NFL Week 16 playoff-clinching scenarios: 2024-25 NFL Playoff Bracket: Schedule, matchups and scores for AFC and NFC games
After Week 16, we’ll have a couple more weeks of NFL action to decide who’s facing whom in the postseason, as the road to Super Bowl 59 will truly be locked in.
But for now, if you’re wondering what the playoff picture looks like, you’ve come to the right place.
A few teams have already been eliminated (sorry to your squad if you root for them, but here’s the NFL Draft order right now to help!), but we’ll split it into the NFC and AFC and see who’s up, who’s down and who’s in between as of right now:
The NFC East, AFC East, AFC South, and NFC South are still up for grabs -- along with the final NFC playoff spot and two AFC wild card spots. Six teams (two in AFC, four in NFC) remain in the playoff race that are currently on the outside looking in, setting the stage for a crazy final weekend of football.
Here are the FINAL division-clinching scenarios After Week 15:
2024-25 NFL Playoff Picture
Here’s a look at the completed playoff picture with all regular season games wrapped up:
AFC Playoffs Picture
Kansas City Chiefs (15-1, AFC West winners)*
Buffalo Bills (13-3, AFC East winners)*
Baltimore Ravens (11-5, AFC North leaders)*
Houston Texans (9-7, AFC South winners)*
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6, wild card No. 1)*
Los Angeles Chargers (10-6, wild card No. 2)*
Denver Broncos (9-7, wild card No. 3)
In the hunt: Miami Dolphins (8-8), Cincinnati Bengals (8-8).
NFC playoff picture
In right now:
Minnesota Vikings (14-2, NFC North leaders)*
Philadelphia Eagles (13-3, NFC East winners)*
Los Angeles Rams (10-6, NFC West winners)*
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7, NFC South leaders)
Detroit Lions (13-2, wild card No. 1)*
Washington Commanders (11-5, wild card No. 2)*
Green Bay Packers (11-5, wild card No. 3)*
In the hunt: Atlanta Falcons (8-8)
2024-25 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 2024-25 postseason stands:
AFC Bracket
(1) Chiefs receive a bye
(2) Bills vs. (7) Denver
(3) Ravens vs. (6) Chargera
(4) Texans vs. (5) Pitts
NFC Bracket
(1) Vikings receive a bye
(2) Eagles vs. (7) Packers
(3) Rams vs. (6) Commanders
(4) Bucs vs. (5) Lions
2024-25 NFL Playoffs Schedule.
Wild-card round
Saturday, January 11, 2025
AFC/NFC Wild Card Matchup - 1 p.m. (CBS or FOX)
AFC/NFC Wild Card Matchup - 4:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
AFC/NFC Wild Card Matchup - 8 p.m. (Peacock)
Sunday, January, 12, 2025
AFC/NFC Wild Card Matchup - 4:30 p.m. (CBS or FOX)
AFC/NFC Wild Card Matchup - 8:15 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, January 13, 2025
AFC/NFC Wild Card Matchup - 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
Divisional round
Saturday, January 18, 2025
AFC/NFC Divisional Matchup - 4:30 p.m.
AFC/NFC Divisional Matchup - 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
AFC/NFC Divisional Matchup - 3 p.m.
AFC/NFC Divisional Matchup - 6:30 p.m.
Conference Championship round
Sunday, January 26, 2025
NFC Conference Championship - 3 p.m. (FOX)
AFC Conference Championship - 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
2025 Super Bowl LIX
Sunday, February 9, 2025
AFC Champion vs. NFC Champions - 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
What teams has been eliminated from the NFL playoffs contentions?
▶ New York Giants
▶ Las Vegas Raiders
▶ New England Patriots
▶ Jacksonville Jaguars
▶ Tennessee Titans
▶ Cleveland Browns
▶ New York Jets
▶ Chicago Bears
▶ Carolina Panthers
▶ New Orleans Saints
▶ Dallas Cowboys
▶ San Francisco 49ers
▶ Arizona Cardinals
▶ Indianapolis Colts
▶ Seattle Seahawks
x – clinched playoff berth
y – clinched division
z – clinched home-field advantage, first-round bye
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