WAS loss or tie + GB loss OR

4) SF tie + DAL loss or tie + WAS loss or tie + CHI loss OR

5) SF tie + DAL loss or tie + MIN loss or tie + CHI loss OR

6) SF tie + NYG los + CHI loss + MIN loss OR

7) MIN loss + DAL loss + WAS loss + SEA loss or tie

GREEN BAY

Green Bay can clinch the NFC North division with:

1) GB win

Green Bay can clinch a playoff berth with:

1) GB tie + DAL loss + WAS loss + STL-MIN tie OR

2) GB tie + DAL loss + WAS loss + MIN loss + SF win or tie OR

3) GB tie + DAL loss + WAS loss + MIN loss + SEA does not tie

PLAYOFF PICTURE

NOTE THE PLAYOFF PICTURE IS IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY THE PLAYOFF PROJECTION IS A PROJECTION OF WHAT THE PLAYOFFS WILL LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF THE YEAR

AFC Seed Team Record 1  (x) Houston 11-2-0 2  (y) New England 10-3-0 3  (y) Denver 10-3-0 4  Baltimore 9-4-0 5  Indianapolis 9-4-0 6  Pittsburgh 7-6-0 Still Alive 7  Cincinnati 7-6-0 8  N.Y. Jets 6-7-0 9  Cleveland 5-8-0 10  San Diego 5-8-0 11  Buffalo 5-8-0 12  Miami 5-8-0

NFC Seed Team Record 1  (y) Atlanta 11-2-0 2  San Francisco 9-3-1 3  Green Bay 9-4-0 4  N.Y. Giants 8-5-0 5  Seattle 8-5-0 6  Chicago 8-5-0 Still Alive 7  Washington 7-6-0 8  Dallas 7-6-0 9  Minnesota 7-6-0 10  St. Louis 6-6-1 11  Tampa Bay 6-7-0 12  New Orleans 5-8-0

x-clinched playoff berth
y-denotes division winner
z-denotes first-round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage

PLAYOFF PROJECTION

AFC

1ST ROUND BYES

1 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 13-3

2 HOUSTON TEXANS 13-3

WILD CARD GAMES

6 NEW YORK JETS 9-7 AT 3 DENVER BRONCOS 13-3

BRONCOS 58, JETS 10

5 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 11-5 AT 4 BALTIMORE RAVENS 11-5

COLTS 31 RAVENS 27

DIVISIONAL ROUND

5 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 12-5 AT 1 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 13-3

PATRIOTS 59 COLTS 21

3 DENVER BRONCOS 14-3 AT 2 HOUSTON TEXANS 13-3

BRONCOS 33 TEXANS 17

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

3 DENVER BRONCOS 15-3 AT 1 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 14-3

PATRIOTS 26 BRONCOS 20 OT

NFC

1ST ROUND BYES

1 ATLANTA FALCONS 13-3

2 GREEN BAY PACKERS 12-4

WILD CARD GAMES

6 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 9-7 AT 3 SAN FRANSISCO 49ERS 11-4-1

49ERS 27 SEAHAWKS 23

5 CHICAGO BEARS 10-6 AT 4 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 10-6

REDSKINS 31 BEARS 27

DIVISIONAL ROUND

4 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 11-6 AT 1 ATLANTA FALCONS 13-3

REDSKINS 44 FALCONS 41 OT

3 SAN FRANSISCO 49ERS 12-4-1 AT 2 GREEN BAY PACKERS 12-4

PACKERS 31 49ERS 23

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

4 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 12-6 AT 2 GREEN BAY PACKERS 13-4

PACKERS 31 REDSKINS 30

COMMENTARY: I DON’T KNOW IF I WAS PICKING WITH MY HEAD OR MY HEART WHEN I PICKED THE ‘SKINS TO UPSET THE MIGHTY FALCONS HERE ARE TE 2 REASONS I DID 1. THE SKINS WOULD HAVE BEAT THEM IN THE REGULAR SEASON HAD RG3 NOT BEEN INJURED 2. THE FALCONS NEVER EVER GO FAR IN THE PLAYOFFS.WHY THE PACK WILL EDGE OUT RG3? THE COLD.

SUPER BOWL

PATRIOTS 15-3 VS PACKERS 14-4

PATRIOTS 34 PACKERS 10

COMMENTARY: EASY PICK.