NFL PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES

NFC

* Chicago (North) and Seattle (West) have clinched division titles and first-round byes, with Seattle having home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

* The New York Giants have clinched a postseason berth, and can go to the playoffs as East Division champions with a victory Saturday at Oakland. Washington can clinch a berth with a victory at Philadelphia on Sunday, and would advance as East Division champion if New York loses.

* Tampa Bay can clinch the South Division with a victory Sunday over New Orleans. Carolina can advance to the playoffs if it wins Sunday at Atlanta, as a wild-card team, or -- if Tampa Bay loses -- as South Division champion.

* Dallas needs a victory Sunday over St. Louis and a loss by Carolina or Washington to qualify.

AFC

* Cincinnati (North), Indianapolis (South), New England (East) and Denver (West) have clinched division titles, with Indianapolis having home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and Denver getting the other first-round bye.

* Jacksonville has clinched a wild-card berth.

* Pittsburgh can clinch a wild-card berth with a victory Sunday over Detroit or a San Diego victory over Denver on Saturday. Kansas City needs a victory Sunday over Cincinnati, a San Diego loss and a Pittsburgh loss to qualify.