Right now, the 2025 NFL regular season is not finished, so the full playoff field is not locked in yet, but most of the spots are effectively known from the current playoff standings and clinching indicators.

AFC teams in playoff position

As of the latest Week 17 playoff standings, these AFC teams are in playoff spots, with “x” meaning they’ve clinched a berth.

  • Denver Broncos – 13–3, have clinched and currently hold the No. 1 seed.
  • New England Patriots – 12–3, have clinched and sit as the No. 2 seed.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars – 11–4, have clinched and currently slot as the No. 3 seed.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers – 9–6, leading the AFC North and in the No. 4 seed right now.
  • Los Angeles Chargers – 11–4, clinched a wild‑card spot.
  • Buffalo Bills – 11–4, clinched a wild‑card spot.
  • Houston Texans – 10–5, currently hold the final AFC wild‑card spot at No. 7.

Teams like the Colts and Ravens are still mathematically alive but outside the top seven, while clubs such as the Dolphins , Chiefs , Bengals , Jets , Titans , Browns , and Raiders are already listed as eliminated from playoff contention in the standings table.

NFC teams in playoff position

In the NFC, the picture is also mostly set, with seeds 1–3 and 5–7 all marked as clinched.

  • Seattle Seahawks – 12–3, have clinched and currently hold the No. 1 seed.
  • Chicago Bears – 11–4, have clinched and sit in the No. 2 seed.
  • Philadelphia Eagles – 10–5, have clinched and hold the No. 3 seed.
  • Carolina Panthers – 8–7, leading the NFC South as the current No. 4 seed but have not fully clinched the division yet.
  • San Francisco 49ers – 11–4, have clinched and are the No. 5 seed.
  • Los Angeles Rams – 11–4, have clinched and sit as the No. 6 seed.
  • Green Bay Packers – 9–5–1, have clinched a wild‑card spot at No. 7.

The Buccaneers are still in the hunt for the NFC South and the last NFC spot, while teams such as the Vikings , Lions , Cowboys , Falcons , Saints , Giants , Commanders , Cardinals , and others are already listed as eliminated.

Who is “going to the playoffs” right now?

Putting it simply, if the season ended based on the current late‑Week‑17 playoff standings:

  • AFC “in” today: Broncos, Patriots, Jaguars, Steelers, Chargers, Bills, Texans.
  • NFC “in” today: Seahawks, Bears, Eagles, Panthers, 49ers, Rams, Packers.

A couple of division races (like AFC North seeding details and NFC South) and wild‑card tiebreakers can still shift in the final week, but barring surprise collapses or tiebreaker swings, those are the teams that either have already clinched or hold the inside track to be in the 2025 NFL playoffs.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.