Official NFL Playoff Scenarios

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 22, 2009 11:44 AM EST

Direct from the NFL themselves, here are the updated "official" playoff scenarios for the entire league, including of course, your Baltimore Ravens:

2009 NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS
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December 22, 2009

For Week 16

AFC

CLINCHED: Indianapolis – AFC South and homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs

San Diego – AFC West

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

San Diego clinches first-round bye with:

SD win or tie OR
NE loss or tie

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England clinches AFC East division title with:

NE win or tie OR
MIA loss or tie

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Cincinnati clinches AFC North division title with:

CIN win OR
CIN tie + BAL loss or tie OR
BAL loss

Cincinnati clinches a playoff spot with:

CIN tie OR
JAC loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie + HOU/MIA game ends in a tie

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore clinches a playoff spot with:

BAL win + JAC loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
BAL win + JAC loss or tie + DEN loss OR
BAL win + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss OR
BAL tie + NYJ loss + JAC loss + TEN loss or tie + HOU/MIA game ends in a tie

DENVER BRONCOS

Denver clinches a playoff spot with:

DEN win + JAC loss or tie + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie + PIT loss or tie

NFC

CLINCHED: New Orleans – NFC South and a first-round bye

Minnesota – NFC North

Arizona – NFC West

Philadelphia – Playoff spot

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans clinches homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

NO win or tie OR
MIN loss or tie

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Minnesota clinches first-round bye with:

MIN win + PHI loss or tie OR
MIN tie + PHI loss

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:

PHI win + DAL loss or tie OR
PHI tie + DAL loss

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Green Bay clinches a playoff spot with:

GB win + NYG loss or tie OR
GB win + DAL loss OR
GB tie + NYG loss

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches a playoff spot with:

DAL win + NYG loss or tie OR
DAL tie + NYG loss

The opinions posted here are those of the administrator of this blog and his loyal readers. They are in no way official comments from the team, and should not be misconstued as such, even though he thinks he could do just as well or even a better job!

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#3 in the AFC

The scary thing is if the Bengals and Patsies lose out and we win out, we are the #3 seed in the AFC.

Apologies for not posting in a while: finishing up grad school (Hopkins naturally) which is now DONE.

by vlad755 on Dec 22, 2009 12:53 PM EST reply actions

Congrats

Now what are you qualified to do?

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 22, 2009 4:28 PM EST up reply actions

Two Masters from Hopkins

…cruise football blogs all day and give my highly sought after opinion on the Ravens ;)

And thanks for the sentiment.

Seriously, an MBA and a Hopkins MIS (they have a big long name for it, typical Hopkins, but it is an MIS). So I can run your IT department, design your next network and bring it in under budget…

I know I am baiting the Squeeler Trolls, who happen to be lurking here for obvious reasons, with this next statement, but what the heck, it is three days before Christmas so I will throw them a bone in the spirit of the season: to think I declined Carnegie-Mellon and chose RIT instead (for EE undergrad), which later led to Hopkins, and now 22 years later after that fateful RIT over CM decision, Pittsburgh is still a pain my a$$… It is like the whole entity of Pittsburgh whether it is the Pirates of ’71 and ’79, Carnegie-Mellon, the Penguins, Steelers, et al, just keep showing up in my life like a bad penny… I must have done something really, really awful to somebody from Pittsburgh in a former life for karma to be treating me this way…

by vlad755 on Dec 22, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

Pirates of '79 cost me

9 stitches in my palm in a drunken water fight after the O’s won the first game of the series! Still have the scar.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 23, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions

Ravens will get the help...

They just need to take care of business. The Jags travel to New England where the Pats can clinch the AFC east with a win. I’ll take the Pats. The Jets travel to Indy to take on the undefeated Colts who have been off since last Thursday. I like the Colts in that one. The Ravens can win in Pittsburgh. I want to see them clinch a playoff spot on enemy turf.

by Dynamo38 on Dec 22, 2009 1:08 PM EST reply actions

Yeah...

and frogs want wings so they don’t bump their ass when they hop.

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
-George Carlin

by Cdsumm on Dec 22, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

As long as we're asking for things...

I’d also love it if Heinz Field was struck by lightning and then burnt to the ground while taking thousands of Steelers fans with it, but I guess I’ll have to just take a frog with wings for now.

by Dynamo38 on Dec 22, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

Why don't you wish for a couple more SB rings while you at it?

"Chris! That's a terrible word! Pussywillows..."
-Lois Griffin

by Steel Spike on Dec 22, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions

Dammit! typing one handed with my son on my lap

Second “you” should read “you’re”.

"Chris! That's a terrible word! Pussywillows..."
-Lois Griffin

by Steel Spike on Dec 22, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Sweet Jesus is there anything else Steeler fans can come back with?

Live in the now brother. Live in the now.

by Dynamo38 on Dec 22, 2009 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, we won it all

in 2001!!!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 22, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

What I said made more sense than you wishing for the deaths of Steelers fans, bud...

"Chris! That's a terrible word! Pussywillows..."
-Lois Griffin

by Steel Spike on Dec 22, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions

Get a grip, seriously buddy...

My comment was based on the previous person’s comment that I request something ridiculous. Sure it was morbid, but in no way, shape or form is it something that I expect to see. Just a little sarcasm. By the way, congratulations are in order for the Steelers 6 SB rings, and going 7-7 this season. (Read: More sarcasm)

by Dynamo38 on Dec 22, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions