NFL playoff picture: Projected Wild Card teams and schedule ahead of Week 18
The NFL has just one week left in the regular season and a combined five playoff spots are still up for grabs: two in the NFC and three in the AFC.
In the NFC, six teams are still in the hunt for the final two spots. In the AFC, five teams are in play for the three spots still available in the season finale.
The playoff picture will become clear by the end of Week 18 and the 2023-24 NFL playoffs will begin in the second weekend of January.
Here's how the playoff seeds and schedule look right now:
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Current AFC playoff picture
Here's what the current AFC playoff picture looks like ahead of Week 18 (asterisk denotes the team has clinched a playoff spot; playoff odds via NFL.com).
First-round bye: No. 1 Baltimore Ravens* (13-3)
No. 7 Indianapolis Colts (9-7; 46% chance to make playoffs) at No. 2 Miami Dolphins* (11-5)
No. 6 Buffalo Bills (10-6; 85% chance to make playoffs) at No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs* (10-6)
No. 5 Cleveland Browns* (11-5) at No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7; 73% chance to make playoffs)
Teams on the bubble (with percentage to make the playoffs via NFL.com): Houston Texans (9-7, 53%), Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7, 44%).
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Current NFC playoff picture
Here's what the current AFC playoff picture looks like ahead of Week 18 (asterisk denotes the team has clinched a playoff spot; playoff odds via NFL.com).
First-round bye: No. 1 San Francisco 49ers* (12-4)
No. 7 Green Bay Packers (8-8; 63% chance to make playoffs) at No. 2 Dallas Cowboys* (11-5)
No. 6 Los Angeles Rams* (9-7) at No. 3 Detroit Lions* (11-5)
No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles* (11-5) at No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8; 63% chance to make playoffs)
Teams on the bubble (percentage to make the playoffs via NFL.com): Seattle Seahawks (8-8, 25%), New Orleans Saints (8-8, 31%), Minnesota Vikings (7-9, 4%), Atlanta Falcons (7-9, 14%).
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NFL wild card weekend schedule
The NFL's wild card round of the playoffs will feature six games spread out over Jan. 13-15. All start times are in ET.
Saturday, Jan. 13:
AFC/NFC wild card matchup, 4:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock
AFC/NFC wild card matchup, 8:15 p.m., Peacock
Sunday, Jan. 14:
AFC/NFC wild card matchup, 1 p.m., CBS or FOX
AFC/NFC wild card matchup, 4:30 p.m., CBS or FOX
AFC/NFC wild card matchup, 8:15 p.m., NBC
Monday, Jan. 15:
AFC/NFC wild card matchup, 8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL playoff picture 2023-24: Current Wild Card matchups, schedule
