NFL Playoff Picture

Canceling the game has added a wrinkle into the playoff picture, with the AFC standings decided by winning percentage, rather than by straight records given the ...

ET [AFC Playoff Picture](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-playoff-picture) (through Week 18) The [Miami Dolphins](https://www.thephinsider.com/) and [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/) are chasing the Patriots for that spot. [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/) hold the top spot in the standings, but they have not yet clinched the NFC East division. The [Seattle Seahawks](https://www.fieldgulls.com/) are in the final position right now as the seventh seed, but they are not guaranteed to end the weekend there. The Cincinnati Bengals are in the third spot, while the [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.bigcatcountry.com/) are in the fourth seed. The [Los Angeles Chargers](https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/) and the Baltimore Ravens hold the first two wild card positions and are locked into the playoffs. [AFC playoff picture](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-playoff-picture) will play out over the two days and 16 games on the schedule. The final spot in the postseason is currently held by the [New England Patriots](https://www.patspulpit.com/), a spot they will clinch with a win this weekend. We will track all of it here as well. Canceling the game has added a wrinkle into the playoff picture, with the AFC standings decided by winning percentage, rather than by straight records given the Bengals and Bills will play one fewer game than the rest of the league. The NFC and We track of who is clinching what spot in the postseason and which teams have seen their 2022 hopes dashed.

The 2023 NFL playoffs are set to begin on January 14. Here's what to know about how to watch each game and what the matchups and bracket will be during the ...

TBD The NFL season will end on Sunday, Feb. The divisional round will take place the weekend after and the conference championships will be played Sunday, Jan. This year, CBS, Fox, ABC, NBC and ESPN will broadcast games during the NFL playoffs. The first game of the 2023 NFL playoffs will be played on Saturday, Jan. Fox Sports app, Fox Below is a breakdown of everything you need to know about the NFL playoff bracket in 2023, including a complete postseason schedule, TV channels for all the playoff games and scores/results as they come. There were also some questions about how the AFC would look with the Bills vs. 1 seed or if the Cowboys could win that division. So, the only real mystery surrounded the No. Eleven teams had clinched postseason berths before the action began on Saturday, so just three more teams and overall seeding needed to be decided.

After the morning set of games came to a close, we gained a little more clarity on just how next week's Wild Card round will look. Especially in the AFC, ...

No. A Green Bay loss and the Seahawks would sneak in thanks to their OT win over the Rams. After the early slate of games came to a close, we gained a little more clarity on just how next week's Wild Card round will look.

The Miami Dolphins emerged as the winner of the three-team battle for the final AFC wild-card spot in Week 18's early set of games. The Dolphins used three.

The Los Angeles Chargers are the No. 4 seed last week by winning the NFC South. The 49ers got Elijah Mitchell back on Sunday, and Deebo Samuel is getting better with each week. will not play a true road game in the AFC postseason. Cincinnati remained in third place with its win over the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore is confirmed as the No. 1 seed with a win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. All that matters is they are through to the wild-card round. The last wild-card spot comes down to if the Green Bay Packers win or lose on Sunday night against the Detroit Lions. Jason Sanders won the game with 23 seconds left on a field goal. Buffalo's win, which was to secure the No. Miami's win eliminated the Pittsburgh Steelers.

These NFL teams are fighting for the playoffs entering the final week of the season: New New England Patriots (AFC); Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC); Miami Dolphins ( ...

2 seed for Buffalo and lock the Bengals into the No. The Eagles need to beat the Giants on Sunday to secure the No. 3 seed and the Ravens are locked into the No. This would mean the Bengals are locked into the No. If the Seahawks lose to the Rams, the winner of the Lions-Packers game would secure the No. Buffalo and Cincinnati are fighting for the No. 1 seed in the NFC or hope the 49ers lose to the Cardinals. If the Steelers win, they’d need losses by both the Dolphins and Patriots in order to clinch the No. A win on Sunday by the Patriots would lock up the No. If the Dolphins beat the Jets, Miami would need a New England loss to clinch the No. Pittsburgh has perhaps the most complicated path to the playoffs in Week 18. Peak Drama can be found in the AFC, where things are a lot messier when it comes to who can win the final playoff spot and how.

The Jacksonville Jaguars booked their first trip to the playoffs since 2017 with a 20-16 win over the Tennessee Titans, who started the season 7-3 but dropped ...

Detroit (8-8) [North] Green Bay (8-8) [North] Dallas (11-4) [East] - x Tampa Bay (8-8) [South] - y Minnesota (12-4) [North] - y Pittsburgh (8-8) [North] Philadelphia (13-3) [East] - x Miami (8-8) [East] Jacksonville (8-8) [South] - y Baltimore (10-6) [North] - x Cincinnati (11-4) [North] - y Buffalo (12-3) [East] - y

In the early slate of games, the Dolphins were the biggest winner after they were able to sneak into the playoffs by stealing the seventh seed in the AFC away ...

The Lions will be playing for pride on Sunday night knowing that if they beat the Packers, Green Bay will also be eliminated from the playoffs. The Cowboys will now be opening the postseason against the same Buccaneers team they lost to back in Week 1. The NFC South champion Buccaneers had already clinched the fourth seed heading into Week 18, so they had nothing to play for and it showed. With the Giants sitting most of their starters, the Eagles got a late scare, but in the end, they picked up a 22-16 win, which means they're now the top seed in the NFC for the first time since 2017 when they won the Super Bowl. Jason Sanders hit a 50-yard field goal with just 18 seconds left to give Miami an 11-6 win (The Dolphins also got a safety on the final play). The Jags' win over the Titans on Saturday means that they're now headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 and just the third time since 2008. Although that gives them a first-round bye, there is one catch: If they make it to the AFC title game, that game will be played at a neutral site if they play the Bills. One thing that won't be happening is a coin flip to determine where the Bengals and Ravens will be playing in the wild-card round. To get in the postseason, the Dolphins needed a win over the Jets and a loss by New England, which was playing the Bills. The Dolphins officially punched their ticket to the postseason after the Bills beat the Patriots 35-23, a victory that came thanks in large part to two kickoff return touchdowns by Nyheim Hines. The victory over the Jets marked the first time since 2003 that Miami was able to win a game without scoring a touchdown. With just three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks were trailing 16-13 and on the brink of elimination from the playoffs, but they managed to force overtime where Jason Myers hit a game-winning field goal from 32 yards away to give Seattle a 19-16 win.

The final domino in the AFC playoff picture fell with Sunday afternoon's Week 18 games. There wasn't much to be decided on the final day,especially after...

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The Eagles face the Giants in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 8. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.

If Dallas loses, the Eagles lose, and the 49ers win, Philadelphia will fall to the No. The [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/) would have to beat the Washington Commanders, and the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.ninersnation.com/) would have to lose to the [Arizona Cardinals](https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/) as well as the Eagles losing this game. The Giants finish as the No. 1 spot in the [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/) will host the [New York Giants](https://www.bigblueview.com/) in an NFC East game in Week 18. They will clinch the No.

The tournament is about to get underway. Here are how the matchups in the 2023 NFL playoffs.

— The Buccaneers limped along for the majority of the season, but Tom Brady and crew eventually outlasted the rest of a weak division to capture the ttile. Justin Herbert (and their luscious locks) will be an electric matchup of two of the AFC's top young quarterbacks. The Cowboys were in the NFC East race until Week 18, but a loss to the Commanders and the Eagles taking care of business vs. The Giants are one of the NFL's most surprising teams. The Jaguars turned a suboptimal start to their season into an AFC South crown, which feels like the start of something special for Doug Pederson and Co. Now, the Ravens should hope that Lamar Jackson's knee is good to go so they can have a fighting chance against their division rival and one of the NFL's hottest squads. The Bills are coming off an electrifying, emotional win in Week 18 vs. the Patriots in the aftermath of the Damar Hamlin scare. There are 14 teams in the NFL playoff field this year. The Chiefs, Bills and Bengals are the cream of the crop, while the Jaguars, Dolphins and Chargers have returned to the postseason. The tournament is underway.

The Lions face the Packers in Green Bay on Sunday, Januray 8. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.

In order for the Lions to get it, they need to win against the Packers, and they need the Seahawks to lose. If Green Bay wins, the Packers will claim the final wild card berth. Green Bay has a much easier path to the playoffs, and it isn’t nearly as convoluted. The Lions can still clinch a playoff berth. If they beat Green Bay, the Seahawks will claim the final wild card berth. The Packers are five-point favorites at [DraftKings Sportsbook](https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/football/nfl?category=game-lines&subcategory=game).

The tournament is about to get underway. Here are how the matchups in the 2023 NFL playoffs.

— The Buccaneers limped along for the majority of the season, but Tom Brady and crew eventually outlasted the rest of a weak division to capture the ttile. Justin Herbert (and their luscious locks) will be an electric matchup of two of the AFC's top young quarterbacks. The Cowboys were in the NFC East race until Week 18, but a loss to the Commanders and the Eagles taking care of business vs. The Giants are one of the NFL's most surprising teams. The Jaguars turned a suboptimal start to their season into an AFC South crown, which feels like the start of something special for Doug Pederson and Co. Now, the Ravens should hope that Lamar Jackson's knee is good to go so they can have a fighting chance against their division rival and one of the NFL's hottest squads. The Bills are coming off an electrifying, emotional win in Week 18 vs. the Patriots in the aftermath of the Damar Hamlin scare. There are 14 teams in the NFL playoff field this year. The Chiefs, Bills and Bengals are the cream of the crop, while the Jaguars, Dolphins and Chargers have returned to the postseason. The tournament is underway.

Here's a look at the updated playoff picture for Week 18 finale of the 2022 NFL season, including all the current postseason seed positions and the ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8), champions, NFC South. Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8), champions, AFC South. Seattle Seahawks (8-8), second place, NFC West. New York Giants (9-6-1), third place, NFC East. The Giants clinched their wild-card berth behind the Eagles and Cowboys with their home win over the Colts in Week 17. Baltimore Ravens (10-6), second place, AFC North. The Cowboys can win the division with a win over the Commanders and an Eagles, and would grab the No. New England Patriots (8-8), second place, AFC East. Kansas City Chiefs (14-3), champions, AFC West. They would stay here with a win if the Eagles win, and with a loss if the Vikings lose. Cincinnati Bengals (11-4), champions, AFC North. Buffalo Bills (12-3), champions, AFC East.

The win by Buffalo means that a neutral-site AFC Championship is still in play, and that will happen if the Bills and Chiefs end up meeting in the AFC title ...

The Cowboys will now be opening the postseason against the same Buccaneers team they lost to back in Week 1. The Seahawks are now headed to the postseason in their first season without Russell Wilson. The Jags' win over the Titans on Saturday means that they're now headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 and just the third time since 2008. With the Giants sitting most of their starters, the Eagles got a late scare, but in the end, they picked up a 22-16 win, which means they're now the top seed in the NFC for the first time since 2017 when they won the Super Bowl. The NFC South champion Buccaneers had already clinched the fourth seed heading into Week 18, so they had nothing to play for and it showed. Although that gives them a first-round bye, there is one catch: If they make it to the AFC title game, that game will be played at a neutral site if they play the Bills. One thing that won't be happening is a coin flip to determine where the Bengals and Ravens will be playing in the wild-card round. To get in the postseason, the Dolphins needed a win over the Jets and a loss by New England, which was playing the Bills. 1 seed this year, but they did get the next best thing: Thanks to their 35-23 win over the Patriots, they now know they won't to have to play a true road game during the AFC playoffs. The Dolphins officially punched their ticket to the postseason after the Bills beat the Patriots 35-23, a victory that came thanks in large part to two kickoff return touchdowns by Nyheim Hines. The victory over the Jets marked the first time since 2003 that Miami was able to win a game without scoring a touchdown. With just three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks were trailing 16-13 and on the brink of elimination from the playoffs, but they managed to force overtime where Jason Myers hit a game-winning field goal from 32 yards away to give Seattle a 19-16 win.

The league released the schedule for the first round of the playoffs on Sunday night after the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. That ...

The Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks survived the chaos of NFL Week 18 to advance to the postseason. The Dolphins used three field goals to beat the New.

The Los Angeles Chargers are the No. Seattle now faces a tough test on the road, as it faces divisional rival San Francisco for the third time this season. 4 seed last week by winning the NFC South. Pete Carroll's team needed the Lions to beat the Packers since Green Bay would have had a tiebreaker on the NFC West side. Baltimore is confirmed as the No. will not play a true road game in the AFC postseason. Cincinnati remained in third place with its win over the Baltimore Ravens. 1 seed with a win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. All that matters is they are through to the wild-card round. Jason Sanders won the game with 23 seconds left on a field goal. Buffalo's win, which was to secure the No. Miami's win eliminated the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The 2022-2023 NFL regular season came to a close Sunday night, with the NFL playoff bracket now set for Super Wild Card weekend.

That was erased by the Eagles win over the Giants, but that result had nothing to do with how atrocious Dallas played Sunday. Tom Brady and the Bucs get a home game against the Cowboys. Their reward for winning the NFC North is a home date with the Giants. That will be a situation worthy of following leading up to the start of the NFL playoffs. The Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams in overtime, 19-16. The Vikings finally got back on track in Week 18, beating the hapless Chicago Bears 29-13. He had to be taken to the locker room on a cart and needed help walking while leaving the stadium. On Sunday, the Bengals defeated the Ravens in Cincinnati, 27-16. This year, that came to fruition yet again as the Bengals will host the Ravens Super Wild Card weekend. That crushed the Patriots’ chances at reaching the postseason and opened the door for the Miami Dolphins. However, because the Bills finished with the same amount of losses and beat the Chiefs heads up this year, if those teams were to face off in the AFC Championship, it would be held Meanwhile, the AFC playoff picture was solved after the early window of games ended Sunday afternoon.

Note that the Eagles and Chiefs both have bye weeks by virtue of clinching the No. 1 seeds. NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. 49ers (2) vs. Seahawks ...

Giants for the third time this year and the second time within a three-week span. But the Eagles would certainly not be sad to see San Fran knocked out in the first round. - In the event that the Eagles face either the Bucs or Cowboys, they’ll have a significant rest advantage against their opponent. They’ll face one of the following four teams: Buccaneers, Cowboys, Giants, or Seahawks. [Miami Dolphins](https://www.thephinsider.com/) [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.bigcatcountry.com/) [Cincinnati Bengals](https://www.cincyjungle.com/) [Buffalo Bills](https://www.buffalorumblings.com/) [Seattle Seahawks](https://www.fieldgulls.com/) [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/) [Minnesota Vikings](https://www.dailynorseman.com/) [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/)

In the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks got the final playoff spot with their win over the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions beating the Green Bay Packers.

6 overall pick goes to the Lions. 16 pick in the draft. They currently hold the No. What to know: The Cowboys will be the No. As the No. What to know: The Chargers are the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. 4 pick in the draft. What to know: The Ravens are the No. What to know: The Bengals are the No. 14 pick in the draft. New England has the No.

The NFL playoff field is set after an eventful Week 18. Now, Jeffri Chadiha discusses what's to like and dislike about the 12 teams playing on Super Wild ...

[in Week 11](https://www.nfl.com/games/cowboys-at-vikings-2022-reg-11) and dropped 33 points on Indianapolis in the fourth quarter of a 54-19 win [in Week 13](https://www.nfl.com/games/colts-at-cowboys-2022-reg-13). [Tyreek Hill](https://www.nfl.com/players/tyreek-hill/) and [Jaylen Waddle](https://www.nfl.com/players/jaylen-waddle/). They lost to one ( [Kansas City](https://www.nfl.com/games/chiefs-at-49ers-2022-reg-7)) and beat the other ( [Los Angeles Chargers](https://www.nfl.com/games/chargers-at-49ers-2022-reg-10)). [Justin Jefferson](https://www.nfl.com/players/justin-jefferson/) and running back [Dalvin Cook](https://www.nfl.com/players/dalvin-cook/) have the potential to take over games at a moment's notice. [Roquan Smith](https://www.nfl.com/players/roquan-smith/) arrived in a [midseason trade](https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-trade-lb-roquan-smith-to-ravens-for-draft-picks) with Chicago. [Brock Purdy](https://www.nfl.com/players/brock-purdy/) has started the last four games since [Jimmy Garoppolo](https://www.nfl.com/players/jimmy-garoppolo/) went down with [a broken foot](https://www.nfl.com/news/jimmy-garoppolo-s-foot-injury-won-t-require-surgery-49ers-qb-could-return-for-pl) in the beginning of December, and Purdy has been unflappable. The Dolphins then [lost the second one](https://www.nfl.com/games/dolphins-at-bills-2022-reg-15) on a chilly, snow-filled night in Buffalo, when [Josh Allen](https://www.nfl.com/players/josh-allen-4/) took over the game. [Joey Bosa](https://www.nfl.com/players/joey-bosa/), left tackle [Rashawn Slater](https://www.nfl.com/players/rashawn-slater/) and cornerback [J.C. [Zay Jones](https://www.nfl.com/players/zay-jones/), [Christian Kirk](https://www.nfl.com/players/christian-kirk/) and [Marvin Jones Jr.](https://www.nfl.com/players/marvin-jones/) -- and that is going to matter when the intensity heightens. Two of those led to [game-winning](https://www.nfl.com/news/rayshawn-jenkins-jaguars-comeback-win-over-cowboys-walk-off-pick-six) [scores](https://www.nfl.com/videos/can-t-miss-play-josh-allen-is-off-to-the-races-on-37-yard-fumble-recovery-turned). [Damar Hamlin](https://www.nfl.com/players/damar-hamlin/). [cancellation of the game](https://www.nfl.com/news/week-17-buffalo-cincinnati-game-will-not-be-resumed-neutral-afc-championship-gam) against the Bengals in the wake of Hamlin's injury.