What does the NFL playoff picture look like in Week 14? We track all of the results.
Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season is here and we already have one division winner and two other teams locked into the playoffs. What can happen this week? Our weekly live look at the AFC and NFC playoff pictures is back for this weekend’s games.
Here you can find the updated playoff standings for both conferences, along with a tracker for any elimination or clinching scenarios in play this weekend. We will keep up with everything as the games go final, making sure to track who is locked into the postseason and who is already starting to think about the 2025 NFL Draft.
Last update: Dec. 7 – 2 p.m. Eastern
2024 NFL Playoff Standings
AFC Playoff Picture (through Week 14 Thursday night):
1 – Kansas City Chiefs (11-1, AFC West leader)^
2 – Buffalo Bills (10-2, AFC East champion)+
3 – Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3, AFC North leader)
4 – Houston Texans (8-5, AFC South leader)
5 – Los Angeles Chargers (8-4, Wild Card 2 position)
6 – Baltimore Ravens (8-5, Wild Card 1 position)
7 – Denver Broncos (8-5, Wild Card 3 position)
Indianapolis Colts (6-7)
Miami Dolphins (5-7)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)
Cleveland Browns (3-9)
New York Jets (3-9)
Tennessee Titans (3-9)
Eliminated from playoffs:
New England Patriots (3-10)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10)
Las Vegas Raiders (2-10)
^ Playoffs clinched
+ Division championship clinched
Tie breaks:
- Ravens over Broncos based on head-to-head results
- Browns over Titans based on strength of victory; Jets lose three-way tie due based on AFC record
- Jets over Titans based on head-to-head results
- Jaguars over Raiders based on AFC record
NFL Playoff Picture (through Week 14 Thursday night)
1 – Detroit Lions (12-1, NFC North leader)^*
2 – Philadelphia Eagles (10-2, NFC East leader)
3 – Seattle Seahawks (7-5, NFC West leader)
4 – Atlanta Falcons (6-6, NFC South leader)
5 – Minnesota Vikings (10-2, Wild Card 1 position)
6 – Green Bay Packers (9-34 Wild Card 2 position)*
7 – Washington Commanders (8-5, Wild Card 3 position)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6)
Arizona Cardinals (6-6)
Los Angeles Rams (6-6)
San Francisco 49ers (5-7)
Dallas Cowboys (5-7)
New Orleans Saints (4-8)
Chicago Bears (4-8)
Carolina Panthers (3-9)
Eliminated from playoffs:
New York Giants (2-10)
*Week 14 game completed
^ Playoffs clinched
+ Division championship clinched
Tie breaks:
- Falcons over Buccaneers based on head-to-head sweep
- Buccaneers over Cardinals based on NFC record ; Division tie break used for Cardinals over Rams based on head-to-head results
- Cardinals over Rams based on head-to-head results
- 49ers over Cowboys based on head-to-head results
- Saints over Bears based on NFC record
Clinching Scenarios (Week 14)
AFC Clinching Scenarios
Kansas City Chiefs clinch AFC West title if:
- Chiefs win
NFC Clinching Scenarios
Philadelphia Eagles clinch a playoff berth if:
- Eagles win and Falcons lose/tie and Cardinals lose/tie OR
- Eagles win and Buccaneers lose/tie and Cardinals lose/tie OR
- Eagles tie and Falcons lose and Cardinals lose and Rams lose/tie OR
- Eagles tie and Rams lose and Cardinals tie OR
- Eagles tie and Buccaneers lose and Cardinals lose and Rams lose/tie OR
- Eagles tie and Buccaneers lose and Cardinals tie
Detroit Lions clinch a playoff berth if: [CLINCHED]
- Lions win/tie OR
- Falcons lose/tie and Seahawks/Cardinals tie OR
- Falcons lose/tie and Cardinals lose and Rams lose/tie OR
- Falcons lose/tie and Rams lose/tie and Eagles win OR
- Falcons lose/tie and Seahawks lose/tie and Eagles win OR
- Falcons lose/tie and Cardinals lose and Eagles win and Lions clinch tie over Eagles on strength of victory OR
- Buccaneers lose/tie and Seahawks/Cardinals tie OR
- Buccaneers lose/tie and Arizona lose and Rams lose/tie OR
- Buccaneers lose/tie and Rams lose/tie and Eagles win OR
- Buccaneers lose/tie and Seahawks lose and Eagles win
Minnesota Vikings clinch a playoff berth if:
- Vikings win and Seahawk/Cardinals tie OR
- Vikings win and Cardinals lose and Rams lose/tie OR
- Vikings tie and Cardinals lose and Rams lose and Buccaneers lose OR
- Vikings tie and Cardinals tie and Rams lose and Buccaneers lose and Eagles win/tie
Elimination Scenarios (Week 14)
AFC Elimination Scenarios
New York Jets are eliminated from the playoffs if:
- Jets lose/tie
Cleveland Browns are eliminated from the playoffs if:
- Browns lose/tie
Tennessee Titans are eliminated from the playoffs if:
- Titans lose/tie
Los Angeles Chargers are eliminated from AFC West title if:
- Chargers lose OR
- Chiefs win
Denver Broncos are eliminated from AFC West title if:
- Chiefs win
NFC Elimination Scenarios
Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from NFC West title if:
- Cowboys lose/tie OR
- Eagles win/tie
Carolina Panthers are eliminated from playoffs if:
- Panthers lose and Falcons win
