As we enter week 13 of the NFL season, it is time to start looking at the potential playoff scenarios around the league. While there are several teams battling it out for wild card spots in the AFC and the NFC, there are a few teams who have a pretty clear playoff picture. Let's take a look at where the 32 teams stand in terms of a playoff spot.
AFC:
Already Eliminated:
Kansas City 1-10
Jacksonville 2-9
On Life Support:
Oakland 3-8
Cleveland 3-8
Buffalo 4-7
Needs Help:
San Diego 4-7
Tennessee 4-7
New York Jets 4-7
In The Hunt:
Miami 5-6
Cincinnati 6-5
Wild Card Teams:
Indianapolis 7-4
Pittsburgh 6-5
Division Leaders:
New England 8-3
Baltimore 9-2
Houston 10-1
Denver 8-3
Who Can Clinch This Week?
The Denver Broncos can clinch the AFC West with a win this Sunday vs Tampa Bay. This is because they will have a four game lead and a tiebreaker over San Diego with four games remaining. At worst, they will be the fourth seed in the AFC.
New England can clinch their division with a victory against the Dolphins in Miami this coming Sunday.
Baltimore can clinch their division with a win over the Steelers and some help. If the season ended today, they would be the number two seed in the AFC.
While Houston cannot yet clinch a division title, they can clinch a playoff berth with a loss. Even if they don't win, they could still clinch a playoff spot if Pittsburgh or Cincinnati were to lose.
NFC:
Already Eliminated
None
On Life Support
Carolina 3-8
Philadelphia Eagles 3-8
Need Help
Arizona Cardinals 4-7
St. Louis Rams 4-6-1
Detroit Lions 4-7
In The Hunt
New Orleans Saints 5-6
Washington Redskins 5-6
Dallas Cowboys 5-6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-5
Minnesota Vikings 6-5
Wild Card Teams
Green Bay Packers 7-4
Seattle Seahawks 6-5
Division Leaders
New York Giants 7-4
Chicago Bears 8-3
Atlanta Falcons 10-1
San Francisco 49ers 8-2-1
Who Can Clinch This Week?
No one is able to clinch either a division title or a wild card berth this week. The only team that is close to clinching either are the 10-1 Falcons. With a win this week and next, they will be able to clinch the NFC South.
While almost every AFC divisional race could be decided this week, the NFC is still up for grabs. That should make for some exciting races with many teams checking the scoreboard on a regular basis to see if the teams ahead of them are faltering.
Thursday 29 November 2012
Early Playoff Scenarios
Posted on 12:20 by Unknown
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment