EDITOR'S NOTE: The following are the official playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season.
AFC
CLINCHED:
- Buffalo Bills -- playoff berth
- Kansas City Chiefs -- AFC West
Buffalo Bills (11-3) (at Chicago (3-11), Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Buffalo clinches AFC East division title with:
- BUF win or tie OR
- MIA loss or tie
Cincinnati Bengals (10-4) (at New England (7-7), Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Cincinnati clinches playoff berth with:
- CIN win or tie OR
- NYJ loss or tie
Baltimore Ravens (9-5) (vs. Atlanta (5-9), Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Baltimore clinches playoff berth with:
- BAL win + MIA loss or tie + NE loss or tie OR
- BAL win + MIA loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
- BAL win + NE loss or tie + NYJ loss or tie OR
- BAL tie + NE loss + NYJ loss OR
- BAL tie + NE loss + MIA loss + LAC win OR
- BAL tie + NE loss + MIA loss + NYJ tie OR
- BAL tie + NE loss + NYJ tie + LAC win OR
- BAL tie + NE tie + NYJ loss + MIA loss OR
- BAL tie + NE tie + NYJ tie + MIA loss + LAC win OR
- NE loss + NYJ loss + CLE loss or tie + LV loss or tie + TEN loss or tie + LAC win
Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) (at Indianapolis (4-9-1), Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN Deportes)
Los Angeles clinches playoff berth with:
- LAC win + LV loss or tie + NE loss + NYJ loss OR
- LAC win + LV loss or tie + NE loss + NYJ tie + MIA loss OR
- LAC win + LV loss or tie + NE tie + NYJ loss + MIA loss
NFC
CLINCHED:
- Philadelphia Eagles -- playoff berth
- Minnesota Vikings -- NFC North
- San Francisco 49ers -- NFC West
- Dallas Cowboys -- playoff berth
Philadelphia Eagles (13-1) (at Dallas (10-4), Saturday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Philadelphia clinches NFC East division title with:
- PHI win
Philadelphia clinches homefield advantage and NFC's lone first-round bye with:
- PHI win OR
- PHI tie + MIN loss or tie
New York Giants (8-5-1) (at Minnesota (11-3), Saturday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
New York clinches playoff berth with:
- NYG win + WAS loss + DET loss OR
- NYG win + WAS loss + SEA loss OR
- NYG win + DET loss + SEA loss
