NFL Playoff Picture: The Washington Commanders are the 6th seed; visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Playoffs!

Update: The Washington Commanders will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC wild-card playoff matchups are (mostly) set:

No. 7 #Packers at No. 2 #Eagles

No. 6 #Commanders at No. 3 #Bucs

No. 5 #Vikings/#Lions at No. 4 #Rams

No. 1 seed and bye goes to tonight’s winner of Game 272

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 6, 2025

The Washington Commanders entered Week 18 with the chance to lock up the 6th seed, and prepare for their first opponent in the playoffs. It wasn’t as easy as it should have been, but Marcus Mariota led the team on a game-winning drive. That win puts them at 12-5, and now they have to wait a few more hours to find out who their opponent will be next week.

The Commanders will be playing the #3 seed in the NFC, but that won’t be determined until the Rams vs Seahawks game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints to win the NFC South. If the Rams win, they get the #3 seed, if they lose, the Buccaneers take their spot and will host Washington for a rematch from Week 1. Los Angeles is resting their starters today, and the Seahawks have already been eliminated from playoff contention,

Super Bowl odds: +3500

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NFC standings during Week 18

1. x-Detroit Lions (14-2)

2. x-Minnesota Vikings (14-2)

3. z-Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)

4. y-Washington Commanders (11-5)

5. 7-Green Bay Packers (11-6)

6. z-Los Angeles Rams (10-6)

7. z-Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)

8. Seattle Seahawks (9-7) — eliminated

9. Atlanta Falcons (8-9) — eliminated

10. Arizona Cardinals (7-9) — eliminated

11. Dallas Cowboys (7-10) — eliminated

12. San Francisco 49ers (6-10) — eliminated

13. Chicago Bears (5-12) — eliminated

14. Carolina Panthers (5-12) — eliminated

15. New Orleans Saints (5-12) — eliminated

16. New York Giants (3-14) — eliminated

AFC standings during Week 18

1. *-Kansas City Chiefs (15-1)

2. z-Buffalo Bills (13-4)

3. z-Baltimore Ravens (12-5)

4. y-Los Angeles Chargers (10-6)

5. z-Houston Texans (10-7)

6. y-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)

7. Denver Broncos (9-7)

8. Cincinnati Bengals (9-8)

9. Miami Dolphins (8-8)

10. Indianapolis Colts (8-9) — eliminated

11. New York Jets (4-12) — eliminated

12. Las Vegas Raiders (4-12) — eliminated

13. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13) — eliminated

14. New England Patriots (4-13) — eliminated

15. Cleveland Browns (3-14) — eliminated

16. Tennessee Titans (3-14) — eliminated

Teams with an (*) have clinched division and bye

Teams with an (z) have clinched division

Teams with an (x) have clinched a playoff spot

Teams with a (y) have clinched their division

NFL Division Standings

AFC East standings

1. Buffalo Bills, 13-4 — division clinched
2. Miami Dolphins, 8-8
3. New York Jets, 4-12 — eliminated from playoff contention
4. New England Patriots, 4-13 — eliminated from playoff contention

AFC North standings

1. Baltimore Ravens, 12-5 — division clinched
2. Pittsburgh Steelers, 10-7 — playoffs clinched
3. Cincinnati Bengals, 9-8
4. Cleveland Browns, 3-14 — eliminated from playoff contention

AFC South standings

1. Houston Texans, 10-7 — division clinched
2. Indianapolis Colts, 8-9 — eliminated from playoff contention
3. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4-13 — eliminated from playoff contention
4. Tennessee Titans, 3-14 — eliminated from playoff contention

AFC West standings

1. Kansas City Chiefs, 15-1 — division clinched
2. Los Angeles Chargers, 10-6 — playoffs clinched
3. Denver Broncos, 9-7
4. Las Vegas Raiders, 4-12 — eliminated from playoff contention

NFC East standings

1. Philadelphia Eagles, 14-3 — division clinched
2. Washington Commanders, 12-5 — playoffs clinched
3. Dallas Cowboys, 7-10 — eliminated from playoff contention
4. New York Giants, 3-14 — eliminated from playoff contention

NFC North standings

1. Minnesota Vikings, 14-2 — playoffs clinched
2. Detroit Lions, 13-2 — playoffs clinched
3. Green Bay Packers, 11-6 — playoffs clinched
4. Chicago Bears, 5-12 — eliminated from playoff contention

NFC South standings

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 10-7 — division clinched
2. Atlanta Falcons, 8-8 — eliminated from playoff contention
3. New Orleans Saints, 5-12 — eliminated from playoff contention
4. Carolina Panthers, 4-12 — eliminated from playoff contention

NFC West standings

1. Los Angeles Rams, 10-6 — division clinched
2. Seattle Seahawks, 9-7 — eliminated from playoff contention
3. Arizona Cardinals, 7-9 — eliminated from playoff contention
4. San Francisco 49ers, 6-10 — eliminated from playoff contention

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