Updated playoff picture
AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
1.San Diego Chargers (14-2) – Won AFC West and clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
2.Baltimore Ravens (13-3) – Won AFC North and clinched first-round bye.
3.Indianapolis Colts (12-4) – Won AFC South and clinched No. 3 seed because of head-to head win over Patriots. Will host Chiefs.
4.New England Patriots (12-4) –Won AFC East and will host wild-card game against Jets.
5.New York Jets (10-6) – Clinched No. 5 seed with win and Broncos loss. Will visit Patriots next Sunday.
6.Kansas City Chiefs (9-7) – Clinched No. 6 seed with win and Broncos, Bengals and Titans losses Sunday. Earned final spot because of better division record (4-2) than Broncos (3-3). Will visit Colts next Saturday.
Here are the first-round matchups in the AFC:
Kansas City at Indianapolis: Saturday, Jan. 6, 4:30 ET (NBC)
New York at New England: Sunday, Jan. 7, 1 ET (CBS)
First-round byes: San Diego and Baltimore
NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
1.Chicago Bears (13-3) – Won NFC North and clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
2.New Orleans Saints (10-6) – Won NFC South and clinched first-round bye based on head-to-head win over Eagles.
3.Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) – Won NFC East. Will host Giants next Sunday.
4.Seattle Seahawks (9-7) – Won NFC West. Will host Cowboys next Saturday.
5.Dallas Cowboys (9-7) – Clinched No. 5 seed. Will visit Seahawks next Saturday.
6.New York Giants (8-8) – Clinched No. 6 seed based on better strength of victory (54-74) than Packers (49-79). Giants and Packers have better conference record (7-5) than Panthers and Rams (6-6). Will visit Eagles next Sunday.
Here are the first-round matchups in the NFC:
Dallas at Seattle: Saturday, Jan. 6, 8 ET (NBC)
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia: Sunday, Jan. 7, 4:30 ET (Fox)
First-round byes: Chicago and New Orleans
– Yahoo! Sports report
