2011 NFL Week 17 Predictions and Playoff Scenarios
This is it, the final week of the 2011 NFL season and this year has been one wild ride and has had a lot of interesting things happen.
Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 PM FOX
Buffalo at New England 1:00 PM CBS
Chicago at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX
NY Jets at Miami 1:00 PM CBS
San Francisco at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX
Detroit at Green Bay 1:00 PM FOX
Washington at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX
Indianapolis at Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS
Tennessee at Houston 1:00 PM CBS
Seattle at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX
Kansas City at Denver 4:15 PM CBS
Tampa Bay at Atlanta 4:15 PM FOX
Baltimore at Cincinnati 4:15 PM CBS
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 4:15 PM CBS
San Diego at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS
Dallas at NY Giants 8:20 PM NBC
Here are the playoff scenarios that should make things this weekend very interesting.
AFC
CLINCHED: New England Patriots — East Division and a first-round bye.
Houston Texans — South Division.
Baltimore Ravens — wild-card spot.
Pittsburgh Steelers — wild-card spot.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) NE win or tie
2) BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) BAL win
2) BAL tie + PIT loss or tie
3) PIT loss
Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) BAL win + NE loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie
2) PIT tie + BAL loss
Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie + NE loss
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West Division:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tie + OAK loss or tie
3) OAK loss
OAKLAND RAIDERS
Oakland clinches AFC West Division:
1) OAK win + DEN loss or tie
2) OAK tie + DEN loss
Oakland clinches a wild-card spot:
1) OAK win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie
2) OAK win + CIN loss + NYJ win
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Cincinnati clinches a wild-card spot:
1) CIN win or tie
2) NYJ loss or tie + OAK loss or tie
3) NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
NEW YORK JETS
NY Jets clinch a wild-card spot:
1) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + OAK loss or tie
2) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
TENNESSEE TITANS
Tennessee clinches a wild-card spot:
1) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + OAK loss or tie
2) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + DEN loss or tie
3) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ loss or tie + OAK win + DEN win
NFC
CLINCHED: Green Bay Packers — No. 1 seed in NFC
San Francisco 49ers — West Division
New Orleans Saints – South Division
Detroit Lions — wild-card spot
Atlanta Falcons — wild-card spot
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:
1) SF win
2) SF tie + NO loss or tie
3) NO loss
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches a first-round bye:
1) NO win + SF loss or tie
2) NO tie + SF loss
NEW YORK GIANTS
NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:
1) NYG win or tie
DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East Division:
1) DAL win
CLINCHED: New England Patriots — East Division and a first-round bye.
Houston Texans — South Division.
Baltimore Ravens — wild-card spot.
Pittsburgh Steelers — wild-card spot.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) NE win or tie
2) BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) BAL win
2) BAL tie + PIT loss or tie
3) PIT loss
Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) BAL win + NE loss
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie
2) PIT tie + BAL loss
Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:
1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie + NE loss
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches AFC West Division:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tie + OAK loss or tie
3) OAK loss
OAKLAND RAIDERS
Oakland clinches AFC West Division:
1) OAK win + DEN loss or tie
2) OAK tie + DEN loss
Oakland clinches a wild-card spot:
1) OAK win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie
2) OAK win + CIN loss + NYJ win
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Cincinnati clinches a wild-card spot:
1) CIN win or tie
2) NYJ loss or tie + OAK loss or tie
3) NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
NEW YORK JETS
NY Jets clinch a wild-card spot:
1) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + OAK loss or tie
2) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + DEN loss or tie
TENNESSEE TITANS
Tennessee clinches a wild-card spot:
1) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + OAK loss or tie
2) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + DEN loss or tie
3) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ loss or tie + OAK win + DEN win
NFC
CLINCHED: Green Bay Packers — No. 1 seed in NFC
San Francisco 49ers — West Division
New Orleans Saints – South Division
Detroit Lions — wild-card spot
Atlanta Falcons — wild-card spot
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:
1) SF win
2) SF tie + NO loss or tie
3) NO loss
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
New Orleans clinches a first-round bye:
1) NO win + SF loss or tie
2) NO tie + SF loss
NEW YORK GIANTS
NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:
1) NYG win or tie
DALLAS COWBOYS
Dallas clinches NFC East Division:
1) DAL win
And now here the odds and lines from Vegas.com
| National Football League | |||||||
| Time | Caesars– Hilton |
MGM– Mirage |
Stations | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Washington | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at Philadelphia | ||||||
| Favorite | PHI | PHI | PHI | ||||
| Point spread | -9 | -9 | -9 | ||||
| Total | 46o/u | 46o/u | 46o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Tampa Bay | ||||||
| 1:15 p.m. | at Atlanta | ||||||
| Favorite | ATL | ATL | ATL | ||||
| Point spread | -13 | -13 | -13 | ||||
| Total | 47o/u | 46½o/u | 47o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | San Francisco | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at St. Louis | ||||||
| Favorite | SFO | SFO | SFO | ||||
| Point spread | -10½ | -10½ | -10½ | ||||
| Total | 35½o/u | 36o/u | 35½o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Chicago | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at Minnesota | ||||||
| Favorite | CHI | CHI | CHI | ||||
| Point spread | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||
| Total | 41o/u | 41o/u | 41o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Detroit | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at Green Bay | ||||||
| Favorite | DET | DET | DET | ||||
| Point spread | -3½ | -3½ | -3½ | ||||
| Total | 46½o/u | 46o/u | 46½o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Dallas | ||||||
| 5:20 p.m. | at N.Y. Giants | ||||||
| Favorite | NYG | NYG | NYG | ||||
| Point spread | -3 | -3 | -3 | ||||
| Total | 46o/u | 46o/u | 46½o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Carolina | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at New Orleans | ||||||
| Favorite | NOR | NOR | NOR | ||||
| Point spread | -9½ | -9 | -9½ | ||||
| Total | 55o/u | 54½o/u | 55o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Tennessee | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at Houston | ||||||
| Favorite | TEN | TEN | TEN | ||||
| Point spread | -3 | -2½ | -2½ | ||||
| Total | 40½o/u | 40o/u | 40½o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Baltimore | ||||||
| 1:15 p.m. | at Cincinnati | ||||||
| Favorite | BAL | BAL | BAL | ||||
| Point spread | -2½ | -2½ | -2½ | ||||
| Total | 38o/u | 38½o/u | 38o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Pittsburgh | ||||||
| 1:15 p.m. | at Cleveland | ||||||
| Point spreads have not been posted for this contest | |||||||
| Jan. 1 | Indianapolis | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at Jacksonville | ||||||
| Favorite | JAC | JAC | JAC | ||||
| Point spread | -4 | -4 | -4 | ||||
| Total | 37o/u | 37o/u | 37o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | N.Y. Jets | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at Miami | ||||||
| Favorite | MIA | MIA | MIA | ||||
| Point spread | -1½ | -1½ | -1½ | ||||
| Total | 41½o/u | 41½o/u | 41½o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Buffalo | ||||||
| 10 a.m. | at New England | ||||||
| Favorite | NWE | NWE | NWE | ||||
| Point spread | -11½ | -12 | -12 | ||||
| Total | 51o/u | 51½o/u | 51o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | San Diego | ||||||
| 1:15 p.m. | at Oakland | ||||||
| Favorite | OAK | OAK | OAK | ||||
| Point spread | -3 | -3 | -3 | ||||
| Total | 49o/u | 49o/u | 49o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Kansas City | ||||||
| 1:15 p.m. | at Denver | ||||||
| Favorite | DEN | DEN | DEN | ||||
| Point spread | -3 | -3½ | -3 | ||||
| Total | 36½o/u | 37o/u | 36½o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Seattle | ||||||
| 1:15 p.m. | at Arizona | ||||||
| Favorite | ARI | ARI | ARI | ||||
| Point spread | -3 | -3 | -3 | ||||
| Total | 41o/u | 41o/u | 41o/u | ||||
| Total money line | -110 | -110 | -110 | ||||
