NFL Playoff Picture 2024-25: AFC and NFC scenarios

ByRocky Guha Updated on

The 2024-24 NFL playoffs are upcoming. The 32 NFL teams are competing in the league and the last 14 teams of them will play in the 2025 postseason round. Seven teams come from the AFC conference and seven from the NFC conference. Top scorers, teams of each conference will receive the first-round bye and home-field advantage.

Check out the latest NFL Playoff Picture of what seven teams from each conference are in the 2024 playoffs, Current team performance standings, stats, eliminations, team’s playoff chances in the Wild card, divisional round, and first-round bye are listed below.

Here are the complete AFC and NFC Playoff pictures and scenarios for the 2023-2024 season ongoing and the NFL Week 18 finished on Jan 7. Who is in, who is out, who is in the hunt, and if the season ended today?

AFC Playoff picture for the 2024-2025 season

AFC Leaders

No. 1 seed: Kansas City Chiefs (15-2, AFC West winners)
No. 2 seed: Buffalo Bills (13-4, AFC East winners)
No. 3 seed: Baltimore Ravens (12-5, AFC North leaders)
No. 4 seed: Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South winners)
No. 5 seed: Los Angeles Chargers (11-6, wild card No. 1)
No. 6 seed: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6, wild card No. 2)
No. 7 seed: Denver Broncos (10-7, wild card No. 3)

NFC playoff picture for the 2023-2024 season

NFC Leaders

No. 1 seed: Detroit Lions (15-2, NFC North leaders)
No. 2 seed: Philadelphia Eagles (14-3, NFC East winners)
No. 3 seed: Los Angeles Rams (10-7, NFC West winners)
No. 4 seed: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7, NFC South leaders)
No. 5 seed: Minnesota Vikings (14-3, wild card No. 1)
No. 6 seed: Washington Commanders (12-5, wild card No. 2)
No. 7 seed: Green Bay Packers (11-6, wild card No. 3)

  • We are updating week by week current playoff scenarios with any changes made.

2025 NFL Playoff Schedule

Wild card round

No. 1 seed has a bye
No. 2 seed hosts No. 7 seed
No. 3 seed hosts No. 6 seed
No. 4 seed hosts No. 5 seed

Divisional round

The No. 1 seed hosts the lowest remaining seed.
The second-highest remaining seed hosts the second-lowest remaining seed.

Conference championship game

Divisional round winners (higher seed hosts)

Super Bowl

Conference championship winners play at a neutral site.