Live 2025 Week 16 Playoff Picture
Live standings
 NFC |
Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
| 1 |
 SEAx |
12-3 | 7-3 | |
| 2 |
 CHI |
11-4 | 7-3 | |
| 3 |
 PHIxy |
10-5 | 8-3 | |
| 4 |
 TB |
7-7 | 5-5 | TB wins the tiebreak over CAR on Common Games (5-5 vs 4-6). |
| 5 |
 LARx |
11-4 | 6-4 | |
| 6 |
 SF |
10-4 | 8-2 | |
| 7 |
 GB |
9-5-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 8 |
 DET |
8-6 | 5-5 | |
| 9 |
 CAR |
7-7 | 5-4 | |
| 10 |
 DALke |
6-7-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 11 |
 MINke |
6-8 | 4-5 | |
| 12 |
 ATLke |
5-9 | 4-5 | |
| 13 |
 NOke |
4-10 | 4-7 | |
| 14 |
 WASke |
4-11 | 2-8 | |
| 15 |
 ARIke |
3-11 | 3-7 | |
| 16 |
 NYGke |
2-12 | 1-9 | |
 AFC |
Record | Conf. Rec. | Explanation | |
| 1 |
 DENx |
12-2 | 7-2 | |
| 2 |
 NE |
11-3 | 6-3 | |
| 3 |
 JAX |
10-4 | 7-2 | |
| 4 |
 PIT |
8-6 | 7-3 | |
| 5 |
 LAC |
10-4 | 8-2 | LAC wins the tiebreak over BUF on Conference Record (8-2 vs 7-3). |
| 6 |
 BUF |
10-4 | 7-3 | |
| 7 |
 HOU |
9-5 | 7-2 | |
| 8 |
 IND |
8-6 | 6-4 | |
| 9 |
 BAL |
7-7 | 5-5 | |
| 10 |
 KCke |
6-8 | 3-6 | KC wins the tiebreak over MIA on Conference Record (3-6 vs 3-7). |
| 11 |
 MIAke |
6-8 | 3-7 | |
| 12 |
 CINke |
4-10 | 4-6 | |
| 13 |
 NYJke |
3-11 | 2-8 | NYJ wins the tiebreak over CLE on Head-to-Head. |
| 14 |
 CLEke |
3-11 | 2-7 | |
| 15 |
 LVke |
2-12 | 2-8 | LV wins the tiebreak over TEN on Head-to-Head. |
| 16 |
 TENke |
2-12 | 1-9 |
| NFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
PHIxy |
10-5 | 3-2 | |
| 2 |
DALke |
6-7-1 | 3-1 | |
| 3 |
WASke |
4-11 | 2-2 | |
| 4 |
NYGke |
2-12 | 1-4 | |
| NFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
CHI |
11-4 | 2-3 | |
| 2 |
GB |
9-5-1 | 4-1 | |
| 3 |
DET |
8-6 | 1-3 | |
| 4 |
MINke |
6-8 | 2-2 | |
| NFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
TB |
7-7 | 2-2 | TB wins the tiebreak over CAR on Common Games (5-5 vs 4-6). |
| 2 |
CAR |
7-7 | 2-2 | |
| 3 |
ATLke |
5-9 | 2-3 | |
| 4 |
NOke |
4-10 | 3-2 | |
| NFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
SEAx |
12-3 | 3-2 | |
| 2 |
LARx |
11-4 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
SF |
10-4 | 4-1 | |
| 4 |
ARIke |
3-11 | 0-5 | |
| AFC | East | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
NE |
11-3 | 3-1 | |
| 2 |
BUF |
10-4 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
MIAke |
6-8 | 3-2 | |
| 4 |
NYJke |
3-11 | 0-4 | |
| AFC | North | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
PIT |
8-6 | 3-1 | |
| 2 |
BAL |
7-7 | 3-2 | |
| 3 |
CINke |
4-10 | 3-2 | |
| 4 |
CLEke |
3-11 | 0-4 | |
| AFC | South | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
JAX |
10-4 | 3-1 | |
| 2 |
HOU |
9-5 | 4-1 | |
| 3 |
IND |
8-6 | 2-2 | |
| 4 |
TENke |
2-12 | 0-5 | |
| AFC | West | Record | Div. Rec. | Explanation |
| 1 |
DENx |
12-2 | 3-1 | |
| 2 |
LAC |
10-4 | 5-0 | |
| 3 |
KCke |
6-8 | 1-3 | |
| 4 |
LVke |
2-12 | 0-5 |
x Team has clinched a playoff berth.
y Team has clinched their division title.
e Team has been eliminated from playoff contention.
k Team has been knocked out of division title contention.
NFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: NYG, ARI, WAS, NO, ATL, MIN, DAL, CAR, DET, GB, TB
AFC Teams knocked out of 1 seed contention: TEN, LV, CLE, NYJ, CIN, MIA, KC, BAL, IND, PIT
Posts from Week 16
- Playoff Picture Entering Week 16
- Notes on the Week 16 Playoff Picture
- Every Team’s Simplest Path to the Playoffs
- Explanation of the Complexity of the GB 1 seed scenarios
Live Scenarios:
NFC Clinching Scenarios
|
CHI clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
DET loss/tie |
|
SF clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
SF win |
|
| OR | 2) |
SF tie +
DET tie |
| OR | 3) |
DET loss |
AFC Clinching Scenarios
|
DEN clinches the AFC West division title with: |
| 1) |
DEN win +
LAC loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
DEN tie +
LAC loss |
|
DEN clinches a first-round bye and home-field advantage with: |
| 1) |
DEN win +
LAC loss/tie +
NE loss +
BUF loss/tie |
|
NE clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
NE win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
HOU loss/tie |
|
BUF clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
BUF win +
IND loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF win +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
BUF tie +
IND loss |
| OR | 4) |
BUF tie +
HOU loss |
|
JAX clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
JAX win +
IND loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
JAX win +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
JAX tie +
IND loss |
| OR | 4) |
JAX tie +
IND tie +
HOU loss |
|
LAC clinches a playoff berth with: |
| 1) |
LAC win +
IND loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC win +
HOU loss/tie |
| OR | 3) |
LAC tie +
IND loss |
| OR | 4) |
LAC tie +
IND tie +
HOU loss |
NFC Elimination Scenarios
|
DET is knocked out of NFC North title contention with: |
| 1) |
DET loss/tie |
|
PHI is knocked out of 1 seed contention with: |
| 1) |
SF win |
AFC Elimination Scenarios
|
IND is knocked out of AFC South title contention with: |
| 1) |
IND loss +
JAX win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
IND tie +
JAX win |
|
LAC is knocked out of division title (and 1 seed) contention with: |
| 1) |
LAC loss +
DEN win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
LAC tie +
DEN win |
|
NE is knocked out of 1 seed contention with: |
| 1) |
NE loss +
DEN win |
|
BUF is knocked out of 1 seed contention with: |
| 1) |
BUF loss +
DEN win/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
BUF loss +
LAC win |
| OR | 3) |
BUF tie +
DEN win |
|
JAX is knocked out of 1 seed contention with: |
| 1) |
JAX loss |
|
HOU is knocked out of 1 seed contention with: |
| 1) |
HOU loss/tie |
|
| OR | 2) |
DEN win/tie |
Updates from results in week 16
Clinches
PHI has clinched the NFC East division title.
SEA has clinched a playoff berth.
Failures to Clinch
GB cannot clinch a playoff berth this week.
Eliminations
DAL has been knocked out of NFC East title contention.
DAL has been eliminated from playoff contention.
GB has been knocked out of 1 seed contention.
Avoided Eliminations
DET cannot be eliminated from playoff contention this week.
Playoff status going into week 16
Division status
Already clinched division title:
None
Can clinch division title this week:
PHI(clinched!),
DEN
Can be knocked out of division title contention this week:
DAL(knocked out),
DET,
IND,
LAC
Already knocked out of division title contention:
NYG,
ARI,
WAS,
NO,
ATL,
MIN,
TEN,
LV,
CLE,
NYJ,
CIN,
KC,
MIA
Playoff Status
Already clinched a playoff berth:
LAR,
DEN
Can clinch a playoff berth this week:
GB(did not clinch),
CHI,
SEA(clinched!),
SF,
NE,
BUF,
JAX,
LAC
Can be eliminated from playoff contention this week:
DAL(eliminated),
DET(safe)
Already eliminated from playoff contention:
NYG,
ARI,
WAS,
NO,
ATL,
MIN,
TEN,
LV,
CLE,
NYJ,
CIN,
KC,
MIA
Update 1 (TNF): Updated for SEA/LAR - SEA clinches playoff berth
Update 2 (Sat.Afternoon): Updated for PHI/WAS - PHI clinches division, DAL eliminated from playoffs
Update 3 (Sat.Night): Updated for CHI/GB - DET safe from playoff elimination, GB doesn’t clinch playoff berth this week, GB cannot get the 1 seed
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