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2025 Nfl Playoff Picture Bracket Schedule After Week 13

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2025 nfl playoff picture bracket schedule after week 13

Week 13 continued to shake up the NFL playoff race with a new leader atop the NFC. The Pats are leading the AFC after defeating the Giants Monday night. With the playoff race tightening fast and with just a few weeks left, every game is starting to feel like a must-win. Check out the NFL Playoff Picture if the playoffs were to start today: 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. 1. Denver Broncos (10-2, West; Wins tie break over New England based on best win percentage in common games.) Week 13 in the NFL is in the books, and the playoff race is heating up.

Surprising contenders and intriguing potential matchups are beginning to fill out the bracket, giving fans a taste of what this year’s path to Super Bowl 60 could look like. With so much still to be decided, the NFL playoff picture is shifting weekly, but let’s take a peek at where things stand now. Here’s a look at the current NFL postseason bracket, plus a look at which teams are rising and falling in PFSN’s NFL Playoff Predictor. Perhaps no team in the NFL has had as confusing of a 2025 season as the Panthers. That hasn’t always been a bad thing, though, and it certainly wasn’t a bad thing on Sunday. They improved to 7-6 with a surprise victory over the Rams, intercepting MVP candidate Matthew Stafford two times.

The Panthers are still trailing the Buccaneers in the NFC South, but they’re right on their tail. Whether or not they actually win the division, a key win over a Super Bowl contender like Los Angeles will help out Carolina’s chances of making the postseason, as a division champion or as... MORE: Latest 7-Round 2026 NFL Mock Draft What 14 teams are positioned to make the NFL playoffs in the 2025 regular season, from the eight division winners to six total wild cards? What would the seeding look like in the race for Super Bowl 60? Here are the answers in Sporting News' latest look at how the postseason field is coming together in both conferences after Week 13.

POWER RANKINGS: Patriots jump Rams as new No. 1; Eagles, Colts, Chiefs keep fading 1. New England Patriots 11-2 (first place, AFC East) The Patriots, who have their bye in Week 14, have one more win than the Broncos and have a half-game lead for the top seed after beating the Giants on Monday night. They lead the Bills by 2.5 games in the quest to win the division.

The Patriots and Bears are currently the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Who saw that coming? We look at the Patriots, Bears and everyone else in the NFL playoff race below, with standings updated through all games played in Week 13: 1. Patriots (11-2) Best record in the NFL.

2. Broncos (10-2) If they win out, they're the No. 1 seed in the AFC, as they would own the tiebreaker over the Patriots. 3. Jaguars (8-4) Lead the AFC South thanks to a better record than the Colts against common opponents. 4.

Ravens (6-6) Own the common games tiebreaker over the Steelers. When we look back at the 2025 regular season, we may be pointing to Week 14 as the pivotal moment that sculpted the playoff picture. Coming into the weekend, the slate had the promise of being an inflection point with multiple divisional matchups on deck between clubs in the thick of the playoff race. That included Steelers-Ravens duking it out for first place in the AFC North, along with Bears-Packers squaring off at Lambeau Field in an NFC North duel, and Colts-Jaguars jockeying for position atop the AFC... And those games did not disappoint. Pittsburgh and Green Bay both pulled off wins to jump back into first place in their respective division.

Meanwhile, Jacksonville held its spot atop the AFC South after taking down Indy, but the headline from that contest was Daniel Jones leaving the game due to an Achilles injury. That further shakes up the playoff picture in the AFC. With Week 14 complete, let's take a look at this latest snapshot and see who would be in and out of the playoffs. On top of the standings, we'll also run through the entire playoff picture, including the remaining schedules for each primary contender. This is the NFL playoff picture as it stands, with the following teams tabbed for postseason spots: This weekend proved to be moving day in the NFL.

On Monday night, the Patriots took over the top seed in the AFC playoff picture with a dominant win over the Giants. Drake Maye continued his push for the MVP, passing for 282 yards and two touchdowns. In the early window on Sunday, the Jaguars beat the listless Titans while the Texans toppled the Colts, giving Indianapolis its third loss in four weeks. Jacksonville now leads the AFC South, an unfathomable thought only a month ago. In the late-afternoon games, the Seahawks shut out the Vikings and rookie quarterback Max Brosmer in his first-career start, while the Bills and Chargers earned resounding wins over the Steelers and Raiders, respectively. Sunday’s most important result may have happened in Charlotte, where the Rams fell to the Panthers.

The loss knocked them out of the NFC’s top seed. Carolina won behind three turnovers and a trio of Bryce Young touchdown passes, putting Chicago in line for home-field advantage as the season churns toward Week 14. Week 14 Standings • Updated After Thursday Night Football If the season ended today, these teams would make the playoffs Outside looking in if season ended today These teams have been eliminated from playoff contention

If the season ended today, these teams would make the playoffs The 2025 NFL Playoff picture entering into week 14 is set (for now) as we hit December. Week 13 delivered the chaos we’ve come to expect from the playoff chase. With tiebreakers tightening and bubble teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans lurking, every snap feels like a playoff audition. Below, we break down the updated standings through games of December 1, projected seeds if the season ended today, key scenarios, and what Week 14’s massive slate means for the hunt. Here’s the 2025 NFL playoff picture for you after the week 13 chaos.

Thanksgiving’s tripleheader set the tone with the Green Bay Packers handing the Detroit Lions a divisional defeat, the Dallas Cowboys upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs to breathe life into the NFC East, and the... Black Friday saw the Chicago Bears upset the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 24-15, while Sunday’s slate featured the Carolina Panthers’ 31-28 upset over the Los Angeles Rams, and the Jacksonville Jaguars’ continued... Monday Night Football capped it off with the New England Patriots beating the New York Giants, extending their win streak to 10 and reclaiming the AFC’s No. 1 perch. These results have reshuffled the deck a good bit: The Bears jumped to the NFC’s top spot, the Jaguars now lead the AFC South, the Rams’ grip on the West loosened, and new eliminations... For the latest official view, check the NFL Playoff Picture.

Grab our printable NFL playoff bracket PDF to fill out your predictions, and don’t miss the Week 14 NFL pick’em sheet or confidence pool. The Patriots (11-2) are back atop the conference after the win over the Giants, holding a two-game cushion in the East and the best record in football. The Broncos (10-2) remain locked in as the West’s frontrunners with a nine-game streak, while the Jaguars’ takeover of the South has the Colts scrambling. The wild-card race is a dogfight: The Bills and Chargers hold firm, but the Texans’ defense keeps them in striking distance. It is still theoretically possible for the Bengals to make it too after Joe led them to victory on Turkey Day. (Records through Dec.

1; Playoff % via ESPN FPI; Division % via simulation models) Updated: December 8, 2025 at 11:58 pm EST The 2025-26 NFL regular season kicked off on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The regular season will conclude after all Week 18 games are played on January 4, 2026. The 2026 NFL playoffs are scheduled to begin January 10 with Super Wildcard Weekend. The 2026 Super Bowl will be played Sunday, February 8, 2026.

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