WHICH TEAMS CAN CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT DURING WEEK 16?

As the regular season wanes, each week brings with it a fresh opportunity for some teams to clinch playoff spots. Check out every possible scenario for each conference below, and predict the playoffs here:

NFC

CLINCHED:Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks

ELIMINATED: New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles

AFC

CLINCHED: New England Patriots (first-round bye), Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers

ELIMINATED:Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills

The Patriots clinch home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with a Broncos loss.

The Broncos clinch a first-round bye with:

1. a win
2. a tie plus a Colts loss or tie.

The Bengals clinch a playoff spot with:

1. a win
2. a tie