Playoff Bracket

  • Wildcard Weekend
  • Jan 11-13
    • Divisional Round
    • Jan 18-19
    • Conference Championships
    • Jan 26
    • Super Bowl
    • Feb 9
    • Super Bowl Champion
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    • NFC
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        • 2 PHI 22
        7 GB 10
    • Jan 12 4:30pm ET
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        • 3 TB 20
        6 WAS 23
    • Jan 12 8:00pm ET
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        • 4 LAR 27
        5 MIN 9
    • Jan 13 8:00pm ET
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    • AFC
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        • 2 BUF 31
        7 DEN 7
    • Jan 12 1:00pm ET
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        • 3 BAL 28
        6 PIT 14
    • Jan 11 8:00pm ET
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        • 4 HOU 32
        5 LAC 12
    • Jan 11 4:30pm ET
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          • 2 PHI 28
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          • 4 LAR 22
      • Jan 19 3:00pm ET
          • 1 DET 31
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          • 6 WAS 45
      • Jan 18 8:00pm ET
          • 1 KC 23
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          • 4 HOU 14
      • Jan 18 4:30pm ET
          • 2 BUF 27
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          • 3 BAL 25
      • Jan 19 6:30pm ET
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          • 2 PHI  
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          • 6 WAS  
      • Jan 26 3:00pm ET
          • 1 KC  
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          • 2 BUF  
      • Jan 26 6:30pm ET
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      • Feb 9 6:30pm ET
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      Final Standings

                                                                               
              NFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 DETxyz 15-2 11-1  
      2 PHIxy 14-3 9-3  
      3 TBxy 10-7 8-4 LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on Strength of Victory (75-95 vs 72-98). TB wins the tiebreak over LAR on Conference Record (8-4 vs 6-6).
      4 LARxy 10-7 6-6 LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on Strength of Victory (75-95 vs 72-98).
      5 MINkx 14-3 9-3  
      6 WASkx 12-5 9-3  
      7 GBkx 11-6 6-6  
      8 SEAke 10-7 6-6  
      9 ATLke 8-9 7-5 ATL wins the tiebreak over ARI on Conference Record (7-5 vs 4-8).
      10 ARIke 8-9 4-8  
      11 DALke 7-10 5-7  
      12 SFke 6-11 4-8  
      13 CHIke 5-12 3-9 CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Strength of Victory (28-57 vs 26-59). CHI wins the tiebreak over CAR on Head-to-Head.
      14 CARke 5-12 4-8 CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Strength of Victory (28-57 vs 26-59).
      15 NOke 5-12 4-8  
      16 NYGke 3-14 1-11  
               
              AFC    Record    Conf. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 KCxyz 15-2 10-2  
      2 BUFxy 13-4 9-3  
      3 BALxy 12-5 8-4  
      4 HOUxy 10-7 8-4  
      5 LACkx 11-6 8-4  
      6 PITkx 10-7 7-5 PIT wins the tiebreak over DEN on Head-to-Head.
      7 DENkx 10-7 6-6  
      8 CINke 9-8 6-6  
      9 INDke 8-9 7-5 IND wins the tiebreak over MIA on Head-to-Head.
      10 MIAke 8-9 6-6  
      11 NYJke 5-12 5-7  
      12 JAXke 4-13 4-8 JAX wins the tiebreak over NE/LV on Conference Record (4-8 vs 3-9/3-9).
      13 NEke 4-13 3-9 NE wins the tiebreak over LV on Strength of Victory (32-36 vs 24-44).
      14 LVke 4-13 3-9  
      15 CLEke 3-14 3-9 CLE wins the tiebreak over TEN on Strength of Victory (26-25 vs 22-29).
      16 TENke 3-14 3-9  
                                                                         
      NFC  East   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 PHIxy 14-3 5-1  
      2 WASkx 12-5 4-2  
      3 DALke 7-10 3-3  
      4 NYGke 3-14 0-6  
               
      NFC  North   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 DETxyz 15-2 6-0  
      2 MINkx 14-3 4-2  
      3 GBkx 11-6 1-5  
      4 CHIke 5-12 1-5  
               
      NFC  South   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 TBxy 10-7 4-2  
      2 ATLke 8-9 4-2  
      3 CARke 5-12 2-4 CAR wins the tiebreak over NO on Strength of Victory (28-57 vs 26-59).
      4 NOke 5-12 2-4  
               
      NFC  West   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 LARxy 10-7 4-2 LAR wins the tiebreak over SEA on Strength of Victory (75-95 vs 72-98).
      2 SEAke 10-7 4-2  
      3 ARIke 8-9 3-3  
      4 SFke 6-11 1-5  
               
      AFC  East   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 BUFxy 13-4 5-1  
      2 MIAke 8-9 3-3  
      3 NYJke 5-12 2-4  
      4 NEke 4-13 2-4  
               
      AFC  North   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 BALxy 12-5 4-2  
      2 PITkx 10-7 3-3  
      3 CINke 9-8 3-3  
      4 CLEke 3-14 2-4  
               
      AFC  South   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 HOUxy 10-7 5-1  
      2 INDke 8-9 3-3  
      3 JAXke 4-13 3-3  
      4 TENke 3-14 1-5  
               
      AFC  West   Record   Div. Rec.   Explanation 
      1 KCxyz 15-2 5-1  
      2 LACkx 11-6 4-2  
      3 DENkx 10-7 3-3  
      4 LVke 4-13 0-6  

      x Team has clinched a playoff berth.
      y Team has clinched their division title.
      z Team has clinched a first-round bye and home-field advantage.
      e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.
      k Team has been knocked out of division title contention.

       

       

      First Round Draft Order

      No 2025 first round draft picks were traded prior to the end of the 2024 season. Any trades that happen after the conclusion of the season will not be reflected here since this is the 2024 season summary.

                                                                                 
      Pick Team Record Strength Of Schedule   Explanation
      1 TEN 3-14 151-138 (.522)  
      2 CLE 3-14 155-134 (.536)  
      3 NYG 3-14 160-129 (.554)  
      4 NE 4-13 136-153 (.471)  
      5 JAX 4-13 138-151 (.478)  
      6 LV 4-13 156-133 (.540)  
      7 NYJ 5-12 143-146 (.495)  
      8 CAR 5-12 144-145 (.498)  
      9 NO 5-12 146-143 (.505)  
      10 CHI 5-12 160-129 (.554)  
      11 SF 6-11 163-126 (.564)  
      12 DAL 7-10 151-138 (.522)  
      13 MIA 8-9 121-168 (.419)  
      14 IND 8-9 132-157 (.457)  
      15 ATL 8-9 150-139 (.519)  
      16 ARI 8-9 155-134 (.536)  
      17 CIN 9-8 138-151 (.478)  
      18 SEA 10-7 144-145 (.498)  
      19 TB 10-7 145-144 (.502) Wildcard Round Playoff Exit. DEN wins the tiebreak over PIT on head-to-head loss. TB wins the tiebreak over DEN on head-to-head loss.
      20 DEN 10-7 145-144 (.502) Wildcard Round Playoff Exit. DEN wins the tiebreak over PIT on head-to-head loss.
      21 PIT 10-7 145-144 (.502) Wildcard Round Playoff Exit.
      22 LAC 11-6 135-154 (.467) Wildcard Round Playoff Exit.
      23 GB 11-6 154-135 (.533) Wildcard Round Playoff Exit.
      24 MIN 14-3 137-152 (.474) Wildcard Round Playoff Exit.
      25 HOU 10-7 139-150 (.481) Divisional Round Playoff Exit.
      26 LAR 10-7 146-143 (.505) Divisional Round Playoff Exit.
      27 BAL 12-5 153-136 (.529) Divisional Round Playoff Exit.
      28 DET 15-2 149-140 (.516) Divisional Round Playoff Exit.

       

      The following teams are still active in the playoffs. Teams in the playoffs are added to the bottom of the draft order upon playoff exit. The teams that exit in the same round will have any necessary draft tiebreakers applied among them. The table below is only for reference for the relative order of these teams should they exit the playoffs in the same round.

                                                                                 
      Pick Team Record Strength Of Schedule   Explanation
      29,31,32 WAS 12-5 126-163 (.436)  
      29-32 BUF 13-4 135-154 (.467)  
      29-32 PHI 14-3 131-158 (.453)  
      30-32 KC 15-2 141-148 (.488)  

       

       

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