WHO'S IN, WHO'S CLOSE, AND WHO NEEDS A HAND

THE BALTIMORE SUN

NFC

In

San Francisco (13-2): NFC West champion. Has clinched first-round bye and home field through NFC playoffs.

Dallas (11-3): NFC East champion. Has clinched first-round bye and home field for second round.

In with one more win

Minnesota (9-6): Can clinch NFC Central with win over San Francisco. Also can clinch division with losses by Detroit and Chicago and a Green Bay loss/tie. Can clinch a playoff berth with tie. Can clinch playoff berth with a Chicago loss or a Detroit loss or a Green Bay loss/tie or an Arizona loss/tie or a New York Giants win.

Detroit (9-6): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over Miami. Also can clinch wild-card berth with a tie combined with Chicago loss or Green Bay loss/tie or Minnesota win/tie or New York Giants win or Arizona loss/tie. Can clinch NFC Central with a win and a Minnesota loss.

Chicago (9-6): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over New England. Can clinch wild-card berth with tie and Green Bay loss/tie or Minnesota win/tie or New York Giants win or Arizona loss/tie. Can clinch NFC Central with a win and losses by Minnesota and Detroit.

Green Bay (8-7): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over Tampa Bay. Also can clinch wild-card berth with losses by Arizona, the New York Giants and New Orleans. Can clinch NFC Central with win and losses by Minnesota, Detroit and Chicago,

Need help

N.Y. Giants (8-7): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over Dallas combined with Green Bay loss/tie.

Arizona (8-7): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over Atlanta combined with a New York Giants loss/tie and Minnesota loss. Also can clinch with win combined with a Giants loss/tie and a Green Bay loss/tie. Also can clinch with win combined with a Giants loss/tie and a win by one of the following: Detroit, Chicago, Green Bay.

AFC

In

Pittsburgh (12-3): AFC Central champion. Has clinched first-round bye and home field through AFC playoffs.

San Diego (10-5): AFC West champion. Can clinch first-round bye and home field for second round with win/tie against Pittsburgh, or with a Miami loss/tie and a New England loss/tie.

Cleveland (10-5): Has clinched wild-card berth. Can have home field for wild-card game with win/tie against Seattle or with a Los Angeles Raiders loss/tie.

Miami (9-6): Has clinched wild-card berth. Can clinch AFC East with win over Detroit or with New England loss. Can clinch first-round bye with win over Detroit and a San Diego loss.

In with one more win

New England (9-6): Can clinch playoff berth with win/tie at Chicago. Can clinch AFC East with a win and a Miami loss/tie. Can clinch first-round bye with win combined with a Miami loss/tie and a San Diego loss.

L.A. Raiders (9-6): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over Kansas City or with New England loss. Can have home field for wild-card game with win/tie against Kansas City and Cleveland loss.

Kansas City (8-7): Can clinch wild-card berth with win over L.A. Raiders.

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