NFL playoff picture Week 18: Who's in, out or clinched before Sunday?

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After Sunday's Week 18 action, we’ll have no more NFL regular season. The road to Super Bowl 60 will truly begin with the playoff teams officially locked in and ready to play.

If you’re wondering what the playoff picture looks like with one day left to be played, you’ve come to the right place.

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Saturday gave us some more clarity with who's in or out, and who's locked in to which seeds. For those of you with teams that are eliminated, here’s the current 2026 NFL Draft order right now to help. As for playoff teams? We'll split it into the NFC and AFC and see who’s up, who’s down and who’s in between as of right now:

AFC playoff picture

Clinched a playoff spot:

2. Patriots

3. Jaguars

5. Texans

6. Chargers

7. Bills

In right now if playoffs started today:

4. Steelers

Out for now but looming:

Eliminated: Jets, Browns, Titans, Raiders, Chiefs, Bengals, Dolphins, Colts

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NFC playoff picture

Clinched a playoff spot:

1. Seahawks (locked into the No. 1 seed)

2. Bears

3. Eagles

5. 49ers

6. Rams

7. Packers (locked into the No. 7 seed)

In right now if playoffs started today:

4. Buccaneers

Out for now but looming:

Eliminated: Falcons, Commanders, Giants, Saints, Cardinals, Vikings, Cowboys, Lions

Current NFL playoff bracket

AFC:

Patriots vs. Bills
Jaguars vs. Chargers
Steelers vs. Texans

NFC:

Bears vs. Packers
Eagles vs. Rams
Buccaneers vs. 49ers

There you have it.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: NFL playoff picture for Week 18 Sunday games with full bracket

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