Tracking the NFL playoff picture: Updated chances to clinch spots, win division titles

2025 NFL playoff picture: Updated odds, seeds, draft order We are following the 2025 NFL season's playoff picture. Here's how things look right now for wild-card spots, division races and even the draft order. NFL playoff picture projections live ESPN Analytics' live NFL playoff chances -- which combine current in-game win probabilities with our Football Power Index (FPI) season projections -- provide each team's postseason likelihood at any given moment, starting with Monday night's 49ers-Colts game ( 8:15 p.m. ET , ESPN/ABC) and continuing throughout the entire Week 17 and Week 18 slates. The projected final standings will update regularly, and we're also tracking a few tight postseason races and the projected 2026 draft order for non-playoff teams. See how things stack up in both conferences throughout every game for the rest of the regular season. NFC playoff picture 0-20% 20-40% 40-60% 60-80% 80-100% Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name live Data updated as of AFC playoff picture 0-20% 20-40% 40-60% 60-80% 80-100% Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name Team Rank Team Name live Data updated as of What to watch With two weeks -- plus one exciting Week 16 "Monday Night Football" game -- left in the season, there are still seven playoff spots (five in the AFC, two in the NFC) and seven division titles there for the taking. Only the Broncos , Patriots , Eagles , Seahawks , Rams , Bears and 49ers have secured playoff berths. Plus, the No. 1 seed hasn't been clinched in either conference. We're tracking the closest, most interesting races live. We have you covered through all the swings, big plays and surprises. Monday night's game has implications in two divisions, so let's take a closer look at three-team races in both the NFC West and AFC South. Who will win the NFC West? The NFC West is getting wild. The Rams , Seahawks and 49ers have all clinched playoff berths, and each team has a legitimate chance to take the division title. The Seahawks jumped into the driver's seat Thursday by beating the Rams in overtime. However, the Rams have a soft remaining schedule with the Falcons and Cardinals on deck, whereas the Seahawks have to face the Panthers and 49ers to close the season; things could flip back around. But don't sleep on San Francisco. If the Niners beat the Colts on Monday , they will be 11-4 -- tied with the Rams and one game back from the Seahawks. And the Niners still have a meeting with Seattle looming in Week 18 after a Sunday night game against the Bears . There's a lot at...

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