NFL Playoff Picture, Standings and Clinched Berths
By Jason Marcum
AFC Playoff Standings
No. 1 – (Y) Denver 12-3
No. 2 – New England 11-4
No. 3 – Cincinnati 10-5
No. 4 – (Y) Indianapolis 10-5
No. 5 – (X) Kansas City 11-4
No. 6 – Baltimore 8-7
In the hunt
Miami (8-7), San Diego (8-7), New York Jets (7-8), Pittsburgh (7-8)
NFC playoff standings
No. 1 – (X) Seattle 12-3
No. 2 – Carolina 11-4
No. 3 – Philadelphia 9-6
No. 4 – Chicago 8-7
No. 5 – New Orleans 10-5
No. 6 – San Francisco 10-4
In the hunt: Arizona (10-5), Dallas (8-7), Green Bay (7-7-1), Detroit (7-8)