Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of 2022 NFL season

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following are the official playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season.

AFC

CLINCHED:

• Buffalo Bills -- playoff berth
• Kansas City Chiefs -- AFC West

Buffalo Bills (11-3) ()

Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:

1. BUF win or tie OR
2. MIA loss or tie

Cincinnati Bengals (10-4) ()

Cincinnati clinches playoff berth with:

1. CIN win or tie OR
2. NYJ loss or tie

Baltimore Ravens (9-5) ()

Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:

1. BAL win + MIA loss or tie + NE loss or tie OR
2. BAL win + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
3. BAL win + NE loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
4. BAL tie + NE loss + NYJ loss OR
5. BAL tie + NE loss + MIA loss + LAC win OR
6. BAL tie + NE loss + MIA loss + NYJ tie OR
7. BAL tie + NE loss + NYJ tie + LAC win OR
8. BAL tie + NE tie + NYJ loss + MIA loss OR
9. BAL tie + NE tie + NYJ tie + MIA loss + LAC win OR
10. NE loss + NYJ loss + CLE loss or tie + LV loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + LAC win

Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) ()

Los Angeles clinches playoff berth with:

1. LAC win + LV loss or tie + NE loss + NYJ loss OR
2. LAC win + LV loss or tie + NE loss + NYJ tie + MIA loss OR
3. LAC win + LV loss or tie + NE tie + NYJ loss + MIA loss

NFC

CLINCHED:

• Philadelphia Eagles -- playoff berth
• Minnesota Vikings -- NFC North
• San Francisco 49ers -- NFC West
• Dallas Cowboys -- playoff berth

Philadelphia Eagles (13-1) ()

Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:

1. PHI win

Philadelphia clinches homefield advantage and NFC’s lone first-round bye with:

1. PHI win OR
2. PHI tie + MIN loss or tie

New York Giants (8-5-1) ()

New York clinches playoff berth with:

1. NYG win + WAS loss + DET loss OR
2. NYG win + WAS loss + SEA loss OR
3. NYG win + DET loss + SEA loss