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December 15, 2009

FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL

National Football League

All Times EST

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA
New England 8 5 0 .615 348 234
Miami 7 6 0 .538 292 306
N.Y. Jets 7 6 0 .538 275 211
Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 215 271

South

W L T Pct PF PA
x-Indianapolis 13 0 0 1.000 359 217
Jacksonville 7 6 0 .538 235 287
Tennessee 6 7 0 .462 293 323
Houston 6 7 0 .462 311 273

North

W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 264 217
Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 319 218
Pittsburgh 6 7 0 .462 278 244
Cleveland 2 11 0 .154 158 315

West

W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego 10 3 0 .769 362 259
Denver 8 5 0 .615 256 230
Oakland 4 9 0 .308 155 316
Kansas City 3 10 0 .231 206 342

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 373 273
Dallas 8 5 0 .615 296 233
N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 341 331
Washington 4 9 0 .308 234 251

South

W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 13 0 0 1.000 466 274
Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 302 305
Carolina 5 8 0 .385 225 282
Tampa Bay 1 12 0 .077 190 356

North

W L T Pct PF PA
y-Minnesota 11 2 0 .846 389 243
Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 344 243
Chicago 5 8 0 .385 247 291
Detroit 2 11 0 .154 209 406

West

W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 8 4 0 .667 297 234
San Francisco 5 7 0 .417 245 233
Seattle 5 8 0 .385 250 301
St. Louis 1 12 0 .077 146 361

x-clinched division

y-clinched playoff spot

Monday’s Game

Arizona at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20

Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 21

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

Playoff Scenarios

Week 15

AFC

Indianapolis

Clinched AFC South and homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs.

San Diego

— Clinches AFC West with:

1) A Denver loss.

2) A win and a Denver tie.

— Clinches a first-round bye with:

1) A win, Denver loss and a New England loss or tie.

— Clinches a playoff spot with:

1) A win or tie.

2) A loss or tie by New England, Baltimore and Miami.

3) A loss or tie by New England, Baltimore and N.Y. Jets.

4) A loss or tie by Miami, Baltimore and N.Y. Jets.

5) A loss or tie by Miami, N.Y. Jets and Jacksonville.

6) A loss or tie by Miami, Baltimore and Jacksonville.

7) A loss or tie by N.Y. Jets, Baltimore and Jacksonville.

Cincinnati

— Clinches AFC North with:

1) A win.

2) A tie and a Baltimore loss.

3) A Baltimore loss.

— Clinches a playoff spot with:

1) A tie plus losses by Miami, N.Y. Jets and Jacksonville.

NFC

New Orleans

Clinched NFC South and a first-round bye.

Minnesota

Clinched a playoff spot

— Clinches NFC North with:

1) A win and a Green Bay loss.

Arizona

— Clinches NFC West with:

1) A win vs. San Francisco Dec. 14.








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