The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus, with teams starting to be eliminated from contention on both the AFC and NFC side of the brackets. Week 15 will bring with it several key matchups, including the Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers Monday Night Football contest to end the week. Will the Dolphins, who have climbed back form a 1-6 start to the season to enter the playoff picture at 6-7 keep an improbable late-season run alive?
Where do we stand heading into Week 15 following last night’s Los Angeles Chargers win over the Philadelphia Eagles to close out Week 14? We break down the current AFC and NFC playoff pictures this morning.
1 – Denver Broncos (11-2, AFC West leader)
2 – New England Patriots (11-2, AFC East leader)
3 – Jacksonville Jaguars (9-4, AFC South leader)
4 – Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6, AFC North leader)
5 – Los Angeles Chargers (9-4, Wildcard 1)
6 – Buffalo Bills (9-4, Wildcard 2)
7 – Houston Texans (8-5, Wildcard 3)
Indianapolis Colts (8-5)
Baltimore Ravens (6-7)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-7)
Miami Dolphins (6-7)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-9)
Eliminated:
New York Jets (3-10)
Cleveland Browns (3-10)
Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
Tennessee Titans (2-11)
Key Week 15 games for Dolphins, AFC standings
AFC playoff seeding tiebreakers
1 – Los Angeles Rams (10-3, NFC West leader)
2 – Green Bay Packers (9-3-1, NFC North leader)
3 – Philadelphia Eagles (8-5, NFC East leader)
4 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6, NFC South leader)
5 – Seattle Seahawks (10-3, Wildcard 1)
6 – San Francisco 49ers (9-4, Wildcard 2)
7 – Chicago Bears (9-4, Wildcard 3)
Detroit Lions (8-5)
Carolina Panthers (7-6)
Dallas Cowboys (6-6-1)
Minnesota Vikings (5-8)
Eliminated:
Atlanta Falcons (4-9)
Arizona Cardinals (3-10)
New Orleans Saints (3-10)
Washington Commanders (3-10)
New York Giants (2-11)
NFC playoff seeding tiebreakers