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what teams are in the nfl playoffs

Right now, the full official 2025–26 NFL playoff field is still being settled, but the teams that have clinched playoff spots are already known. As of the end of Week 17, 12 of the 14 postseason spots are locked in, with seeding and the final two berths still in flux.

AFC playoff teams (clinched)

These teams have secured places in the AFC side of the NFL playoffs, though exact seeds can still change.

  • Denver Broncos – AFC West champions, already locked into the postseason.
  • New England Patriots – AFC East champions, positioned near the top seeds.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars – have clinched a playoff berth and division title.
  • Houston Texans – clinched a spot and are in the wild‑card/seeding mix.
  • Los Angeles Chargers – clinched a wild‑card berth.
  • Buffalo Bills – clinched a wild‑card berth.

NFC playoff teams (clinched)

Similarly, the NFC has six teams already into the playoff bracket, with order still shifting based on the final week’s games.

  • Seattle Seahawks – sitting as a top NFC seed and division winner.
  • Chicago Bears – NFC North champions with a high seed.
  • Philadelphia Eagles – NFC East champions in the top tier of seeding.
  • San Francisco 49ers – locked into a playoff spot from the NFC West.
  • Los Angeles Rams – clinched as an NFC wild‑card team.
  • Green Bay Packers – clinched as the No. 7 seed in the NFC.

Simple HTML table of clinched teams

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Conference</th>
      <th>Team</th>
      <th>Current status</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr><td>AFC</td><td>Denver Broncos</td><td>Clinched, division winner</td></tr>
    <tr><td>AFC</td><td>New England Patriots</td><td>Clinched, division winner</td></tr>
    <tr><td>AFC</td><td>Jacksonville Jaguars</td><td>Clinched, division winner</td></tr>
    <tr><td>AFC</td><td>Houston Texans</td><td>Clinched playoff berth</td></tr>
    <tr><td>AFC</td><td>Los Angeles Chargers</td><td>Clinched playoff berth (wild card)</td></tr>
    <tr><td>AFC</td><td>Buffalo Bills</td><td>Clinched playoff berth (wild card)</td></tr>
    <tr><td>NFC</td><td>Seattle Seahawks</td><td>Clinched playoff berth, top seed race</td></tr>
    <tr><td>NFC</td><td>Chicago Bears</td><td>Clinched, NFC North champions</td></tr>
    <tr><td>NFC</td><td>Philadelphia Eagles</td><td>Clinched, NFC East champions</td></tr>
    <tr><td>NFC</td><td>San Francisco 49ers</td><td>Clinched playoff berth</td></tr>
    <tr><td>NFC</td><td>Los Angeles Rams</td><td>Clinched playoff berth (wild card)</td></tr>
    <tr><td>NFC</td><td>Green Bay Packers</td><td>Clinched playoff berth, No. 7 seed</td></tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Quick context and what’s next

  • There are 14 total playoff spots (7 AFC, 7 NFC), so 2 spots remain to be decided heading into the final week.
  • Seeding (who is the 1‑seed, 2‑seed, etc.) will depend on the last regular‑season games, so matchups like who plays on Wild Card Weekend are not fully locked in yet.

TL;DR: The Broncos, Patriots, Jaguars, Texans, Chargers, Bills, Seahawks, Bears, Eagles, 49ers, Rams, and Packers are in the NFL playoffs, with seeding and the last two playoff spots still to be finalized.

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