2026 NFL Standings – Who advances to the playoffs

The 2025-2026 AFC and NFC standings show the current playoff picture as each NFL team plays a 17-game schedule over an 18-week regular season, with 14 teams advancing to the postseason. We have outlined which teams have clinched their divisions, secured Wild Card spots or home-field advantage, and which teams have been eliminated from playoff contention.

AFC Division Leaders and Wild Card Seeds

POS	AFC Leaders	W	L	T	Pct	Last 5	Streak
1st	Denver – y	13	3	0	0.813	4-1	W1
2nd	New England – y	13	3	0	0.813	4-1	W2
3rd	Jacksonville – x	12	4	0	0.75	5-0	W7
4th	Pittsburgh	9	7	0	0.563	3-2	L1
Wildcard
5th	Houston – x	11	5	0	0.688	5-0	W8
6th	LA Chargers – x	11	5	0	0.688	4-1	L1
7th	Buffalo – x	11	5	0	0.688	4-1	L1
Out	Indianapolis	8	8	0	0.5	0-5	L6
Out	Baltimore	8	8	0	0.5	2-3	W1
Out	Miami	7	9	0	0.438	3-2	W1
Out	Cincinnati	6	10	0	0.375	3-2	W2
Out	Kansas City	6	10	0	0.375	0-5	L5
Out	Cleveland	4	12	0	0.25	1-4	W1
Out	Tennessee	3	13	0	0.188	2-3	L1
Out	NY Jets	3	13	0	0.188	1-4	L4
Out	Las Vegas	2	14	0	0.125	0-5	L10

NFC Division Leaders and Wild Cards Seed

POS	NFC Leaders	W	L	T	Pct	Last 5	Streak
1st	Seattle – z	14	3	0	0.824	5-0-0	W7
2nd	Chicago – y	11	5	0	0.688	3-2-0	L1
3rd	Philadelphia – y	11	5	0	0.688	3-2-0	W3
4th	Tampa Bay	8	9	0	0.471	1-4-0	W1
Wildcard
5th	San Francisco – x	12	5	0	0.706	4-1-0	L1
6th	LA Rams – x	11	5	0	0.688	2-3-0	L2
7th	Green Bay – x	9	6	1	0.594	2-3-0	L3
Out	Minnesota	8	8	0	0.5	4-1-0	W4
Out	Detroit	8	8	0	0.5	1-4-0	L3
Out	Carolina	8	9	0	0.471	2-3-0	L2
Out	Dallas	7	8	1	0.469	2-3-0	W1
Out	Atlanta	7	9	0	0.438	3-2-0	W3
Out	New Orleans	6	10	0	0.375	4-1-0	W4
Out	Washington	4	12	0	0.25	1-4-0	L2
Out	Arizona	3	13	0	0.188	0-5-0	L8
Out	NY Giants	3	13	0	0.188	1-4-0	W1

Notes

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