Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of 2023 NFL season

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are the playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season.

AFC

CLINCHED:

Baltimore Ravens (11-3) — playoff berth

Baltimore Ravens (11-3) (at San Francisco (11-3); Christmas (Monday), 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC)

Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with:

1. BAL win + CLE loss or tie OR
2. BAL tie + CLE loss

Cleveland Browns (9-5) (at Houston (8-6); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)

Cleveland clinches playoff berth with:

1. CLE win + CIN loss + DEN loss or tie + BUF loss + MIA win or tie + IND loss or tie OR
2. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + BUF loss + MIA win or tie + DEN loss or tie OR
3. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + BUF loss + MIA win or tie + JAX loss + IND win OR
4. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + JAX loss + IND win OR
5. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + BUF loss + KC win + IND win + JAX loss OR
6. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + MIA win or tie + IND loss OR
7. CLE win + PIT loss or tie + DEN loss or tie + MIA win or tie + JAX loss OR
8. CLE win + CIN-PIT tie + BUF loss + IND win + JAX loss

Kansas City Chiefs (9-5) (vs. Las Vegas (6-8); Christmas (Monday), 1 p.m. ET, CBS)

Kansas City clinches playoff berth and AFC West division title with:

1. KC win OR
2. KC tie + DEN loss

Miami Dolphins (10-4) (vs. Dallas (10-4); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)

Miami clinches AFC East division title with:

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

Miami clinches playoff berth with:

1. MIA win OR
2. MIA tie + JAX loss OR
3. MIA tie + IND loss + HOU loss OR
4. MIA tie + IND loss or tie + CLE loss OR
5. MIA tie + HOU loss or tie + CIN loss or tie OR
6. MIA tie + CIN loss or tie + IND loss or tie

NFC

CLINCHED:

• San Francisco 49ers — NFC West division title
• Dallas Cowboys — playoff berth
• Philadelphia Eagles — playoff berth

Detroit Lions (10-4) (at Minnesota (7-7); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX)

Detroit clinches NFC North division title with:

1. DET win or tie

Detroit clinches playoff berth with:

1. LAR loss or tie OR
2. SEA loss or tie

San Francisco 49ers (11-3) (vs. Baltimore; Christmas (Monday), 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC)

San Francisco clinches NFC No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with:

1. SF win + PHI loss + DAL loss + DET loss