Most of the playoff field has been set, but two playoff teams remain to be decided and the No. 1 seed in the NFC will go down to the final game of the season. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18:
NFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Minnesota Vikings (14-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch the No. 1 seed if they beat the Lions on Sunday night.
2. Philadelphia Eagles (13-3): Clinched the NFC East.
3. Los Angeles Rams (10-6): Clinched the NFC West.
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7): One-game lead in the NFC South, but they would lose a tiebreaker to the Falcons.
WILD CARDS
5. Detroit Lions (13-2): Clinched a playoff berth, will clinch the No. 1 seed if they beat the Vikings on Sunday night.
6. Washington Commanders (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth, own the NFC record tiebreaker over the Packers.
7. Green Bay Packers (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Seattle Seahawks (9-7): Mathematically eliminated.
9. Atlanta Falcons (8-8): Will win the NFC South if they win on Sunday and the Buccaneers lose.
10. Dallas Cowboys (7-9): Mathematically eliminated.
11. Arizona Cardinals (7-9): Mathematically eliminated.
12. San Francisco 49ers (6-9): Mathematically eliminated.
13. New Orleans Saints (5-11): Mathematically eliminated.
14. Carolina Panthers (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
15. Chicago Bears (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
16. New York Giants (3-13): Mathematically eliminated.
AFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1): Clinched the No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
2. Buffalo Bills (13-3): Clinched the No. 2 seed.
3. Baltimore Ravens (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth, will be the No. 3 seed if they win on Saturday.
4. Houston Texans (9-7): Clinched the No. 4 seed.
WILD CARDS
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6): Clinched a playoff berth, own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chargers.
6. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6): Clinched a playoff berth.
7. Denver Broncos (9-7): One win away from a wild card berth.
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8. Miami Dolphins (8-8): Kept their wild card hopes alive by beating the Browns.
9. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8): Kept their wild card hopes alive by beating the Broncos.
10. Indianapolis Colts (7-9): Mathematically eliminated.
11. New York Jets (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
12. Las Vegas Raiders (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
13. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
14. Cleveland Browns (3-13): Mathematically eliminated.
15. Tennessee Titans (3-13): Mathematically eliminated.
16. New England Patriots (3-13): Mathematically eliminated.
Clinching Scenarios
AFC
Baltimore clinches the AFC North with a win or tie, or a Pittsburgh loss or tie.
Pittsburgh clinches the AFC North with a win and a Baltimore loss.
Denver clinches a wild card with a win or tie, or with losses or ties by both the Dolphins and the Bengals.
Miami clinches a wild card with a win and a Denver loss.
Cincinnati clinches a wild card with a win, a Denver loss and a Miami loss or tie.
NFC
The Detroit-Minnesota winner clinches the No. 1 seed.
Tampa Bay clinches the NFC South with a win or tie, or an Atlanta loss or tie.
Atlanta clinches the NFC South with a win and a Tampa Bay loss.
