The Chargers clinched a playoff berth on Saturday, making them the 10th team to qualify for the 2024-25 postseason. Four more playoff berths remain available. Here’s how the rest of the playoff picture looks heading into Sunday of Week 17:
NFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Detroit Lions (13-2): Clinched a playoff berth.
2. Philadelphia Eagles (12-3): Clinched a playoff berth.
3. Los Angeles Rams (10-6): Could clinch the NFC West as soon as Sunday with some help.
4. Atlanta Falcons (8-7): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Buccaneers.
WILD CARDS
5. Minnesota Vikings (13-2): Clinched a playoff berth, still in contention for the No. 1 seed.
6. Green Bay Packers (11-4): Getting swept by the Lions and losing to the Vikings takes them out of NFC North contention, even though they’re 11-1 otherwise.
7. Washington Commanders (10-5): Stayed alive in the NFC East by beating the Eagles.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Seattle Seahawks (9-7): Stayed alive with win over Bears.
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7): Loss to the Cowboys knocked them out of playoff position, for now.
10. Dallas Cowboys (7-8): Mathematically eliminated.
11. Arizona Cardinals (7-9): Mathematically eliminated.
12. San Francisco 49ers (6-9): Mathematically eliminated.
13. New Orleans Saints (5-10): Mathematically eliminated.
14. Carolina Panthers (4-11): Mathematically eliminated.
15. Chicago Bears (4-12): Mathematically eliminated.
16. New York Giants (2-13): Mathematically eliminated.
AFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Kansas City Chiefs (15-1): Clinched the No. 1 seed, first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
2. Buffalo Bills (12-3): Clinched the AFC East.
3. Baltimore Ravens (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth.
4. Houston Texans (9-7): Clinched the AFC South and the No. 4 seed in the playoffs.
WILD CARDS
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6): Clinched a playoff berth, own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chargers.
6. Los Angeles Chargers (10-6): Clinched a playoff berth.
7. Denver Broncos (9-7): Lost to…
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