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Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15 of 2023 NFL season

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following are the playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season.

AFC

Baltimore Ravens (10-3) ()

Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:

  1. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + BUF loss or tie OR
  2. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + CLE loss or tie OR
  3. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
  4. BAL win + DEN loss or tie + HOU loss or tie OR
  5. BAL win + BUF loss or tie + CLE loss or tie OR
  6. BAL win + BUF loss or tie + PIT loss or tie OR
  7. BAL win + BUF loss or tie + HOU loss or tie OR
  8. BAL win + CLE loss or tie + PIT-IND tie OR
  9. BAL win + HOU loss or tie + PIT-IND tie

NOTE: Several additional scenarios involving a Baltimore tie and combination of other teams losing or tying would also clinch a Ravens playoff berth.

NFC

Dallas Cowboys (10-3) ()

Dallas clinches playoff berth with:

  1. DAL win or tie OR
  2. LAR loss or tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  3. GB loss + LAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie OR
  4. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  5. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + DET win or tie OR
  6. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  7. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  8. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + DET win or tie OR
  9. TB loss + SF win or tie + DET win or tie OR
  10. TB loss + DET win or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  11. TB-GB tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  12. TB-GB tie + SEA loss or tie OR
  13. TB-GB tie + DET win or tie OR
  14. SEA loss or tie + MIN loss + DAL clinches strength-of-victory tiebreaker over ATL

Detroit Lions (9-4) ()

Detroit clinches playoff berth with:

  1. DET win + SEA loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
  2. DET win + SEA loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR
  3. DET win + SEA loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  4. DET win + LAR loss or tie + MIN loss or tie + TB loss OR
  5. DET win + LAR loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + GB loss OR
  6. DET win + LAR loss or tie + MIN loss or tie + ATL loss or tie OR
  7. DET win + GB-TB tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  8. DET tie + TB loss + SEA loss + LAR loss OR
  9. DET tie + GB loss + SEA loss + LAR loss OR
  10. DET tie + LAR loss + SEA loss + ATL loss OR
  11. DET tie + GB loss + SEA loss + ATL loss or tie OR
  12. DET tie + MIN loss + SEA loss + LAR loss OR
  13. DET tie + GB loss + LAR loss + ATL loss or tie + NO loss or tie OR
  14. DET tie + GB-TB tie + MIN loss + SEA loss + LAR tie OR
  15. DET tie + GB-TB tie + MIN loss + SEA loss + ATL loss or tie OR
  16. DET tie + GB-TB tie + MIN loss + LAR loss + ATL loss or tie

Philadelphia Eagles (10-3) ()

Philadelphia clinches playoff berth with:

  1. PHI win or tie OR
  2. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  3. GB loss + ATL loss or tie + SF win or tie + DET win OR
  4. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  5. TB loss + MIN loss or tie + SF win or tie + DET win OR
  6. MIN loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  7. MIN loss or tie + ATL loss or tie + SF win or tie + DET win OR
  8. TB-GB tie + LAR loss or tie OR
  9. TB-GB tie + SF win or tie + DET win

San Francisco 49ers (10-3) ()

San Francisco clinches NFC West division title with:

  1. SF win or tie OR
  2. LAR loss or tie