Which teams can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs?

Thirty-two teams can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs. Sixteen teams can still qualify in the AFC. Sixteen teams can still qualify in the NFC.

What would the 2026 NFL playoff seeds be if the season ended today?

If the season ended today, the AFC seeds would be: 1. Kansas City Chiefs, 2. Jacksonville Jaguars, 3. Buffalo Bills, 4. Cleveland Browns, 5. Baltimore Ravens, 6. Las Vegas Raiders, 7. New England Patriots. If the season ended today, the NFC seeds would be: 1. Minnesota Vikings, 2. San Francisco 49ers, 3. New York Giants, 4. Carolina Panthers, 5. Chicago Bears, 6. Seattle Seahawks, 7. Los Angeles Rams.

How is this calculated?

A team is counted as still in the hunt when at least one set of results for the games left would put it in the playoffs, as division winner or wild card, taking into account that its rivals also play each other. It is counted as clinched only when no set of results can keep it out. Teams are compared on wins, a tie counting as half a win. While games remain, the league's tie-breakers are not used for this: teams level on record are treated cautiously, level being enough to stay in and never enough to clinch. The tie-breakers (head-to-head, division and conference records, common games, strength of victory and of schedule, points) give the order of the tables, the seeds if the season ended today and, once every game is played, the final field. Scores come from the nflverse project.

NFLPlayoff race

Thirty-two teams can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs.

No team has clinched a playoff place yet. 14 weeks of the regular season are left.

Seven teams qualify in each conference: the four division winners and the three best of the rest, the wild cards.

AFC

Sixteen teams can still qualify in the AFC.

If the season ended today, the AFC seeds would be: 1. Kansas City Chiefs, 2. Jacksonville Jaguars, 3. Buffalo Bills, 4. Cleveland Browns, 5. Baltimore Ravens, 6. Las Vegas Raiders, 7. New England Patriots.

AFC East

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
Buffalo Bills	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
New England Patriots	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
New York Jets	1-3	14	In it	In the hunt
Miami Dolphins	0-4	13	In it	In the hunt

AFC North

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
Cleveland Browns	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Baltimore Ravens	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Pittsburgh Steelers	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Cincinnati Bengals	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt

AFC South

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Indianapolis Colts	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Tennessee Titans	0-4	13	In it	In the hunt
Houston Texans	0-4	13	In it	In the hunt

AFC West

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	4-0	17	In it	In the hunt
Las Vegas Raiders	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Denver Broncos	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Los Angeles Chargers	0-4	13	In it	In the hunt

NFC

Sixteen teams can still qualify in the NFC.

If the season ended today, the NFC seeds would be: 1. Minnesota Vikings, 2. San Francisco 49ers, 3. New York Giants, 4. Carolina Panthers, 5. Chicago Bears, 6. Seattle Seahawks, 7. Los Angeles Rams.

NFC East

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
New York Giants	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Philadelphia Eagles	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Dallas Cowboys	2-3	14	In it	In the hunt
Washington Commanders	1-3	14	In it	In the hunt

NFC North

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings	4-0	17	In it	In the hunt
Chicago Bears	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Detroit Lions	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Green Bay Packers	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt

NFC South

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
Carolina Panthers	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Atlanta Falcons	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
New Orleans Saints	1-3	14	In it	In the hunt
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-4	13	In it	In the hunt

NFC West

Team	W-L-T	Max wins	Division	Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers	4-0	17	In it	In the hunt
Seattle Seahawks	3-1	16	In it	In the hunt
Los Angeles Rams	2-2	15	In it	In the hunt
Arizona Cardinals	1-3	14	In it	In the hunt

Max wins: the most wins the team can still finish with. Teams level on record are listed in the order the league's tie-breakers give. While games remain, those tie-breakers are not used to say what is still possible: level counts as still possible, never as certain.

Quick answers

Which teams can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs?: Thirty-two teams can still make the 2026 NFL playoffs. Sixteen teams can still qualify in the AFC. Sixteen teams can still qualify in the NFC.
Which teams have clinched a place in the 2026 NFL playoffs?: No team has clinched a playoff place yet.
Which teams are eliminated from the 2026 NFL playoffs?: No team is eliminated yet.
What would the 2026 NFL playoff seeds be if the season ended today?: If the season ended today, the AFC seeds would be: 1. Kansas City Chiefs, 2. Jacksonville Jaguars, 3. Buffalo Bills, 4. Cleveland Browns, 5. Baltimore Ravens, 6. Las Vegas Raiders, 7. New England Patriots. If the season ended today, the NFC seeds would be: 1. Minnesota Vikings, 2. San Francisco 49ers, 3. New York Giants, 4. Carolina Panthers, 5. Chicago Bears, 6. Seattle Seahawks, 7. Los Angeles Rams.
How many teams make the NFL playoffs?: Seven teams qualify in each conference: the four division winners and the three best of the rest, the wild cards.
How is this calculated?: A team is counted as still in the hunt when at least one set of results for the games left would put it in the playoffs, as division winner or wild card, taking into account that its rivals also play each other. It is counted as clinched only when no set of results can keep it out. Teams are compared on wins, a tie counting as half a win. While games remain, the league's tie-breakers are not used for this: teams level on record are treated cautiously, level being enough to stay in and never enough to clinch. The tie-breakers (head-to-head, division and conference records, common games, strength of victory and of schedule, points) give the order of the tables, the seeds if the season ended today and, once every game is played, the final field. Scores come from the nflverse project.