NFL playoff scenarios 7:30PM Update

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7:30PM Update

AFC

Patriots won and are the #1 seed

San Francisco won and clinches a first-round bye

Bengals have clinched a playoff spot with a Denver loss.

Baltimore wins their division and gets a bye

Pittsburgh wins and gets a wild card

Oakland loses and Denver loses. Denver gets a home playoff game against Pitt.


AFC

CLINCHED: New England Patriots -- East Division and a first-round bye.

Baltimore Ravens -- North Division and first-round bye

Houston Texans -- South Division

Denver Broncos -- West Division

Pittsburgh Steelers -- wild-card spot, 5 Seed at Denver

Cincinatti Bengals -- wild-card spot, 6 seed at Houston


NFC

CLINCHED: Green Bay Packers -- No. 1 seed in NFC

San Francisco 49ers -- West Division and first-round bye

New Orleans Saints – South Division

Atlanta Falcons -- wild-card spot, 5 Seed at NFC East Winner

Detroit Lions -- wild-card spot, 6 Seed at New Orleans


NEW YORK GIANTS

NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:

1) NYG win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches NFC East Division:

1) DAL win

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1. I like this part: CLINCHED: Green Bay Packers -- No. 1 seed in NFC ...

Prevailing wisdom is Rodgers will play a series, two at most.

Pickett (DL), returning from a concussion, will get 8-10 snaps to help shake off the rust.

Clifton (LT), returning from multiple leg injuries will get 3-4 series, again to prep for the playoffs.

Bulaga, Mathews, Woodson, Starks may all sit it out.


Bottom line: A good test of how Matt Flynn and the Packer 2's fare against a determined Detroit team.