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 | Last 5 | Streak |
| 1st | Indianapolis | 5 | 1 | 4-1-0 | W2 |
| 2nd | Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 4-1-0 | W3 |
| 3rd | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 4-1-0 | L1 |
| 4th | LA Chargers | 4 | 2 | 3-2-0 | W1 |
| Wildcard | |||||
| 5th | Jacksonville | 4 | 2 | 3-2-0 | L1 |
| 6th | Denver | 4 | 2 | 3-2-0 | W3 |
| 7th | New England | 4 | 2 | 4-1-0 | W3 |
| Out | Kansas City | 3 | 3 | 3-2-0 | W1 |
| Out | Houston | 2 | 3 | 2-3-0 | W2 |
| Out | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 1-4-0 | L4 |
| Out | Las Vegas | 2 | 4 | 0-1-4 | W1 |
| Out | Baltimore | 1 | 5 | 1-4-0 | L4 |
| Out | Miami | 1 | 5 | 1-4-0 | L2 |
| Out | Cleveland | 1 | 5 | 1-4-0 | L3 |
| Out | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 0-1-4 | L1 |
| Out | NY Jets | 0 | 6 | 0-5-0 | L6 |
NFC Division Leaders and Wild Cards Seed
| POS | NFC Leaders | W | L | T | Last 5 | Streak |
| 1st | Tampa Bay | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-1-0 | W2 |
| 2nd | Green Bay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-1-1 | W1 |
| 3rd | San Francisco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-2-0 | L1 |
| 4th | Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-2-0 | L2 |
| Wildcard | ||||||
| 5th | Detroit | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-1-0 | L1 |
| 6th | Seattle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-1-0 | W1 |
| 7th | LA Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-2-0 | W1 |
| Out | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-2-0 | W1 |
| Out | Washington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-2-0 | W1 |
| Out | Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-2-0 | W2 |
| Out | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | W-1 |
| Out | Chicago | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-2-0 | W2 |
| Out | Dallas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2-2-1 | L1 |
| Out | Arizona | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-4-0 | L4 |
| Out | NY Giants | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2-3-0 | W1 |
| Out | New Orleans | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1-4-0 | L1 |
Notes
x – Clinched Playoff Spot
y – Clinched Division, Wild Cards, and Home Field
z – Clinched Divisional Playoff Seed and Home Field