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NFL Playoff Picture 2025, Week 15 Wild Card Bracket Odds and Super Bowl Standings

Erik BeastonDec 8, 2025

The 2025 NFL playoff picture became clearer Sunday night, with the Kansas City Chiefs' chances of making the postseason and a fourth, consecutive Super Bowl seemingly dashed by the Houston Texans.

The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks scored big wins to keep their pursuit of an NFC West title alive, the Buffalo Bills and quarterback Josh Allen ran their way to a victory over the scrappy Cincinnati Bengals, and the Jacksonville Jaguars tightened their grasp on the AFC South lead with a decisive win over the injury-plagued Colts.

Where does each team stand and what are their current Super Bowl odds?

Find out with this look at the current bracket situation.

AFC Playoff Picture

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Division Leaders

1. New England Patriots (11-2, AFC East; 950 odds to make the Super Bowl; +20000 odds to make playoffs)

2. Denver Broncos (11-2, AFC West; 950; +15000)

3. Jacksonville Jaguars (9-4, AFC South; 1800; -10000)

4. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6, AFC North; 8000; -185)

The Jacksonville Jaguars, under head coach Liam Cohen, have exceeded all expectations this season but have struggled to find the respect from fans and analysts alike, despite high-profile wins over Kansas City, San Francisco, and Sunday's 36-19 win over the Colts. A rematch against Indianapolis and a showdown with Denver make up two of its last four games of the year. A win in either, and victories over the hapless Jets and Titans, should be enough to cash their ticket back to the postseason.

Wild Card Race

5. Buffalo Bills (9-4; 900; -10000)

6. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4; 3500; -185)

7. Houston Texans (8-5; 1300; -2000)

Watch out for the Texans. Houston's defense has not allowed more than 19 points in any of its last four games, and Sunday night against the defending AFC champion Chiefs, it limited Patrick Mahomes and Co. to 10 while picking off the former Super Bowl and league MVP three times. One would hope to see more out of their offense, but if they can continue to limit offenses as they have, DeMeco Ryans' squad could be the darkhorse in the Wild Card spot.

In the Hunt

8. Indianapolis Colts (8-5; 13000; 225)

9. Baltimore Ravens (6-7; 4000; 185)

10. Kansas City Chiefs (6-7; 5000; 390)

11. Miami Dolphins (6-7; 100000; 6500)

12. Cincinnati Bengals (4-9; 18000; 1300)

It will be incredibly difficult for any of the teams in the hunt to actually make the postseason, especially considering the upward momentum the teams above them in the standings possess. Indianapolis would be the team with the greatest likelihood, but are suddenly faced with the unenviable task of digging themselves out of a hole and back into the postseason without their starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, who suffered a torn Achilles Sunday afternoon in the loss to Jacksonville.

Eliminated

13. New York Jets (3-10)

14. Cleveland Browns (3-10)

15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-10)

16. Tennessee Titans (2-11)

NFC Playoff Picture

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Division Leaders

1. Los Angeles Rams (10-3, NFC West; 390 odds to make the Super Bowl; -10000 odds to make playoffs)

2. Green Bay Packers (9-3-1, NFC North; 800; -2000)

3. Philadelphia Eagles (8-4, NFC East; 1000; -6000)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6, NFC South; 6000; -290)

After an upset loss to Carolina a week ago, all eyes were on the Los Angeles Rams to see how the team would respond. The answer: convincingly. Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, and Co. hung 45 points on the Arizona Cardinals to reclaim the top seed in the NFC. It was a game against a bad team that playoff and Super Bowl hopefuls win and they did so, looking as complete in the passing and running games as they have this season. Just in time for a grueling back-to-back against Detroit and Seattle that may determine their playoff fate.

Wildcard Race

5. Seattle Seahawks (10-3; 650; -10000)

6. San Francisco 49ers (9-4; 2200; -1400)

7. Chicago Bears (9-4; 4500; -200)

Chicago's postseason hopes took a blow Sunday with a loss to Green Bay, dropping them from the No. 2 seed as of the early slate of games all the way to the seventh and final Wild Card spot. It is a testament to the strength of the NFC but a harsh reminder to head coach Ben Johnson and his team that the room for error at this point in the season is nearly non-existent. Match-ups against a tough Cleveland Browns defense, a rematch with the Packers, and showdowns with playoff-caliber teams in Detroit and San Francisco should test the mettle.

In the Hunt

8. Detroit Lions (8-5; 2200; -115)

9. Carolina Panthers (7-6; 18000; +220)

10. Dallas Cowboys (5-6-1; 18000; +850)

11. Minnesota Vikings (5-8; 100000; +25000)

The Detroit Lions knocked off Dallas in a must-win game in Week 14 but have an unenviable final four games of the season, with showdowns against three playoff teams (Rams, Bears, and Steelers) and a divisional showdown against Minnesota. Head coach Dan Campbell will have his team ready, but can they overcome injury and under-performing defense to make it back into the playoff bracket in time?

Eliminated

12. Atlanta Falcons (4-9)

13. Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

14. New Orleans Saints (3-10)

15. Washington Commanders (3-10)

16. New York Giants (2-11)

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

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