The Houston Texans' 2012 NFL Playoff position is set - the AFC South Champions will make their franchise postseason debut as the No. 3 overall seed, but their opening opponent in the Wild Card round is still very much a mystery.
There's a small chance Sunday's opponent - the Tennessee Titans - could be right back in Houston for the playoffs, provided a lot of things go Tennessee's way (see below). The likeliest opponent is the Cincinnati Bengals, who have a 68.75 percent chance of clinching the No. 6 wild card seed, per NFL.com. Also alive to play the Texans are the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders.
For every possible scenario, consult this handy chart, courtesy of NFL.com and the Houston Chronicle. Follow along to find out what happens per every game on New Year's Day with implications on Houston's opponent (games are listed at the top, and each line is a scenario featuring a different set of winners, and ultimately the No. 6 seed for that sequence of events):
- Ten-Hou NYJ-Mia Bal-Cin KC-Den SD-Oak No. 6 seed
- Hou NYJ Baltimore Den SD New York
- Hou NYJ Baltimore Den Oak Oakland
- Hou NYJ Baltimore KC SD New York
- Hou NYJ Baltimore KC Oak New York
- Hou NYJ Cincinnati Den SD Cincinnati
- Hou NYJ Cincinnati Den Oak Cincinnati
- Hou NYJ Cincinnati KC SD Cincinnati
- Hou NYJ Cincinnati KC Oak Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Baltimore Den SD Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Baltimore Den Oak Oakland
- Hou Mia Baltimore KC SD Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Baltimore KC Oak Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Cincinnati Den SD Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Cincinnati Den Oak Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Cincinnati KC SD Cincinnati
- Hou Mia Cincinnati KC Oak Cincinnati
- Ten NYJ Baltimore Den SD Tennessee
- Ten NYJ Baltimore Den Oak Oakland
- Ten NYJ Baltimore KC SD Tennessee
- Ten NYJ Baltimore KC Oak Tennessee
- Ten NYJ Cincinnati Den SD Cincinnati
- Ten NYJ Cincinnati Den Oak Cincinnati
- Ten NYJ Cincinnati KC SD Cincinnati
- Ten NYJ Cincinnati KC Oak Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Baltimore Den SD Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Baltimore Den Oak Tennessee
- Ten Mia Baltimore KC SD Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Baltimore KC Oak Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Cincinnati Den SD Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Cincinnati Den Oak Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Cincinnati KC SD Cincinnati
- Ten Mia Cincinnati KC Oak Cincinnati
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