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) (at Jacksonville (8-5); Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC)

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) (at Buffalo (7-6); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)

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) (vs. Denver (7-6); Saturday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, NFLN)

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) (at Seattle (6-7); Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC)

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) (at Arizona (3-10); Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS)

San Francisco clinches NFC West division title with:

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