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NFL Playoff Picture

The 2026 NFL playoff picture shows the current AFC and NFC seeds, the Wild Card race and which teams are still chasing a postseason spot.

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Current Playoff Seeds

Four division winners and three Wild Card teams qualify from each conference.

Through Week 8

AFC Playoff Picture

Division leaders · Seeds 1–4

  1. 1 Kansas City Chiefs 5-1
  2. 2 Buffalo Bills 5-1
  3. 3 Cleveland Browns 5-2
  4. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars 4-2

Wild Card · Seeds 5–7

  1. 5 Denver Broncos 5-2
  2. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 5-2
  3. 7 Cincinnati Bengals 4-2

Outside looking in

  1. 8New England Patriots4-3
  2. 9Baltimore Ravens4-3
  3. 10Las Vegas Raiders3-4
See the remaining 6 teams
  1. 11New York Jets2-5
  2. 12Indianapolis Colts2-5
  3. 13Houston Texans2-5
  4. 14Miami Dolphins1-5
  5. 15Tennessee Titans1-6
  6. 16Los Angeles Chargers0-6

NFC Playoff Picture

Division leaders · Seeds 1–4

  1. 1 Minnesota Vikings 6-0
  2. 2 San Francisco 49ers 6-1
  3. 3 New York Giants 4-2-1
  4. 4 Carolina Panthers 3-4

Wild Card · Seeds 5–7

  1. 5 Chicago Bears 5-2
  2. 6 Detroit Lions 4-2
  3. 7 Green Bay Packers 5-3

Outside looking in

  1. 8Seattle Seahawks4-3
  2. 9Atlanta Falcons3-4
  3. 10Los Angeles Rams3-4
See the remaining 6 teams
  1. 11Dallas Cowboys3-4
  2. 12Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-5
  3. 13New Orleans Saints2-5
  4. 14Arizona Cardinals2-5
  5. 15Philadelphia Eagles2-5
  6. 16Washington Commanders1-4-1

PFM's Wild Card Watch

Seattle Seahawks are No. 8 in the NFC, one spot outside the playoff field. PFM ranks them No. 3 overall.

Explore PFM's NFL team rankings

How NFL Playoff Seeding Works

Seven teams reach the playoffs from each conference. The four division winners take seeds 1–4, and the next three teams earn Wild Card spots at seeds 5–7. The No. 1 seed gets the only first-round bye.

In the Wild Card round, No. 2 hosts No. 7, No. 3 hosts No. 6 and No. 4 hosts No. 5. The NFL reseeds after that round, so the top remaining seed faces the lowest remaining seed in the divisional playoffs.

Seeds can change as games are played. Tied teams may move under the NFL's official tiebreaker rules.

Want every division record? See the full NFL standings.