Eagles, Ravens, Cowboys, Lions can clinch playoff spots this weekend

​​As we enter Week 15 of the NFL season, one team clinched, the San Francisco 49ers, who can also win the NFC West this week. A few other teams can join them in the NFC: the Eagles, Cowboys, and Lions.

In the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens can clinch a playoff berth this weekend.

Here are the playoff scenarios for Week 15 in the NFL:

AFC

CLINCHED: None

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

  10. NOTE – Several additional scenarios involving a Baltimore tie and combination of other teams losing or tying would also clinch a Ravens playoff berth.

NFC

CLINCHED: San Francisco 49ers (10-3) – playoff berth

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

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