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Playoff Bracket (Updated Week 15 - after Monday game)
AFC			NFL	NFC
Wild Card Jan. 3-4	Divisional Playoffs Jan. 10-11	Conference Championship Jan. 18	Super Bowl XLIII Feb. 1 - Tampa	Conference Championship Jan. 20	Divisional Playoffs Jan. 10-11	Wild Card Jan. 3-4


#4 Broncos				#4 Cardinals



#5 Colts				#5 Cowboys





	#1 Titans		#1 Giants


		Raymond James Stadium 6:00 p.m. on NBC




	#2 Steelers		#2 Panthers





#3 N.Y. Jets				#3 Vikings



#6 Ravens				#6 Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	Pittsburgh	1:00pm
Dec 28	@Indianapolis	1:00pm

Pittsburgh Steelers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@Tennessee	1:00pm
Dec 28	Cleveland	1:00pm

New York Jets
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@Seattle	4:05pm
Dec 28	Miami	1:00pm

Denver Broncos
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	Buffalo	4:05pm
Dec 28	@San Diego	4:15pm

Baltimore Ravens
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 20	@Dallas	8:15pm
Dec 28	Jacksonville	1:00pm

New England Patriots
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	Arizona	1:00pm
Dec 28	@Buffalo	1:00pm

Indianapolis Colts
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 18	@Jacksonville	8:15pm
Dec 28	Tennessee	1:00pm

Miami Dolphins
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@Kansas City	1:00pm
Dec 28	@N.Y. Jets	1:00pm

San Diego Chargers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@Tampa Bay	1:00pm
Dec 28	Denver	4:15pm

New York Giants
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	Carolina	8:15pm
Dec 28	@Minnesota	1:00pm

Carolina Panthers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@N.Y. Giants	8:15pm
Dec 28	@New Orleans	1:00pm

Arizona Cardinals
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@New England	1:00pm
Dec 28	Seattle	4:15pm

Chicago Bears
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 22	Green Bay	8:30pm
Dec 28	@Houston	1:00pm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	San Diego	1:00pm
Dec 28	Oakland	1:00pm

Washington Redskins
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	Philadelphia	4:15pm
Dec 28	@San Francisco	4:15pm

Philadelphia Eagles
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@Washington	4:15pm
Dec 28	Dallas	1:00pm

Atlanta Falcons
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	@Minnesota	4:15pm
Dec 28	St. Louis	1:00pm

Dallas Cowboys
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 20	Baltimore	8:15pm
Dec 28	@Philadelphia	1:00pm

Minnesota Vikings
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 21	Atlanta	4:15pm
Dec 28	N.Y. Giants	1:00pm

Tiebreakers

x-clinched playoff berth
y-denotes division winner
z-denotes first-round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage

During the regular season, the NFL Playoff Race Bracket and Seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.

Note: San Diego is still alive because of the Denver loss.

AFC Playoff tiebreakers

NY Jets earn the AFC East division title and No. 3 seed based on head-to-head over New England and Miami (2-1 to Patriots' 2-2 and Dolphins' 1-2)
Baltimore earns the No. 6 spot based on head-to-head over Miami (1-0).
Miami earns the higher seed in division based on conference record over New England (6-4 to Patriots' 6-5).

NFC Playoff tiebreakers

N.Y. Gaints earn the top seed based on conference record over Carolina (8-2 to Panthers' 7-3).
Dallas earns the No. 5 seed based on head-to-head over Tampa Bay (1-0).
Tampa Bay earns the No. 6 seed based on conference record over Atlanta (8-4 to Falcons' 6-4).

AFC Teams eliminated from playoff contention

Cincinnati (Week 12), Kansas City (Week 13), Oakland (Week 14), Cleveland (Week 14), Jacksonville (Week 14), Houston (Week 14), Buffalo (Week 15)

NFC Teams eliminated from playoff contention

Detroit (Week 11), St. Louis (Week 12), Seattle (Week 13), San Francisco (Week 14), Green Bay (Week 15), New Orleans (Week 15)

Click here for the official tiebreaking procedures.

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