Playoff Possibilities

What teams need in order to clinch a playoff berth entering Week 16:

* AFC EAST: Indianapolis--Has clinched AFC East division title and a first-round bye; Miami--Can clinch AFC playoff berth with a win AND a Seattle loss or tie; Buffalo--Can clinch AFC playoff berth with a win AND EITHER a Miami loss or Seattle loss or tie.

* AFC CENTRAL: Jacksonville--Has clinched playoff berth. Can clinch AFC Central division title and a first-round bye with a win or tie. Can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win and an Indianapolis loss or tie; Tennessee--Has clinched a playoff berth.

Note: Eventual AFC Central champion has clinched a first-round bye.

* AFC WEST: Kansas City--Can clinch AFC West division title with a win.

* NFC EAST: Washington--Can clinch NFC East title with a win. Can clinch NFC playoff berth with EITHER a win OR a Green Bay loss; a Carolina loss.

* NFC CENTRAL: Tampa Bay--Can clinch NFC Central division title with a win AND a Detroit loss or tie and a Minnesota loss or tie. Can clinch a first-round bye with a win AND a Detroit loss or tie; a Minnesota loss or tie; and a Washington loss or tie. Can clinch an NFC playoff berth with a win OR a Carolina loss or tie and either a Minnesota loss and Detroit loss or a N.Y. Giant loss or tie and a Dallas loss or tie; Detroit--Can clinch NFC playoff berth with EITHER a win AND EITHER a Green Bay loss or tie OR a Carolina loss or tie; a N.Y. Giant loss or tie; and a Dallas loss or tie OR a Green Bay loss; an Arizona loss or tie; a Carolina loss and either a N.Y. Giant loss or Dallas loss; Minnesota--Can clinch an NFC playoff berth with a win AND EITHER a Green Bay loss or tie OR a Carolina loss or tie and a Dallas loss or tie.

* NFC WEST: St. Louis--Has clinched NFC West title, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Note: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, New England, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego and San Francisco have been eliminated from playoff contention.