NFL Playoff Picture 2023: Week 14 Standings, Super Bowl Odds and Wild Card Hunt

The NFL regular season is winding down and every win or loss is of the utmost importance to those teams eyeing a spot in the postseason.

Some teams are in a great position to pursue the Lombardi Trophy, like defending champions the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers.

Others have built on solid seasons a year ago to emerge as contenders in 2023, like te Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions.

Where do those teams rank in current conference standings and which teams are still in the hunt for their playoff lives?

Find out with this preview of a pivotal Week 14.

AFC Standings and Wild Card Hunt

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INGLEWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 26: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) drops back to pass during the NFL regular season game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Los Angeles Chargers on November 26, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The AFC standings as of the end of Sunday's Week 13 slate are:

1. Miami Dolphins (9-3, AFC East)
2. Baltimore Ravens (9-3, AFC North)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3, AFC South)
4. Kansas City Chiefs (8-4, AFC West)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5, Wildcard)
   
6. Indianapolis Colts (7-5, Wildcard)
7. Cleveland Browns (7-5, Wildcard)

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In the Hunt

Houston Texans (8-5)

Denver Broncos (6-6)

Buffalo Bills (6-6)

Cincinnati Bengals (5-6)

Los Angeles Chargers (5-7)

Los Vegas Raiders (5-7)

New York Jets (4-8)

Tennessee Titans (4-8)

New England Patriots (2-10)

NFC Standings and Wild Card Hunt

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 03: Bruce Irvin #51 of the Detroit Lions celebrates in the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome on December 03, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

The NFC standings as of the end of Sunday's Week 13 slate are:

1. Philadelphia Eagles (10-2, NFC East)
2. San Francisco 49ers (9-3, NFC West)
3. Detroit Lions (9-3, NFC North)
4. Atlanta Falcons (6-6, NFC South)
5. Dallas Cowboys (9-3, Wildcard)
6. Minnesota Vikings (6-6, Wildcard)
7. Green Bay Packers (6-6, Wildcard)

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In the Hunt

Los Angeles Rams (6-6)

Seattle Seahawks (6-6)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7)

New Orleans Saints (5-7)

New York Giants (4-8)

Chicago Bears (4-8)

Washington Commanders (4-9)

Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

Carolina Panthers (1-10)

San Francisco's Emphatic Message

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 03: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after a touchdown with Colton McKivitz #68 during the third quarter in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 03, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

The San Francisco 49ers avenged their NFC Championship loss to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, defeating the conference leaders, 42-19, in a one-sided beatdown.

Brock Purdy, injured in their first encounter and unable to play beyond the first offensive series, threw up four touchdowns and 314 yards on a leaky Eagles pass defense.

Deebo Samuel showed out, touching the ball seven times and finding the endzone on tree of them while piling up 138 total yards.

Christian McCaffrey reached 93 yards and scored once while the defense held Philadelphia to 46 total rushing yards.

The Niners simply executed better than their opponents, who committed no turnovers but were not nearly as efficient with the opportunities that they had.

The 49ers are set up to go on a late-season run, with only one more match-up against a team over .500 in the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day and what could be a very high-stakes divisional showdown with the Rams in Week 18.

If the same team that showed up Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia takes the field for the rest of the season, there is no reason San Francisco cannot run the table and enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts took a big shot at one point and was evaluated for a concussion before returning to the game. He would go on to complete 26/48 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown.

The lack of a run game stunted the Eagles' offense and cost them a chance to firmly entrench themselves in the No. 1 seed in the NFC.