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At A Glance
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Sunday, Dec. 30
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.
Miami at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
Playoff Scenarios
CLINCHED: Houston, AFC South;Denver, AFC West;New England, AFC East;Baltimore, AFC North;Indianapolis, No. 5 playoff spot;Cincinnati, No. 6 playoff spot.
HOUSTON (at Indianapolis)
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win or tie, or
— New England loss or tie, or
— Denver loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
— Win, or
— Tie AND Denver loss or tie, or
— New England loss or tie AND Denver loss
DENVER (vs. Kansas City)
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win or tie, or
— New England loss or tie
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
— Win AND Houston loss or tie, or
— Tie AND Houston loss
NEW ENGLAND (vs. Miami)
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win AND Denver or Houston loss
Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with:
— Win AND Denver and Houston loss
CLINCHED: Atlanta, NFC South and home-field advantage;Green Bay, NFC North;San Francisco, playoff spot;Seattle, playoff spot
GREEN BAY (at Minnesota)
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win, or
— Tie AND San Francisco loss or tie, or
— San Francisco loss AND Seattle loss or tie
SAN FRANCISCO (vs. Arizona)
Clinches NFC West with:
— Win or tie, or
— Seattle loss or tie
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win AND Green Bay loss or tie, or
— Tie AND Green Bay loss
SEATTLE (vs. St. Louis)
Clinches NFC West with:
— Win AND San Francisco loss
Clinches first-round bye with:
— Win AND San Francisco loss AND Green Bay loss
WASHINGTON (vs. Dallas)
Clinches NFC East with:
— Win or tie
Clinches playoff spot with:
— Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss
DALLAS (at Washington)
Clinches NFC East with:
— Win
NEW YORK GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia)
Clinches playoff spot with:
— Win AND Dallas loss or tie AND Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss
MINNESOTA (vs. Green Bay)
Clinches playoff spot with:
— Win, or
— Tie AND Chicago loss or tie, or
— Dallas loss or tie AND N.Y. Giants loss or tie AND Chicago loss
CHICAGO (at Detroit)
Clinches playoff spot with:
— Win AND Minnesota loss or tie, or
Tie AND Minnesota loss
FBS Bowl Glance
All Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 15
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Arizona 49, Nevada 48
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Utah State 41, Toledo 15
Thursday, Dec. 20
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
BYU 23, San Diego State 6
Friday, Dec. 21
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
UCF 38, Ball State 17
Saturday, Dec. 22
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34
MAACO Bowl
Las Vegas
Boise State 28, Washington 26
Monday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
SMU 43, Fresno State 10
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
At Detroit
Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21
Thursday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl
At Washington
San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Today’s Games
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
