
The NFL playoff picture is complete. Here is how things unfolded on the final day of regular season action.
AFC playoff picture
Kansas City Chiefs (14-3)
— The Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye with their win Saturday over the Las Vegas Raiders. If the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills both advance to the AFC championship game, that game will be played at a neutral site. Otherwise, the Chiefs will have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Buffalo Bills (13-3)
— The Bills secured the No. 2 seed with their win Sunday over the New England Patriots. They will host the No. 7 seed Miami Dolphins in the first round of the playoffs.
Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)
— The Bengals secured the No. 3 seed with their win Sunday over the Baltimore Ravens. They will host the No. 6 seed Ravens in the first round of the playoffs.
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Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8)
— The Jaguars clinched the AFC South and the No. 4 seed with Saturday’s win over the Tennessee Titans. They will host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers in the first round of the playoffs.
Los Angeles Chargers (10-6)
— The Chargers earned the No. 5 seed despite their loss Sunday against the Denver Broncos. They will visit the No. 4 seed Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the playoffs.
Baltimore Ravens (10-7)
— The Ravens are locked into the No. 6 seed after their loss Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. They will visit the No. 3 seed Bengals in the first round of the playoffs.
Miami Dolphins (9-8)
— The Dolphins secured the No. 7 seed with their win Sunday over the New York Jets and the New England Patriots’ loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Dolphins will visit the No. 2 seed Bills in the first round of the playoffs.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers (9-8), New England Patriots (8-9) and Tennessee Titans (7-10) were eliminated by this weekend’s results.
NFC playoff picture
Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
— The Eagles clinched the NFC East, the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with their win Sunday over the New York Giants.
San Francisco 49ers (13-4)
— The 49ers secured the No. 2 seed with their win Sunday over the Arizona Cardinals. They will host the No. 7 seed, either the Green Bay Packers or Seattle Seahawks, in the first round of the playoffs.
Minnesota Vikings (13-4)
— The Vikings were locked into the No. 3 seed Sunday after the San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals. The Vikings will host the No. 6 seed New York Giants in the first round of the playoffs.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
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— The Buccaneers were locked into the No. 4 seed before this weekend. They will host the No. 5 seed Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the playoffs.
Dallas Cowboys (12-5)
— The Cowboys were locked into the No. 5 seed after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants. The Cowboys will visit the No. 4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the playoffs.
New York Giants (9-7-1)
— The Giants were locked into the No. 6 seed before this weekend. They will visit the No. 3 seed Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the playoffs.
Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
— The Seahawks clinched the No. 7 seed with the Green Bay Packers’ loss to the Detroit Lions. They will visit the No. 2 seed San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs.
The Green Bay Packers (8-9) and the Detroit Lions (9-8) were eliminated with this weekend’s results.
AFC playoff standings
z-1. Kansas City Chiefs (14-3)
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y-2. Buffalo Bills (13-3)
y-3. Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)
y-4. Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8)
x-5. Los Angeles Chargers (10-7)
x-6. Baltimore Ravens (10-7)
x-7. Miami Dolphins (9-8)
Eliminated: Pittsburgh Steelers (9-8), New England Patriots (8-9), New York Jets (7-10), Tennessee Titans (7-10), Cleveland Browns (7-10), Las Vegas Raiders (6-11), Denver Broncos (5-12), Indianapolis Colts (4-12-1), Houston Texans (3-13-1)
NFC playoff standings
z-1. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
y-2. San Francisco 49ers (13-4)
y-3. Minnesota Vikings (13-4)
y-4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)
x-5. Dallas Cowboys (12-5)
x-6. New York Giants (9-7-1)
x-7. Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
Eliminated: Green Bay Packers (8-9), Detroit Lions (9-8), Washington Commanders (8-8-1), Carolina Panthers (7-10), New Orleans Saints (7-10), Atlanta Falcons (7-10), Los Angeles Rams (5-12), Arizona Cardinals (4-13), Chicago Bears (3-14)
x-clinched playoff berth; y-clinched division; z-clinched first-round bye
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