NFL Week 18 playoff-clinching scenarios, Updated Playoff Bracket, Schedule, matchups for AFC and NFC games
The NFL playoff picture is rapidly coming into focus as the final two weeks of the 2025 NFL season wrap up.
12 teams have clinched berths in the NFL playoffs, six in the AFC and six in the NFC.
Just one AFC playoff berth and just one NFL playoff berth remain.
Who will get them?
See the updated NFL playoff picture and NFL postseason standings before the NFL Week 18 schedule, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set to take on the Carolina Panthers likely for the NFC South title and final postseason berth in that conference and the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers set to face off for the AFC North title and final playoff spot in that conference.
How does the 2025 NFL playoff bracket look with less than two weeks remaining in the season? Here's a look at the NFL playoff picture for Week 18.
Here are the FINAL division-clinching scenarios After Week 17:
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2025 NFL Playoff Picture
Here’s a look at the completed playoff picture with all regular season games wrapped up:
AFC Playoffs Picture
1. Denver Broncos (13-3, AFC West winners)*
2. New England Patriots (13-3, AFC East winners)*
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4, AFC South leaders)*
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7, AFC North leaders)
5. Houston Texans (11-5, wild card No. 1)*
6. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5, wild card No. 2)*
7. Buffalo Bills (11-5, wild card No. 3)*
In the hunt: Baltimore Ravens (8-8)
NFC Playoffs Picture
1. Seattle Seahawks (13-3, NFC West leaders)*
2. Chicago Bears (11-5, NFC North winners)*
3. Philadelphia Eagles (11-5, NFC East winners)*
4. Carolina Panthers (8-8, NFC South leaders)
5. San Francisco 49ers (12-4, wild card No. 1)*
6. Los Angeles Rams (11-4, wild card No. 2)*
7. Green Bay Packers (9-6-1, wild card No. 3)*
In the hunt: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)
2025-26 NFL Playoff Bracket: Wild-card matchups for AFC and NFC.
The wild card round schedule of the NFL playoffs has been announced, and here's where the 2025-26 postseason stands:
AFC playoff bracket
1. Denver Broncos (13-3, AFC West winners): BYE
2. New England Patriots (13-3, AFC East winners) vs. 7. Buffalo Bills (11-5, wild card No. 3)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4, AFC South leaders) vs. 6. Los Angeles Chargers (11-5, wild card No. 2)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7, AFC North leaders) vs. 5. Houston Texans (11-5, wild card No. 1)
NFC playoff bracket
1. Seattle Seahawks (13-3, NFC West leaders): BYE
2. Chicago Bears (11-5, NFC North winners) vs. 7. Green Bay Packers (9-6-1, wild card No. 3)
3. Philadelphia Eagles (11-5, NFC East winners) vs. 6. Los Angeles Rams (11-4, wild card No. 2)
4. Carolina Panthers (8-8, NFC South leaders) vs. 5. San Francisco 49ers (12-4, wild card No. 1)
What teams has been eliminated from the NFL playoffs contentions?
NFC playoff: Who's eliminated from the NFL postseason?
No. 8 Minnesota Vikings (8-8)
No. 9 Detroit Lions (8-8)
No. 10 Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1)
No. 12 Atlanta Falcons (6-9)
No. 13 New Orleans Saints (6-10)
No. 14 Washington Commanders (4-12)
No. 15 Arizona Cardinals (3-13)
No. 16 New York Giants (3-13)
AFC playoff: Who's eliminated from the NFL postseason?
No. 8 Indianapolis Colts (8-8)
No. 10 Miami Dolphins (7-9)
No. 11 Cincinnati Bengals (6-10)
No. 12 Kansas City Chiefs (6-10)
No. 13 Cleveland Browns (4-12)
No. 14 Tennessee Titans (3-13)
No. 15 New York Jets (3-13)
No. 16 Las Vegas Raiders (2-14)
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