NFL playoff picture 2023: Standings updated through Week 15

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Week 18 Live Playoff Picture and Standings

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Week 15 of the 2023 NFL regular season is underway. After the Las Vegas Raiders crushed the Los Angeles Chargers in the Thursday Night Football opener to the week, we have three games on Saturday. Throughout weekend and into the Monday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks, we are tracking the latest updates to the NFL standings and the AFC and NFC playoff pictures.

The AFC playoff picture opened the week with the Baltimore Ravens sitting on top of the standings followed by the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Indianapolis Colts held the three wild card positions for the conference.

The NFC’s bracket saw the San Francisco 49ers begin the week in the top spot and having become the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season. The Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers rounded out the four division leader seedings. The Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers were in the wildcard positions.

Below you will find the live standings throughout the weekend. We also track the elimination and clinching scenarios for the weekend.

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AFC playoff picture (through Week 15):

1 - Baltimore Ravens (11-3, AFC North leader)x
2 - Miami Dolphins (10-4, AFC East leader)
3 - Kansas City Chiefs (9-5, AFC West leader)
4 - Jacksonville Jaguars (8-6, AFC South leader)

5 - Cleveland Browns (9-5, Wild Card 1 position)
6 - Cincinnati Bengals (8-6, Wild Card 2 position)
7 - Indianapolis Colts (8-6, Wild Card 3 position)

Houston Texans (8-6)
Buffalo Bills (8-6)
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7)
Denver Broncos (7-7)
Las Vegas Raiders (6-8)
Los Angeles Chargers (5-9)

Eliminated:
Tennessee Titans (5-9)
New York Jets (5-9)
New England Patriots (3-11)

x Playoff berth clinched

Tiebreaks:

• Jaguars over Colts and Texans based on head-to-head results
• Colts over Texans based on head-to-head results (divisional tiebreak); Bengals over Colts and Bills based on head-to-head results
• Colts over Texans based on head-to-head results (divisional tiebreak); Colts over Bills based on AFC winning percentage
• Texans over Bills based on AFC winning percentage
• Steelers over Broncos based on AFC winning percentage
• Chargers over Titans and Jets based on AFC winning percentage
• Titans over Jets based on common game results

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AFC Clinching Scenarios Week 15

Ravens clinch playoff berth with: (Playoff berth clinched)

• Ravens win and Broncos loss/tie and Steelers loss/tie

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AFC Elimination Scenarios Week 15

Bengals can be eliminated from AFC North division title with: (Eliminated from AFC North division contention)

• Ravens win

Chargers can be eliminated from AFC West division title with: (Eliminated from AFC West division contention)

• Chiefs win/tie

Jets can be eliminated from playoffs with: (Eliminated)

• Jets loss and Colts win and Bengals win and Texans win/tie

Steelers can be eliminated from AFC North division title with: (Eliminated from AFC North contention)

• Steelers loss and Ravens win/tie

Titans can be eliminated from AFC South division title with: (Eliminated)

• Titans loss OR

Titans can be eliminated from playoffs with: (Eliminated)

• Titans loss and Steelers-Colts do not tie OR
• Titans loss and Bengals win/tie

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NFC Playoff Picture (through Week 15 Sunday)

1 - San Francisco 49ers (11-3, NFC West leader)y
2 - Dallas Cowboys (10-4, NFC East leader)x
3 - Detroit Lions (10-4, NFC North leader)
4 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-7, NFC South leader)

5 - Philadelphia Eagles (10-4 , Wild Card 1 position)x
6 - Minnesota Vikings (7-7, Wild Card 2 position)
7 - Los Angeles Rams (7-7, Wild Card 3 position)

Seattle Seahawks (7-7)
New Orleans Saints (7-7)
Atlanta Falcons (6-8)
Green Bay Packers (6-8)
New York Giants (5-9)
Chicago Bears (5-9)

Eliminated:
Washington Commanders (4-10)*
Arizona Cardinals (3-11)*
Carolina Panthers (2-12)*

x Playoff berth clinched
y Division title clinched

Tiebreaks:

• Cowboys over Eagles based on NFC winning percentage
• Buccaneers over Saints based on head-to-head results
• Rams over Seahawks based on head-to-head results (divisional tiebreak); Vikings over Rams and Saints based on NFC winning percentage
• Rams over Seahawks based on head-to-head results (divisional tiebreak); Rams over Saints based on NFC winning percentage
• Seahawks over Saints based on NFC winning percentage
• Packers over Falcons based on head-to-head results
• Giants over Bears based on common games winning percentage

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Week 15 NFC Clinching Scenarios

Cowboys can clinch playoff berth with: (Playoff berth clinched)

• Packers loss and Falcons loss/tie and Seahawks loss/tie OR
• Packers loss and Falcons loss/tie and Lions win/tie

Eagles can clinch playoff berth with: (Playoff berth clinched)

• Packers loss and Falcons loss/tie and 49ers win/tie and Lions win OR
• Vikings loss/tie and Falcons loss/tie and 49ers win/tie and Lions win OR

49ers can clinch NFC West division title with (NFC West division clinched)

• 49ers win/tie

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Week 15 NFC Elimination Scenarios

Cardinals can be eliminated from playoff contention with: (Eliminated)

• Cardinals loss

Rams can be eliminated from NFC West division title with: (Eliminated from division title contention)

• Rams loss

Packers can be eliminated from NFC North division title with: (Eliminated from division title contention)

• Packers loss

Commanders can be eliminated from playoff contention with (Eliminated)

• Commanders loss

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