The Miami Dolphins locked up the final playoff spot in the AFC playoffs thanks to their victory over the New York Jets and the New England Patriots falling to the Buffalo Bills, which eliminated New England and the Pittsburgh Steelers in a battle for the No. 7 seed.
In the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks got the final playoff spot with their win over the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions beating the Green Bay Packers. Seattle’s victory eliminated the Detroit Lions. Also in the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up home-field advantage with their win over the New York Giants.
Below, you can find a division-by-division breakdown of the current standings as the regular season comes to a close.
AFC East
|
y-Bills |
13 |
3 |
0 |
.813 |
169 |
|
x-Dolphins |
9 |
8 |
0 |
.529 |
-2 |
| e-Patriots |
8 |
9 |
0 |
.471 |
17 |
|
e-Jets |
7 |
10 |
0 |
.412 |
-20 |
y-clinched division title; x-clinched wild card berth; e-eliminated from playoffs
Buffalo Bills
What to know: The Bills are the No. 2 seed and will host the Dolphins in the wild card round next week.
Miami Dolphins
What to know: Miami clinched a playoff spot thanks to its win over New York and New England’s loss to Buffalo. The Dolphins will travel to Buffalo to play the Bills next week in the wild card round
New England Patriots
What to know: The Patriots were eliminated from the playoffs with their loss to the Bills and the Dolphins’ win over the Jets. New England has the No. 14 pick in the draft.
New York Jets
What to know: The Jets are eliminated from the playoffs. They have the No. 13 pick in the draft.
AFC North
|
y-Bengals |
12 |
4 |
0 |
.750 |
96 |
|
x-Ravens |
10 |
7 |
0 |
.588 |
35 |
|
e-Steelers |
9 |
8 |
0 |
.529 |
-38 |
|
e-Browns |
7 |
10 |
0 |
.412 |
-20 |
y-clinched division title; x-clinched wild card berth; e-eliminated from playoffs
What to know: The Bengals are the No. 3 seed in the playoffs and will face the Ravens in the wild card round.
Baltimore Ravens
What to know: The Ravens are the No. 6 seed in the playoffs and will face the Bengals in the wild card round next week.
Pittsburgh Steelers
What to know: The Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs with the Dolphins beating the Jets. They have the No. 18 pick in the draft.
What to know: The Browns have been eliminated from the playoffs and their first-round draft pick (No. 12 overall) goes to the Texans.
AFC South
y-clinched division title; x-clinched wild card berth; e-eliminated from playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars
What to know: The Jaguars won the AFC South and will be the No. 4 seed in the playoffs….
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