The final day of the NFL’s regular season is here and the playoff picture is becoming clear.
As teams clinch playoff berths and seeds in Week 18, this story will be updated to reflect who will be playing in the divisional round and who will be earning a bye.
Entering Week 18, only two of the league’s 14 playoff spots remained up for grabs, but several seeds were still undetermined until the last games were played.
Here’s the NFL playoff bracket, so far:
NFC
Minnesota Vikings (14-2): Already assured of a playoff spot, the Vikings can earn the conference’s top seed, the NFC North title and the first-round bye that comes with it, with a win on “Sunday Night Football” against Detroit (14-2).
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
Detroit Lions (14-2): The Lions also can win the NFC North, the No. 1 seed and a bye with a victory tonight against Minnesota.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
No. 2 seed: Philadelphia Eagles (14-3). The Eagles clinched this seed with their Week 17 win against Dallas to win the NFC East.
Playoff opponent: At home vs. Green Bay during wild-card weekend.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(10-7): With a dramatic win Sunday that came down to the final moments, the Buccaneers clinched the NFC South to at last earn a playoff berth. Had the Buccaneers lost and Atlanta won, the Falcons would have made the playoffs and knocked out Tampa.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
Washington Commanders (12-5): The Commanders pulled off a second-half comeback Sunday against Dallas to clinch the NFC’s No. 6 seed. They will play at either Tampa Bay or the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round; a Rams win will send the Commanders to L.A., and a loss sends them to Tampa.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
No. 7 seed: Green Bay Packers (11-6): The Packers’ last-second loss to Chicago on Sunday broke an 11-game winning streak against the Bears and also ensured Green Bay would earn the final playoff berth.
Playoff opponent: At Philadelphia during wild-card weekend.
AFC
No. 1 seed: Kansas City Chiefs (15-1): Before even playing Sunday, the Chiefs had already locked up their ninth consecutive AFC West championship and the AFC’s No. 1 top seed.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
No. 2 seed: Buffalo Bills (13-4): The champion of the AFC East, the Bills lost in Week 18 to New England, but it did not affect their seed.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
No. 3 seed: Baltimore Ravens (12-5): The Ravens secured their seed with Saturday’s victory against Cleveland that won the AFC North.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined, with everything hinging on the result of the Chargers’ regular-season finale. If the Chargers win Sunday, the Ravens will host another edition of the Harbaugh Bowl between brothers and coaches Jim and John Harbaugh. If the Chargers lose, the Ravens will host Pittsburgh in the third matchup this season between the teams.
No. 4 seed: Houston Texans (10-7): The Texans beat Tennessee in Week 18 having already clinched the AFC South title.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined. Houston will host either the Chargers or Steelers in the wild-card round.
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7): The Steelers are in the postseason but won’t know their seed or opponent until the outcome of Sunday’s Chargers game at Las Vegas. They could finish as either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined.
Los Angeles Chargers (10-6): The Chargers entered their Week 18 road game at Las Vegas knowing they were already in the playoffs but with their opponent unknown.
Playoff opponent: Still to be determined, but they can play only either Houston on the road if they earn the No. 5 seed, or Baltimore on the road if they are the No. 6 seed.
Who will get the last AFC playoff berth?
Denver Broncos (9-7): The Broncos can earn the final berth outright with a victory Sunday against Kansas City.
Miami Dolphins (8-8): The Dolphins can clinch a playoff berth with a win and a loss by Denver.
Cincinnati Bengals (9-8): By beating Pittsburgh on Saturday the Bengals won their fifth consecutive game and kept their slim playoff odds alive. Getting in will require a loss by Denver and a loss or tie by Miami.
Andrew Greif