NFL Playoffs: Schedule and Matchups Set
By Jason Marcum
Jan 5, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; General view of a Cincinnati Bengals helmet before the AFC wild card playoff game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports
Week 17 is in the book now, and the NFL playoffs are now set. Many teams faltered, while others prevailed to improve their seeding and/or ultimately clinch a spot in the NFL playoffs.
All but two spot are locked-up, and here is the final NFL playoff standings, courtesy of CBS Sports:
AFC
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
1
(*) Denver
West
13-3-0
2
(z) New England
East
12-4-0
3
(y) Cincinnati
North
11-5-0
4
(y) Indianapolis
South
11-5-0
5
(x) Kansas City
West
11-5-0
6
(x) San Diego
West
9-7-0
ELIMINATED
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
7
Pittsburgh
North
8-8-0
8
Baltimore
North
8-8-0
9
N.Y. Jets
East
8-8-0
10
Miami
East
8-8-0
11
Tennessee
South
7-9-0
12
Buffalo
East
6-10-0
13
Oakland
West
4-12-0
14
Jacksonville
South
4-12-0
15
Cleveland
North
4-12-0
16
Houston
South
2-14-0
NFC
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
1
(*) Seattle
West
13-3-0
2
(z) Carolina
South
12-4-0
3
(y) Philadelphia
East
9-6-0
4
(y) Green Bay
North
8-7-1
5
(x) San Francisco
West
12-4-0
6
(x) New Orleans
South
11-5-0
ELIMINATED
SEED
TEAM
DIVISION
RECORD
7
Arizona
West
10-6-0
9
Chicago
North
8-8-0
10
N.Y. Giants
East
7-9-0
11
Detroit
North
7-9-0
12
St. Louis
West
7-9-0
13
Minnesota
North
5-10-1
14
Tampa Bay
South
4-12-0
15
Atlanta
South
4-12-0
16
Washington
East
3-13-0
( X ) -clinched playoff berth | ( Y ) -denotes division winner | ( Z ) -denotes first-round bye | ( * ) -clinched home-field advantage
And here’s the NFL playoff picture:
NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND
Saturday, January 4
AFC: 4:35 PM (ET) Kansas City at Indianapolis (NBC)
NFC: 8:10 PM (ET) New Orleans at Philadelphia/Dallas (NBC)
Sunday, January 5
AFC: 1:05 PM (ET) San Diego at Cincinnati (CBS)
NFC: 4:40 PM (ET) San Francisco at Green Bay (FOX)
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 11
NFC: 4:35 PM (ET) Green Bay/San Francisco/New Orleans at Seattle (FOX)
AFC: 8:15 PM (ET) Cincinnati/Indianapolis/Kansas City at New England (CBS)
Sunday, January 12
NFC: 1:05 PM (ET) Philadelphia/Dallas/Green Bay/San Francisco at Carolina (FOX)
AFC: 4:40 PM (ET) Indianapolis/Kansas City/San Diego at Denver (CBS)
In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference will host the lowest seeded Wild Card survivor. Once teams are seeded for the playoffs, positions do not change
And just for fun, here’s the current projected order for the 2014 NFL Draft:
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