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Seeds (Updated through Week 12)

AFC
Seed	Team	Division	Record
1	Indianapolis (y)	South	11-0-0
2	Cincinnati	North	8-3-0
3	San Diego	West	8-3-0
4	New England	East	7-4-0
5	Denver	West	7-4-0
6	Jacksonville	South	6-5-0
Still alive (below)
7	Baltimore	North	6-5-0
8	Pittsburgh	North	6-5-0
9	Miami	East	5-6-0
10	N.Y. Jets	East	5-6-0
11	Tennessee	South	5-6-0
12	Houston	South	5-6-0
13	Buffalo	East	4-7-0
14	Kansas City	West	3-8-0
15	Oakland	West	3-8-0
Eliminated
16	Cleveland	North	1-10-0

NFC
Seed	Team	Division	Record
1	New Orleans	South	11-0-0
2	Minnesota	North	10-1-0
3	Dallas	East	8-3-0
4	Arizona	West	7-4-0
5	Philadelphia	East	7-4-0
6	Green Bay	North	7-4-0
Still alive (below)
7	N.Y. Giants	East	6-5-0
8	Atlanta	South	6-5-0
9	San Francisco	West	5-6-0
10	Carolina	South	4-7-0
11	Chicago	North	4-7-0
12	Seattle	West	4-7-0
13	Washington	East	3-8-0
Eliminated
14	Detroit	North	2-9-0
15	Tampa Bay	South	1-10-0
16	St. Louis	West	1-10-0

Divisional Standings

Indianapolis Colts
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Tennessee	1:00pm
Dec 13	Denver	1:00pm
Dec 17	@Jacksonville	8:20pm
Dec 27	N.Y. Jets	4:15pm
Jan 3	@Buffalo	1:00pm

Denver Broncos
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Kansas City	1:00pm
Dec 13	@Indianapolis	1:00pm
Dec 20	Oakland	4:05pm
Dec 27	@Philadelphia	1:00pm
Jan 3	Kansas City	4:15pm

Cincinnati Bengals
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Detroit	1:00pm
Dec 13	@Minnesota	1:00pm
Dec 20	@San Diego	4:05pm
Dec 27	Kansas City	1:00pm
Jan 3	@N.Y. Jets	1:00pm

New England Patriots
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Miami	1:00pm
Dec 13	Carolina	1:00pm
Dec 20	@Buffalo	1:00pm
Dec 27	Jacksonville	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Houston	1:00pm

Pittsburgh Steelers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Oakland	1:00pm
Dec 10	@Cleveland	8:20pm
Dec 20	Green Bay	1:00pm
Dec 27	Baltimore	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Miami	1:00pm

San Diego Chargers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Cleveland	4:05pm
Dec 13	@Dallas	4:15pm
Dec 20	Cincinnati	4:05pm
Dec 25	@Tennessee	7:30pm
Jan 3	Washington	4:15pm

Houston Texans
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Jacksonville	1:00pm
Dec 13	Seattle	1:00pm
Dec 20	@St. Louis	1:00pm
Dec 27	@Miami	1:00pm
Jan 3	New England	1:00pm

Jacksonville Jaguars
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Houston	1:00pm
Dec 13	Miami	1:00pm
Dec 17	Indianapolis	8:20pm
Dec 27	@New England	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Cleveland	1:00pm

New York Jets
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 3	@Buffalo (Toronto, Ont.)	8:20pm
Dec 13	@Tampa Bay	1:00pm
Dec 20	Atlanta	1:00pm
Dec 27	@Indianapolis	4:15pm
Jan 3	Cincinnati	1:00pm

Baltimore Ravens
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 7	@Green Bay	8:30pm
Dec 13	Detroit	1:00pm
Dec 20	Chicago	1:00pm
Dec 27	@Pittsburgh	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Oakland	4:15pm

Miami Dolphins
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	New England	1:00pm
Dec 13	@Jacksonville	1:00pm
Dec 20	@Tennessee	1:00pm
Dec 27	Houston	1:00pm
Jan 3	Pittsburgh	1:00pm

Buffalo Bills
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 3	N.Y. Jets (Toronto, Ont.)	8:20pm
Dec 13	@Kansas City	1:00pm
Dec 20	New England	1:00pm
Dec 27	@Atlanta	1:00pm
Jan 3	Indianapolis	1:00pm

Oakland Raiders
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Pittsburgh	1:00pm
Dec 13	Washington	4:05pm
Dec 20	@Denver	4:05pm
Dec 27	@Cleveland	1:00pm
Jan 3	Baltimore	4:15pm

Tennessee Titans
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Indianapolis	1:00pm
Dec 13	St. Louis	1:00pm
Dec 20	Miami	1:00pm
Dec 25	San Diego	7:30pm
Jan 3	@Seattle	4:15pm

Kansas City Chiefs
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Denver	1:00pm
Dec 13	Buffalo	1:00pm
Dec 20	Cleveland	1:00pm
Dec 27	@Cincinnati	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Denver	4:15pm

New Orleans Saints
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Washington	1:00pm
Dec 13	@Atlanta	1:00pm
Dec 19	Dallas	8:20pm
Dec 27	Tampa Bay	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Carolina	1:00pm

Minnesota Vikings
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Arizona	8:20pm
Dec 13	Cincinnati	1:00pm
Dec 20	@Carolina	8:20pm
Dec 28	@Chicago	8:30pm
Jan 3	N.Y. Giants	1:00pm

Dallas Cowboys
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@N.Y. Giants	4:15pm
Dec 13	San Diego	4:15pm
Dec 19	@New Orleans	8:20pm
Dec 27	@Washington	8:20pm
Jan 3	Philadelphia	1:00pm

Arizona Cardinals
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Minnesota	8:20pm
Dec 14	@San Francisco	8:30pm
Dec 20	@Detroit	1:00pm
Dec 27	St. Louis	4:05pm
Jan 3	Green Bay	4:15pm

Atlanta Falcons
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Philadelphia	1:00pm
Dec 13	New Orleans	1:00pm
Dec 20	@N.Y. Jets	1:00pm
Dec 27	Buffalo	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Tampa Bay	1:00pm

Philadelphia Eagles
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Atlanta	1:00pm
Dec 13	@N.Y. Giants	8:20pm
Dec 20	San Francisco	1:00pm
Dec 27	Denver	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Dallas	1:00pm

New York Giants
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Dallas	4:15pm
Dec 13	Philadelphia	8:20pm
Dec 21	@Washington	8:30pm
Dec 27	Carolina	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Minnesota	1:00pm

Green Bay Packers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 7	Baltimore	8:30pm
Dec 13	@Chicago	1:00pm
Dec 20	@Pittsburgh	1:00pm
Dec 27	Seattle	1:00pm
Jan 3	@Arizona	4:15pm

Chicago Bears
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	St. Louis	1:00pm
Dec 13	Green Bay	1:00pm
Dec 20	@Baltimore	1:00pm
Dec 28	Minnesota	8:30pm
Jan 3	@Detroit	1:00pm

San Francisco 49ers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	@Seattle	4:15pm
Dec 14	Arizona	8:30pm
Dec 20	@Philadelphia	1:00pm
Dec 27	Detroit	4:05pm
Jan 3	@St. Louis	1:00pm

Carolina Panthers
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	Tampa Bay	1:00pm
Dec 13	@New England	1:00pm
Dec 20	Minnesota	8:20pm
Dec 27	@N.Y. Giants	1:00pm
Jan 3	New Orleans	1:00pm

Seattle Seahawks
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	San Francisco	4:15pm
Dec 13	@Houston	1:00pm
Dec 20	Tampa Bay	4:15pm
Dec 27	@Green Bay	1:00pm
Jan 3	Tennessee	4:15pm

Washington Redskins
Remaining games (All Times Eastern)
Date	Opponent	Time
Dec 6	New Orleans	1:00pm
Dec 13	@Oakland	4:05pm
Dec 21	N.Y. Giants	8:30pm
Dec 27	Dallas	8:20pm
Jan 3	@San Diego	4:15pm

Tiebreakers

x-clinched playoff berth
y-denotes division winner
z-denotes first-round bye
*-clinched home-field advantage

During the regular season, the seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.

AFC Playoff tiebreakers

Cincinnati earns the No. 2 seed over San Diego based on common games (4-2 to Chargers 3-3).
Baltimore finishes ahead of Pittsburgh in division based on head to head (1-0).
Jacksonville earns the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on conference record (5-2 to Ravens' 6-4).

NFC Playoff tiebreakers

Philadelphia earns the No. 5 seed over Green Bay based on conference record (6-2 to Packers' 6-3).

AFC eliminations

Cleveland (Week 12)

NFC eliminations

Detroit (Week 12), St. Louis (Week 12), Tampa Bay (Week 12)

Click here for the official tiebreaking procedures.

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JoeNFL

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Playoff Race and Tiebreakers Blog

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JoeNFL

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Tiebreakers Starting to Take Shape

I'm getting ready to attack the tiebreakers again for CBSsports.com and NFL/CBS/various teams. NFC is shaping up pretty nicely for some fun with all the 5-4 teams and the AFC is about as good with only one division being a runaway.

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WweJth

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I still believe the Ravens will make the playoffs

I'm looking at everyone's schedule and things look favorable. Most of the teams that we're in the mix with (MIA, HOU, JAX), every one of them still plays New England, Indy, as well as each other; which one or more could therefore lose all 3 ...(more)

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santana5747

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Could someone please help clearify this for me?

(If) the Minnesota Vikings win this week and the Saints lose the the Partiots both teams will be 10-1. With no H2H match-ups, and undeafeated throughout the conference. With both loses being vs. teams that the other hasn't (and won't) play. That woul ...(more)

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FirstTeam Officially Eliminated

(POLL) Who will be the first team mathematically elimated from playoff contention this year. I think there's a chance 3 can be out as early as next week. If more then one get eliminated in the same week we'll have to use time of day (E ...(more)

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