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NFL playoffs: Which teams have clinched spots or been eliminated in Week 13?
Only one NFL team has clinched a playoff spot after Week 13, but three have been officially eliminated from contention.
On Black Friday, the two-time defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs became the first NFL team to clinch a playoff berth this season. It wasn’t pretty though. The Chiefs led the Las Vegas Raiders by just two points and all the Raiders needed to do to win was make a field goal. Instead, they botched the snap and Kansas City was able to recover it to seal their victory and Wild Card spot in the postseason.
Here’s what each team’s playoff hopes look like in Week 13.
NFL playoff picture in Week 13
NFL teams that have clinched a playoff:
AFC:
- Kansas City Chiefs (11-1)
The Buffalo Bills play the San Francisco 49ers tonight and a win would clinch an AFC East divisional win and a playoff berth.
NFL teams that are eliminated from contention:
AFC:
- New England Patriots (3-10)
- Las Vegas Raiders (2-10)
NFC:
- New York Giants (2-10)
Only 14 of the 32 NFL teams will make the playoffs, seven from the AFC and seven from the NFC. 28 teams are technically still in contention, but several of those are looking highly unlikely.
NFL teams in the hunt:
AFC:
- Buffalo Bills (9-2, 1st AFC East)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3, 1st AFC North)
- Houston Texans (8-5, 1st AFC South)
- Baltimore Ravens (8-4, 2nd AFC North)
- Los Angeles Chargers (8-4, 2nd AFC West)
- Denver Broncos (7-5, 3rd AFC West)
NFC:
- Detroit Lions 11-1 • 1st NFC North
- Philadelphia Eagles 9-2 • 1st NFC East
- Seattle Seahawks 7-5 • 1st NFC West
- Atlanta Falcons 6-6 • 1st NFC South
- Minnesota Vikings10-2 • 2nd NFC North
- Green Bay Packers9-3 • 3rd NFC North
- Washington Commanders (8-5 • 2nd NFC East
NFL teams on the bubble:
AFC:
- Indianapolis Colts (6-7, 2nd AFC South)
- Miami Dolphins (5-7, 2nd AFC East)
- Cincinnati Bengals (4-8, 3rd AFC North)
- Cleveland Browns (3-8, 4th AFC North)
- New York Jets (3-9, 3rd AFC East)
- Tennessee Titans (3-9, 3rd AFC South)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10, 4th AFC South)
NFC:
- Arizona Cardinals (6-6, 2nd NFC West)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6, 2nd NFC South)
- LosAngeles Rams (5-6, 3rd NFC West)
- San Francisco 49ers (5-6, 4th NFC West)
- Dallas Cowboys (5-7, 3rd NFC East)
- New York Saints (4-7, 3rd NFC South)
- Chicago Bears (4-8, 4th NFC North)
- Carolina Panthers (3-8, 4th NFC South)
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