NFL playoff: AFC and NFC standings after Sunday’s early games in Week 16

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The NFL playoff photo is taking shape. Here’s what it looks like to the latest series of games:

AFC
1. Chiefs (14-1) Closed home field advantage.

2. Steelers (12-3) Truncated AFC North.

3. Bills (11-3) AFC East concludes, and he’s a tire breaker over Steelers.

4. Titans (10-4) Possess the division’s record equal result over Indianapolis.

5. Dolphins (10-5) Possess the break-even advantage over the other 10-5 teams.

6. Ravens (10-5) Owns tiebreaker over Browns and Colts.

7. Bruines (10-5) Still alive, but losing to the Jets gave their playoffs a blow.

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8. Colts (10-5) Still a chance, but losing most tiebreakers.

9. Raiders (7-8) Mathematically eliminated.

10. Patriotte (6-8) Mathematically eliminated.

11. Broncos (5-9) Mathematically eliminated.

12. Loaders (5-9) Mathematically eliminated.

13. Bengal (4-10-1) Mathematically eliminated.

14. Texans (4-11) Mathematically eliminated.

15. Jets (2-13) Mathematically eliminated.

16. Jaguars (1-14) Mathematically eliminated.


NFC
Packers (11-3) Clear path to home field advantage.

2. Saints (11-4) NFC South concludes.

3. Seahawks (10-4) First in the NFC West.

4. Washington (6-8) Still leading the NFC East.

5. Buccaneers (10-5) Combed game card lair.

Frame (9-5) Great game against the Seahawks in the NFC West.

7. Bere (8-7) Own the tiebreaker over Arizona.

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8. Cardinal (8-7) Help needed to earn the final game card.

9. Vikings (6-9) Mathematically eliminated.

10. 49ers (6-9) Mathematically eliminated.

11. Cowboys (5-9) Still not in the NFC East.

12. Lions (5-10) Mathematically eliminated.

13. Giant (5-10) Still not in the NFC East.

14. Arende (4-9-1) Still not in the NFC East.

15. Panthers (4-10) Mathematically eliminated.

16. Valke (4-11) Mathematically eliminated.

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