Playoff Berth in a sentence

Only four teams have clinched a playoff berth, with four teams fighting for the final two playoff spots (the Ravens and Colts are in, with the Steelers and Titans on the outside of the playoff picture at the moment).

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he told his players to not think about playoff seeding — Miami currently holds the No. 2 spot in the AFC and can clinch a playoff berth with a win Sunday — or the “narrative” that they can’t beat good teams.

The Bills have clinched the AFC East, the Chiefs have clinched a playoff berth, and 12 more playoff spots are up for grabs.

They clinched a playoff berth back in early March and tied San Jose for the second-fewest games needed to claim a playoff spot with 68, only one behind the 2009-10 Capitals.

A loss would have cost them a playoff berth.

As the Texans square off against AFC divisional rival Tennessee Titans in their final regular season home game on Sunday, the team eyes a playoff berth for the first time in four years.

He regained his mobility and accuracy and led the Chargers to a 10-7 record and their first playoff berth since the 2018 season.

However, they may not be far off from a playoff berth, as the two teams ahead of them were Temple and Villanova, squads that the Bobcats lost hard-fought games to at crucial points last season.

If the Trailblazers are not selected to the Open bracket, they’ll play in the Division 1 playoffs, having earned an automatic playoff berth by finishing in third place in the Mission League.

It wouldn’t have made sense for me to ignore everything I’ve been told and heard about the team’s needs since their better-than-predicted run ended a couple of games short of a playoff berth.

Normally a first baseman or a designated hitter, Tellez took the mound in the ninth inning and fired a scoreless frame on Friday night and helped the Brewers clinch a playoff berth in a 16-1 win over the Marlins at loanDepot Park.

Now it’s time for him to show what he’s made of as he and the Steelers look to rebound and get back on the right track as they pursue a playoff berth.

Scouting Valley West: The Spartans lost 50-14 to Hazleton Area, a setback that all but shut the door on a D2-5A playoff berth.

That was after he became a hero of sorts last season when his 50-yard field goal with 18 seconds left secured Miami’s first playoff berth since the 2016 season.

The Cowboys are 10-4, which means that McCarthy is now 40-24 in the regular season with the Cowboys, and they have clinched their third playoff berth in a row.

The defending Super Bowl champs were 7-4, on course for another playoff berth.

The Detroit Lions didn’t need a playoff berth as motivation Sunday night.

The Giants’ situation exemplifies the unpredictability of baseball – even a series of favorable matchups can’t guarantee a secure playoff berth.

The hopes of a lot more than just a playoff berth are potentially on the line.

The Posse, which has already secured its playoff berth, has 11 more contests in the regular season.