Updated Dec. 22, 2025, 10:04 a.m. MT
Just two NFL teams had clinched playoff berths before the NFL Week 16 schedule, with the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos earning their spots in the NFL postseason field.
They have a lot of company entering NFL Week 17 games this week. Five teams clinched berths in the NFL playoffs in NFL Week 16, with the New England Patriots joining the Broncos in the AFC playoff bracket, and the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers joining the Rams.
That means that half of the teams in the NFL playoff field this season are set, with five berths still available in the AFC and two left in the NFC. Who will get them?
See the updated NFL playoff picture and NFL postseason standings before NFL Week 17 games (with the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers still set to play on Monday Night Football tonight), which saw some big changes from the NFL playoff picture last week (last week’s rankings in parentheses).
There are eight NFL divisions, four in the NFC and four in the AFC, with each division winner earning a playoff berth in each conference, along with the three non-division winners with the best records in that conference earning wild-card bids into the postseason. The top seeds in each conference receive byes to the second round.
NFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s in NFL postseason right now?
Table of Contents
- NFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s in NFL postseason right now?
- NFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s not in NFL postseason right now?
- NFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s eliminated from the NFL postseason?
- NFC playoff picture Week 17: What are NFL postseason matchups right now?
- AFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s in NFL postseason right now?
- AFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s not in NFL postseason right now?
- AFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s eliminated from the NFL postseason?
- AFC playoff picture Week 17: What are NFL postseason matchups right now?
- No. 1 Seattle Seahawks (12-3) – NFC West leader (clinched NFL playoff berth)
- No. 2 Chicago Bears (11-4) – NFC North leader (clinched NFL playoff berth)
- No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles (10-5) – NFC East Leader (clinched NFL playoff berth, NFC East title)
- No. 4 Carolina Panthers (8-7) – NFC South leader
- No. 5 Los Angeles Rams (11-4) – Wild card (clinched NFL playoff berth)
- No. 6 San Francisco 49ers (10-4) – Wild card (clinched NFL playoff berth)
- No. 7 Green Bay Packers (9-5-1) – Wild card
NFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s not in NFL postseason right now?
- No. 8 Detroit Lions (8-7)
- No. 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8)
NFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s eliminated from the NFL postseason?
- No. 9 Minnesota Vikings (7-8)
- No. 11 Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1)
- No. 12 Atlanta Falcons (6-9)
- No. 13 New Orleans Saints (5-10)
- No. 14 Washington Commanders (4-11)
- No. 15 Arizona Cardinals (3-12)
- No. 16 New York Giants (2-13)
NFC playoff picture Week 17: What are NFL postseason matchups right now?
- No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Chicago Bears
- No. 6 San Francisco 49ers at No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles
- No. 5 Los Angeles Rams at No. 4 Carolina Panthers
AFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s in NFL postseason right now?
- No. 1 Denver Broncos (12-3) – AFC West leader (clinched NFL playoff berth)
- No. 2 New England Patriots (12-3) – AFC East leader (clinched NFL playoff berth)
- No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) – AFC South leader
- No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) – AFC North leader
- No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) – Wild card
- No. 6 Buffalo Bills (11-4) – Wild card
- No. 7 Houston Texans (10-5) – Wild card
AFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s not in NFL postseason right now?
- No. 8 Indianapolis Colts (8-6)
- No. 9 Baltimore Ravens (7-8)
AFC playoff picture Week 17: Who’s eliminated from the NFL postseason?
- No. 10 Kansas City Chiefs (6-9)
- No. 11 Miami Dolphins (6-9)
- No. 12 Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)
- No. 13 New York Jets (3-12)
- No. 14 Tennessee Titans (3-12)
- No. 15 Cleveland Browns (3-12)
- No. 15 Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
AFC playoff picture Week 17: What are NFL postseason matchups right now?
- No. 7 Houston Texans at No. 2 New England Patriots
- No. 6 Buffalo Bills at No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars
- No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers
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