NFL playoff picture Week 15: Cowboys, Buccaneers shake up NFL postseason standings
Two NFL teams made leaps in the NFL Week 15 playoff picture based on the results of their NFL Week 14 games, while the two teams they beat plummeted in the postseason standings.
The Dallas Cowboys rose three spots in the NFC playoff picture to No. 2 thanks to their 33-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, who fell four spots to No. 5.
But the biggest boost of the week in the NFL playoff standings went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who rose six spots, from No. 10 to No. 4, thanks to their 29-25 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
The Falcons dropped six spots in the playoff standings with the loss, going from No. 4 to No. 10.
The top seed in each conference gets a bye in the wild-card round of the NFL postseason and the other division winners get the No. 2 through No. 4 seeds.
The No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds go to the non-division winners with the best records.
Here's how the NFC and AFC playoffs would look if the postseason began after NFL Week 14.
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NFC playoff picture Week 15:
No. 1 San Francisco 49ers (10-3) - NFC West leader
No. 2 Dallas Cowboys (10-3) - NFC East leader
No. 3 Detroit Lions (9-4) - NFC North leader
No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) - NFC South leader
No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles (10-3) - Wild Card
No. 6 Minnesota Vikings (7-6) - Wild Card
No. 7 Green Bay Packers (6-7) - Wild Card
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In the hunt:
No. 8 Los Angeles Rams (6-7)
No. 9 Seattle Seahawks (6-7)
No. 10 Atlanta Falcons (6-7)
No. 11 New Orleans Saints (6-7)
No. 12 New York Giants (5-8)
No. 13 Chicago Bears (5-8)
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NFC playoff matchups right now:
No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Dallas Cowboys
No. 6 Minnesota Vikings at No. 3 Detroit Lions
No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles at No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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AFC playoff picture Week 15:
No. 1 Baltimore Ravens (10-3) - AFC North leader
No. 2 Miami Dolphins (9-4) - AFC East leader
No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs (8-5) - AFC West leader
No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars (8-5) - AFC South leader
No. 5 Cleveland Browns (8-5) - Wild Card
No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) - Wild Card
No. 7 Indianapolis Colts (7-6) - Wild Card
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In the hunt:
No. 8 Houston Texans (7-6)
No. 9 Denver Broncos (7-6)
No. 10 Cincinnati Bengals (7-6)
No. 11 Buffalo Bills (7-6)
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AFC playoff matchups right now:
No. 7 Indianapolis Colts at No. 2 Miami Dolphins
No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs
No. 5 Cleveland Browns at No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars
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