[editor's note, by Chris] This great write up comes courtesy of Josh at Cincy Jungle. Any and all props need to go to him.
With two weeks left in the season, 24 teams are still eligible to make the playoffs. That's the second most ever since the NFL went to a 16 game schedule -- 26 teams in 2004.
Here's the NFL playoff landscape, provided by NFL Media.
| CATEGORY | TEAM(S) |
| Homefield Won | Chicago |
| First-round Bye Won | -- |
| Division Titles Won | Baltimore, Indianapolis, New Orleans, San Diego |
| Playoff Berth Won | Dallas |
| Homefield Can Be Won This Week | San Diego |
| First-round Bye Can be Won This Week | Indianapolis, New Orleans |
| Division Can Be Won This Week With Win/Tie | Dallas, New England, Seattle |
| Playoff Berth Can Be Won This Week with a Win | Philadelphia |
| Playoff Berth Can Be Won This Week with a Win Plus Help | Cincinnati, Denver, NY Giants |
| Still alive, but can't clinch | Atlanta, Buffalo, Carolina, Green Bay, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Minnesota, NY Jets, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, Tennessee |
| AFC NORTH | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| Baltimore | Division | --- | --- |
| Cincinnati | --- | Playoff Berth | 1. Win + Buffalo loss + Jets loss OR |
| 2. Win + Buffalo loss + Jags loss. |
| AFC EAST | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| New England | --- | Division | 1. Win. |
| 2. Jets loss. | |||
| Playoff Berth | Cincinnati/Denver tie. |
| AFC SOUTH | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| Indianapolis | Division | First-round bye | 1. Win + Baltimore loss |
| AFC WEST | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| San Diego | Division | Homefield | 1. Win + Baltimore loss OR |
| 2. Tie + Baltimore and Indy loss. | |||
| First-round bye | 1. Win OR | ||
| 2. Indy loss OR | |||
| 3. SD and Indy tie OR | |||
| 4. SD tie and Balt loss. | |||
| Denver | --- | Playoff berth | 1. Win + KC loss + Jets loss OR |
| 2. Win + KC loss + Jets loss |
| NFC EAST | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| Dallas | Playoff Berth | Division | 1. Win |
| Philadelphia | --- | Playoff Berth | 1. Win OR |
| 2. Tie + Giants loss OR | |||
| 3. Tie + Falcons loss | |||
| New York | --- | Playoff Berth | 1. Win + Minn loss or tie + Atlanta loss + Philly win or tie + Seattle win or tie OR |
| 2. Win + Minn loss or tie + Atlanta loss + Philly win or tie + 49ers loss or tie. |
| NFC NORTH | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| Chicago | Homefield | --- | --- |
| NFC SOUTH | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| New Orleans | Division | First-round Bye | 1. Win + Dallas loss |
| NFC WEST | HAS CLINCHED | CAN CLINCH | WITH |
| Seattle | --- | Division | 1. Win |
| 2. SF loss |