Seven Teams Can Clinch Playoff Berths in Week 16

NEW YORK - The Cleveland Gladiators (8-6), Colorado Crush (4-10), Georgia Force (9-5), Grand Rapids Rampage (4-10), New Orleans VooDoo (8-6), New York Dragons (8-6) and Utah Blaze (5-10) can clinch playoff berths this weekend as the Mitsubishi Motors Drive to ArenaBowl XXII New Orleans eyes the finish line.

The Chicago Rush (10-4) can clinch home-field advantage throughout the American Conference playoffs with a win or a San Jose SaberCats (9-5) loss. The SaberCats can clinch their third consecutive Mitsubishi Motors Western Division title with a win or an Arizona Rattlers loss.

The Philadelphia Soul (11-3) can clinch the Mitsubishi Motors Eastern Division title and home-field advantage throughout the National Conference playoffs with a win coupled with a Dallas Desperados (11-3) loss.

Following is each team's postseason-clinching scenario for Week 16:

The CHICAGO RUSH clinch home-field advantage in the American Conference with the following scenarios:

1) Chicago Rush win

2) San Jose SaberCats loss

The COLORADO CRUSH clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenario:

1) Colorado Crush win + Grand Rapids Rampage loss + Kansas City Brigade loss

The GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenario:

1) Grand Rapids Rampage win + Los Angeles Avengers loss

The SAN JOSE SABERCATS clinch the Western Division and a first-round bye with the following scenarios:

1) San Jose SaberCats win

2) Arizona Rattlers loss

The UTAH BLAZE clinch an American Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:

1) Colorado Crush loss

2) Grand Rapids Rampage loss

The PHILADELPHIA SOUL clinch the Eastern Division and home-field advantage in the National Conference with the following scenario:

1) Philadelphia Soul win + Dallas Desperados loss

The GEORGIA FORCE clinch the Mitsubishi Motors Southern Division and a first-round bye with the following scenario:

1) Georgia Force win

The GEORGIA FORCE clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:

1) Tampa Bay Storm loss

2) New York Dragons loss

3) New Orleans VooDoo + Cleveland Gladiators loss

The NEW YORK DRAGONS clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:

1) New York Dragons win + Orlando Predators loss

2) New York Dragons win + Tampa Bay Storm loss

3) New York Dragons win + New Orleans VooDoo loss by two-or-more points + Georgia Force win + Cleveland Gladiators win

The NEW ORLEANS VOODOO clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenario:

1) New Orleans VooDoo win

The CLEVELAND GLADIATORS clinch a National Conference playoff spot with the following scenarios:

1) Cleveland Gladiators win + Tampa Bay Storm loss + Georgia Force win

2) Cleveland Gladiators win + Tampa Bay Storm loss + Orlando Predators loss

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