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The 2022 NFL season is greater than three-quarters complete, and each week brings more probabilities at teams clinching — or missing out on — playoff berths. The postseason picture is actually taking shape, with contenders in each conferences trying to not only secure a ticket to the dance but lock up top seeding.
Below, find an updated playoff picture, featuring complete postseason standings (with tiebreakers already accounted for), a rundown of untamed card contenders and projected opening-weekend playoff matchups for each the AFC and NFC:
AFC playoff standings
NFC playoff standings
Note: * = clinched playoff berth
On the bubble / eliminated
Patriots (6-6) | Seahawks (7-6) |
Chargers (6-6) | Lions (6-7) |
Jaguars (5-8) | Packers (5-8) |
Raiders (5-8) | Panthers (5-8) |
Browns (5-8) | Falcons (5-8) |
Steelers (5-8) | Cardinals (4-8) |
Colts (4-8-1) | Saints (4-9) |
Broncos (3-10) eliminated | Rams (4-9) |
Texans (1-11-1) eliminated | Bears (3-10) eliminated |
