NFL Playoff Picture: Who’s In and Who’s Out

The 49ers, Lions, Ravens, Dolphins, Eagles and Cowboys have clinched playoff berths, eight more playoff spots are available. Here’s how the NFC and AFC playoff pictures look after the Patriots beat the Broncos on Sunday night:

NFC Playoff Picture

DIVISION LEADERS
1. 49ers (11-3): Clinched the NFC West.

2. Lions (11-4): Clinched the NFC North.

3. Eagles (10-4): Clinched a playoff berth.

4. Buccaneers (8-7): The NFC South is theirs for the taking.

WILD CARDS
5. Cowboys (10-5): Clinched a playoff berth.

6. Rams (8-7): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Seahawks.

7. Seahawks (8-7): Two winnable games remaining on the schedule.

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Vikings (7-8): Own the tiebreakers over the Falcons and Packers.

9. Falcons (7-8): Own the head-to-head tiebreakers over the Saints and Packers.

10. Packers (7-8): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints.

11. Saints (7-8): Clinging to their playoff hopes.

12. Bears (6-9): Playing well down the stretch, with four wins in their last six games.

13. Giants (5-9): Could play spoilers to the Eagles.

14. Commanders (4-11): Mathematically eliminated.

15. Cardinals (3-12): Mathematically eliminated.

16. Panthers (2-13): Mathematically eliminated.

AFC Playoff Picture

DIVISION LEADERS
1. Ravens (11-3): Clinched a playoff berth.

2. Dolphins (11-4): Clinched a playoff berth.

3. Chiefs (9-5): Commanding lead in the AFC West.

4. Jaguars (8-7): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Colts and Texans in the AFC South.

WILD CARDS
5. Browns (10-5): Joe Flacco is poised to lead them to the playoffs.

6. Bills (9-6): Likely to be the AFC wild card that no division winner wants to face.

7. Colts (8-7): Own the tiebreakers over the Steelers, Bengals and Texans.

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Texans (8-7): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Steelers.

9. Steelers (8-7): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Bengals.

10. Bengals (8-7): A dud of a performance against the Steelers was a major blow to their playoff hopes.

11. Broncos (7-8): The loss to the Patriots just about stamped out any playoff hopes.

12. Raiders (6-8): Will try to play Christmas spoilers against the Chiefs.

13. Jets (6-9): Mathematically eliminated.

14. Titans (5-10): Mathematically eliminated.

15. Chargers (5-10): Mathematically eliminated.

16. Patriots (4-11): Mathematically eliminated.

Week 16 Clinching Scenarios

Here are the official Week 16 clinching scenarios distributed by the NFL:
AFC

CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens (11-3) – playoff berth; Miami Dolphins (11-4) – playoff berth.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (9-5) vs. Las Vegas (6-8); Christmas (Monday), 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Kansas City clinches playoff berth and AFC West division title with:

KC win or tie

NFC

CLINCHED: San Francisco 49ers (11-3) – NFC West division title; ; Detroit Lions (11-4) – NFC North title; Dallas Cowboys (10-4) – playoff berth; Philadelphia Eagles (10-4) – playoff berth.

2023-12-25 09:16:44
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