NFL Playoff Bracket Picture 2025-26 and AFC, NFC Standings After Week 13 SNF

The Carolina Panthers kept their playoff hopes alive with an upset win of the NFC's No. 1 seed, the Los Angeles Rams, in the headline game of the Week 13 early slate.

The upset win knocked the Rams back to the second seed, allowing the Chicago Bears to rise to the top spot in the conference.

What do the rest of the NFC and AFC playoff brackets look like after a pivotal schedule of games?

Find out with this look at the whole picture.

AFC Standings

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The AFC playoff picture is:

1. Denver Broncos (10-2, West; Wins tie break over New England based on best win percentage in common games.)

2. New England Patriots (10-2, East)

3. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4, South; Wins tie break over Indianapolis based on best win percentage in common games.)

4. Baltimore Ravens (6-6, North; Wins tie break over Pittsburgh based on best win percentage in common games.)

5. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4, Wildcard; Wins tie break over Buffalo and Indianapolis based on best win percentage in conference games.)

6. Indianapolis Colts (8-4, Wildcard; Wins tie break over Buffalo based on best win percentage in conference games.)

7. Buffalo Bills (8-4, Wildcard)

8. Houston Texans (7-5)

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6; Wins tie break over Kansas City based on best win percentage in conference games.)

10. Kansas City Chiefs (6-6)

11. Miami Dolphins (5-7)

12. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)

13. New York Jets (2-9; Wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head win percentage.)

14. Cleveland Browns (3-9)

15. e-Las Vegas Raiders (2-9)

16. e-Tennessee Titans (1-11)

e - eliminated from playoffs

NFC Standings

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The NFC playoff picture is:

1. Chicago Bears (9-3, North; Wins tie break over LA Rams based on best win percentage in conference games.)

2. Los Angeles Rams (9-3, West; Wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head win percentage.)

3. Philadelphia Eagles (8-4, East)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5, South)

5. Seattle Seahawks (8-3, Wild card)

6. Green Bay Packers (8-3-1, Wild card)

7. San Francisco 49ers (9-4, Wildcard)

8. Detroit Lions (7-5)

9. Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1)

10. Carolina Panthers (7-6)

11. Atlanta Falcons (4-7; Wins tie break over Minnesota based on head-to-head win percentage.)

12. Minnesota Vikings (4-7)

13. e-Arizona Cardinals (3-9; Wins tie break over Washington based on best win percentage in conference games.)

14. Washington Commanders (3-9)

15. e-New Orleans Saints (2-10; Wins tie break over NY Giants based on head-to-head win percentage.)

16. e-New York Giants (2-19)

e - eliminated from playoffs

Tiebreaker scenarios via ESPN.

Bills Run Past Steelers In Dominant Victory

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James Cook carried 32 times for 144 times as the Buffalo Bills limited the Pittsburgh Steelers to 166 total yards and earned a 26-7 victory.

It was the second, consecutive loss for a Steelers team that has struggled at home, going 4-3, and now sits second in the AFC North after failing to capitalize on Baltimore's Thanksgiving loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Aaron Rodgers was banged up in the loss, briefly leaving before returning to the field.

Both teams committed two turnovers, with neither Rodgers nor fellow star quarterback Josh Allen looking particularly good on a cold evening in Pittsburgh. Cook's dominance on the ground, though, allowed the Bills to win the time of possession battle, 41:59 to 18:01, and out-physical a Steelers team previously synonymous with that word.

It was a significant win for Buffalo, who is attempting to keep pace in the playoff hunt, currently sitting in the seventh seed and third (and final) wildcard position.

At 8-4, they are also still alive in the AFC East, which is currently led by the rival New England Patriots, who are enjoying their best season since Tom Brady was the quarterback.

Up next for the Bills is Cincinnati, who enjoyed renewed energy and excitement with the return of quarterback Joe Burrow on Thanksgiving night.

For Pittsburgh, a date with the aforementioned Ravens in a key showdown in the battle for the AFC North.