The NFL playoff picture is taking shape. Here’s how it looks after the latest slate of games:
AFC
- Chiefs (13-1) Clear path to home-field advantage.
- Bills (11-3) Clinched the AFC East, owns head-to-head tiebreaker over Steelers.
- Steelers (11-3) Clinched playoff berth.
- Titans (10-4) Owns the division record tiebreaker over Indianapolis.
- Colts (10-4) Still a chance in AFC South.
- Browns (10-4) Closing in on a return to the playoffs.
- Dolphins (9-5) Own the last wild card thanks to conference record tiebreaker over Ravens.
- Ravens (9-5) Game clear of rest of but loses tiebreaker on conference games to Miami.
- Raiders (7-7) Two games out in the wild card race with two games to go.
- Patriots (6-8) Mathematically eliminated.
- Broncos (5-9) Mathematically eliminated.
- Chargers (5-9) Mathematically eliminated.
- Texans (4-10) Mathematically eliminated.
- Bengals (3-10-1) Mathematically eliminated.
- Jaguars (1-13) Mathematically eliminated.
- Jets (1-13) Mathematically eliminated.
NFC
- Packers (11-3) Clear path to home-field advantage.
- Saints (10-4) Clinched a playoff berth.
- Seahawks (10-4) First in the NFC West.
- Washington (6-8) Still lead the NFC East.
- Rams (9-5) Leads Tampa Bay in the wild card race based on head-to-head tiebreaker.
- Buccaneers (9-5) Well positioned for a wild card.
- Cardinals (8-6) One-game lead for the final wild card.
- Bears (7-7) Still alive for the wild card.
- Vikings (6-8) Loss to the Bears all but ends their playoff hopes.
- Lions (5-9) Mathematically eliminated.
- Cowboys (5-9) Still not out of it in the NFC East.
- 49ers (5-9) Mathematically eliminated.
- Giants (5-9) Still not out of it in the NFC East.
- Eagles (4-9-1) Still not out of it in the NFC East.
- Falcons (4-10) Mathematically eliminated.
- Panthers (4-10) Mathematically eliminated.
