2025-2026 NFL Standings – Who advances to the playoffs

The 2025-2026 AFC and NFC team standings show the current picture where each NFL team faces 17-game of 18-week regular season and how total 14 team advances to the playoffs. We have broken down which teams have clinched divisional playoff spot, Wild Cards with home field advances and which teams have been eliminated from the postseason.

AFC Division Leaders and Wild Cards Seed

POS	AFC Leaders	W	L	T	Pct	Last 5	Streak
1st	New England	10	2	0	0.833	5-0-0	W9
2nd	Denver	9	2	0	0.818	5-0-0	W8
3rd	Indianapolis	8	3	0	0.727	3-2-0	L1
4th	Baltimore	6	5	0	0.545	5-0-0	W5
Wildcard
5th	LA Chargers	7	4	0	0.636	3-2-0	L1
6th	Jacksonville	7	4	0	0.636	3-2-0	W2
7th	Buffalo	7	4	0	0.636	3-2-0	L1
Out	Pittsburgh	6	5	0	0.545	2-3-0	L1
Out	Houston	6	5	0	0.545	4-1-0	W3
Out	Kansas City	6	5	0	0.545	3-2-0	W1
Out	Miami	4	7	0	0.364	3-2-0	W2
Out	Cincinnati	3	8	0	0.273	1-4-0	L4
Out	Cleveland	3	8	0	0.273	2-3-0	W1
Out	Las Vegas	2	9	0	0.182	0-5-0	L5
Out	NY Jets	2	9	0	0.182	2-3-0	L2
Out	Tennessee	1	10	0	0.091	0-5-0	L6

NFC Division Leaders and Wild Cards Seed

POS	NFC Leaders	W	L	T	Pct	Last 5	Streak
1st	LA Rams	9	2	0	0.818	5-0-0	W6
2nd	Philadelphia	8	3	0	0.727	4-1-0	L1
3rd	Chicago	8	3	0	0.727	4-1-0	W4
4th	Tampa Bay	6	5	0	0.545	1-4-0	L3
Wildcard
5th	Seattle	8	3	0	0.727	4-1-0	W1
6th	Green Bay	7	3	1	0.682	3-2-0	W2
7th	San Francisco	7	4	0	0.636	3-2-0	W1
Out	Detroit	7	4	0	0.636	3-2-0	W1
Out	Carolina	6	5	0	0.545	3-2-0	W1
Out	Dallas	5	5	1	0.5	3-2-0	W2
Out	Atlanta	4	7	0	0.364	1-4-0	W1
Out	Minnesota	4	7	0	0.364	1-4-0	L3
Out	Arizona	3	8	0	0.273	1-4-0	L3
Out	Washington	3	8	0	0.273	0-5-0	L6
Out	New Orleans	2	9	0	0.182	1-4-0	L1
Out	NY Giants	2	10	0	0.167	0-5-0	L6

Notes

x – Clinched Playoff Spot
y – Clinched Division, Wild Cards, and Home Field
z – Clinched Divisional Playoff Seed and Home Field