Editor's note: The following are the official playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15 of the 2021 NFL season
AFC
CLINCHED: None
New England Patriots (9-4) (vs. Indianapolis (7-6), Saturday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network)
New England clinches playoff berth with:
1. NE win + MIA loss or tie + CLE loss + BAL loss + CIN loss + KC loss OR
2. NE win + MIA loss or tie + CLE loss + BAL loss + DEN loss + LAC loss OR
3. NE win + MIA loss or tie + CLE loss + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + LAC loss OR
4. NE win + MIA loss or tie + CLE loss + BAL loss + PIT loss or tie + CIN loss OR
5. NE win + MIA loss or tie + CLE loss + BAL loss + CIN loss + LAC loss OR
6. NE win + MIA loss or tie + BAL loss + LAC loss + LV loss + CIN-DEN tie
NOTE: There are other complex scenarios for New England that involve multiple ties and strength-of-victory permutations.
Tennessee Titans (9-4) (at Pittsburgh (6-6-1), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Tennessee clinches AFC South division title with:
1. TEN win + IND loss
NFC
CLINCHED: None
Arizona Cardinals (10-3) (at Detroit (1-11-1), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Arizona clinches playoff berth with:
1. ARI win or tie OR
2. NO loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR
3. NO loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
4. NO loss or tie + PHI loss + ATL loss or tie + GB win or tie OR
5. NO loss or tie + SF tie + LAR loss OR
6. MIN loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
7. MIN loss or tie + SF loss OR
8. SF loss + PHI-WAS tie OR
9. SF tie + LAR loss + PHI-WAS tie
Dallas Cowboys (9-4) (at N.Y. Giants (4-9), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Dallas clinches NFC East division title with:
1. DAL win + WAS-PHI tie OR
2. DAL win + WAS loss + DAL clinches strength-of-victory tiebreaker over PHI
Dallas clinches playoff berth with:
1. DAL win + NO loss or tie OR
2. DAL win + SF loss OR
3. DAL tie + MIN loss or tie + NO loss or tie + ATL loss or tie OR
4. MIN loss + ATL loss + NO loss + PHI-WAS tie OR
5. MIN loss + ATL loss + NO loss + DAL clinches strength-of-victory tiebreaker over PHI
Green Bay Packers (10-3) (at Baltimore (8-5), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Green Bay clinches NFC North division title with:
1. GB win or tie OR
2. MIN loss or tie
Green Bay clinches playoff berth with:
1. NO loss or tie + SF loss OR
2. NO loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
3. NO loss or tie + LAR loss + SF tie OR
4. SF loss + PHI-WAS tie OR
5. LAR loss + SF tie + PHI-WAS tie
Los Angeles Rams (9-4) (vs. Seattle (5-8), Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
L.A. Rams clinch playoff berth with:
1. LAR win + NO loss or tie + MIN loss or tie OR
2. LAR win + NO loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
3. LAR win + MIN loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
4. LAR tie + MIN loss + NO loss + ATL loss or tie
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-3) (vs. New Orleans (6-7), Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC)
Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:
1. TB win or tie
Tampa Bay clinches playoff berth with:
1. MIN loss or tie + SF loss OR
2. MIN loss or tie + PHI-WAS tie OR
3. SF loss + PHI-WAS tie
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