Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC Playoff Clinching Scenarios for Week 17 of 2022 NFL Season

Here's how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and other NFC contenders can secure a playoff berth this week

Buccaneers Playoff Clinching Scenarios

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) (vs. Carolina (6-9), 1 p.m. ET, FOX)

Tampa Bay clinches NFC South division title with:

  1. TB win

Other NFC Team Clinching Scenarios

  • Philadelphia Eagles -- playoff berth
  • Minnesota Vikings -- NFC North
  • San Francisco 49ers -- NFC West
  • Dallas Cowboys -- playoff berth

Philadelphia Eagles (13-2) (vs. New Orleans (6-9), 1 p.m. ET, FOX)

Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:

  1. PHI win OR
  2. DAL loss or tie

Philadelphia clinches NFC No. 1 seed, home-field advantage and NFC's lone first-round bye with:

  1. PHI win OR
  2. PHI tie + MIN loss or tie OR
  3. DAL loss or tie + MIN loss + SF loss or tie

New York Giants (8-6-1) (vs. Indianapolis (4-9-1), 1 p.m. ET, CBS)

New York clinches playoff berth with:

  1. NYG win OR
  2. NYG tie + SEA loss or tie + WAS loss or tie OR
  3. NYG tie + SEA loss or tie + DET loss or tie OR
  4. NYG tie + WAS loss or tie + DET loss or tie + GB loss or tie OR
  5. SEA loss + WAS loss OR
  6. SEA loss + DET loss + GB loss or tie OR
  7. WAS loss + DET loss + GB loss

Washington Commanders (7-7-1) (vs. Cleveland (6-9), 1 p.m. ET, FOX)

Washington clinches playoff berth with

  1. WAS win + SEA loss + DET loss + GB loss or tie
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