{"id":388995,"date":"2026-01-05T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388995\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:09:08","slug":"nfl-playoff-bracket-picture-2025-26-and-afc-nfc-standings-after-week-18-snf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388995\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Playoff Bracket Picture 2025-26 and AFC, NFC Standings After Week 18 SNF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">1 Seattle Seahawks (14-3; clinched NFC West, No. 1 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">2. Chicago Bears (11-6; clinched NFC North, No. 2 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">3. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6; clinched NFC East, No. 3 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">4. Carolina Panthers (8-9; Clinched NFC South, No. 4 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Seahawks got to kick back and relax on the final day of the season as the NFC&#8217;s top seed. However, there&#8217;s still the business of the second and third seeds to figure out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Bears weren&#8217;t able to guarantee themselves the No. 2 spot by beating the Lions. Their 19-16 loss to their division rival left things up in the air, but the Eagles weren&#8217;t able to take advantage. Philly, who rested their starters, lost to the Commanders and sealed their spot as the No. 3 seed in the NFC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Panthers should be looking to send the Falcons a gift. They ended up clinching the NFC South and the No. 4 seed by virtue of tiebreak when the Falcons beat the Saints. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">5. Los Angeles Rams (12-5; clinched No. 5 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">6. San Francisco 49ers (12-5; clinched No. 6 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">7. Green Bay Packers (9-7-1; clinched No. 7 seed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Seahawks clinched the NFC West and opened the door for the Rams to leapfrog San Francisco for the fifth seed. The Rams took advantage with an easy win over the Cardinals to knock the Niners to the sixth seed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Packers were locked into the seven-seed regardless of this week&#8217;s results. Their loss to the Vikings while resting their starters doesn&#8217;t tell us much about where they are at. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">8. Minnesota Vikings (9-8)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">11. Atlanta Falcons (8-9)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">11. Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">13. New Orleans Saints (6-11)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">14. Washington Commanders (5-12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">15. New York Giants (4-13)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">16. Arizona Cardinals (3-14)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Buccaneers were the only team to be eliminated on Sunday, by virtue of the Falcons&#8217; win over the Saints, despite Tampa picking up a big win over Carolina on Saturday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 Seattle Seahawks (14-3; clinched NFC West, No. 1 seed) 2. 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