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Nine teams have clinched playoff berths and five playoff spots remain up for grabs. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks heading into Week 18:
NFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. 49ers (12-4): Clinched the NFC No. 1 seed.
2. Cowboys (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth, own the tiebreakers over both the Lions and Eagles.
3. Lions (11-5): Clinched the NFC North.
4. Buccaneers (8-8): Despite losing to the Saints, the NFC South is the Bucs’ for the taking.
WILD CARDS
5. Eagles (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth.
6. Rams (9-7): Clinched a playoff berth.
7. Packers (8-8): Own the strength of victory tiebreaker over the Seahawks and the conference record tiebreaker over the Saints.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Seahawks (8-8): Loss to Steelers hurts, but a wild card berth is still in play.
9. Saints (8-8): Clinging to their playoff hopes.
10. Vikings (7-9): Not out of it, but need to win and get lots of help.
11. Bears (7-9): Mathematically eliminated.
12. Falcons (7-9): Still clinging to NFC South hopes.
13. Giants (5-11): Mathematically eliminated.
14. Commanders (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
15. Cardinals (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
16. Panthers (2-14): Mathematically eliminated, clinched the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, which the Panthers traded to the Bears.
AFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Ravens (13-3): Clinched the AFC No. 1 seed.
2. Dolphins (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth, will win the AFC East if they beat the Bills next week.
3. Chiefs (10-6): Clinched the AFC West, locked into the AFC No. 3 seed.
4. Jaguars (9-7): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Colts and Texans in the AFC South.
WILD CARDS
5. Browns (11-5): Locked into the AFC No. 5 seed.
6. Bills (10-6): Will win the AFC East if they beat the Dolphins next week.
7. Colts (9-7): Big showdown coming with the Texans.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Texans (9-7): Big showdown coming with the Colts.
9. Steelers (9-7): May benefit from playing a Ravens team that’s resting its starters in Week 18.
10. Broncos (8-8):…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-01-01 11:23:51
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