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Charles Curtis

NFL playoff picture, Week 18: Who’s in, out or clinched as the final week approaches?

We’re down to one final week of regular-season NFL action in the 2023 season (although it’s 2024 now!), with one more slate of games to decide who’s facing whom in the postseason, as the road to Super Bowl 58 will truly begin.

Now, if you’re wondering what the playoff picture looks like, you’ve come to the right place.

There have already been a bunch of teams eliminated (sorry to your squad if you root for them, but here’s the NFL Draft order right now to help!) that we’ll also list below, but we’ll split it into the NFC and AFC and see who’s up, who’s down and who’s in between:

AFC

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1. Baltimore Ravens (clinched No. 1 seed)

2. Miami Dolphins (clinched playoff spot)

3. Kansas City Chiefs (clinched the AFC West title)

4. Jacksonville Jaguars

5. Cleveland Browns (clinched playoff spot)

6. Buffalo Bills

7. Indianapolis Colts

The Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers are still alive.

NFC

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1. San Francisco 49ers (clinched No. 1 seed)

2. Dallas Cowboys (clinched playoff spot)

3. Detroit Lions (clinched NFC North title)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

5. Philadelphia Eagles (clinched playoff spot)

6. Los Angeles Rams (clinched playoff spot)

7. Green Bay Packers

The Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons are all still alive.

Eliminated teams

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NFC: The Bears, Giants, Commanders, Cardinals and Panthers are all out.

AFC: The Bengals, Broncos, Raiders, Jets, Titans, Chargers and Patriots are all out.

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