Bo Nix, Broncos Clinch AFC West, Updated NFL Playoff Standings and Bracket

The Denver Broncos are division champions for the first time since their 2015 Super Bowl season.

Bo Nix and the Broncos clinched the AFC West when the Los Angeles Chargers lost to the Houston Texans on Saturday.

Here's a look at the updated playoff picture as the Broncos look to make it past the Wild Card round for the first time since the team's trip to Super Bowl 50.

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NFC Playoff Picture (x- clinched playoffs, z- clinched division)

Division Leaders

1. x- Seattle Seahawks (12-3, NFC West)

2. x- Chicago Bears (11-4, NFC North)

3. z- Philadelphia Eagles (10-5, NFC East)

4. Carolina Panthers (8-7, NFC South)

Wild Card Teams

5. x- San Francisco 49ers (11-4)

6. x- Los Angeles Rams (11-4)

7. x- Green Bay Packers (9-5-1)

In the Hunt

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8)

Eliminated

9. Minnesota Vikings (7-8)

10. Detroit Lions (8-8)

11. Dallas Cowboys (7-8-1)

12. Atlanta Falcons (6-9)

13. New Orleans Saints (5-10)

14. Washington Commanders (4-12)

15. Arizona Cardinals (3-12)

16. New York Giants (2-13)

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AFC Playoff Picture

Division Leaders

1. x- Denver Broncos (13-3, AFC West)

2. x- New England Patriots (12-3, AFC East)

3. x- Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4, AFC South)

4. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6, AFC North)

Wild Card Teams

5. x- Los Angeles Chargers (11-4)

6. x- Buffalo Bills (11-4)

7. Houston Texans (10-5)

In The Hunt

9. Baltimore Ravens (7-8)

Eliminated

8. Indianapolis Colts (8-7)

10. Miami Dolphins (6-9)

11. Kansas City Chiefs (6-10)

12. Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)

13. New York Jets (3-12)

14. Tennessee Titans (3-12)

15. Cleveland Browns (3-12)

16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)

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The Broncos looked to be at risk of letting their division lead slip away after a Week 16 loss at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The loss ended an 11-game winning streak, as well as a stretch of 12 straight victories at home, for the Broncos.

It also opened up the possibility that Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers could make a late push to win the divisions.

Bo Nix instead helped his team recover with a Christmas Day win over a shorthanded Kansas City Chiefs team missing both Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew.

The Broncos will now look to finish out the season strong as Nix, who went 13-for-22 with 144 passing yards and a touchdown pass in a Wild Card loss to the Buffalo Bills last season, prepares for the second playoff run of his NFL career.

Whether that starts with a Wild Card game or a first-round bye will all come down to who clinches the top seed in the AFC in Week 18.