NFL playoff picture for the 2022 season
With little over a month remaining in the 2022 regular season, and postseason spots up for grabs, here’s a look at the current NFL playoff picture heading into Week 13, as well as key postseason dates and timings on the road to Super Bowl LVII on February 12 in Arizona…
AFC
1) Kansas City Chiefs (9-2) – AFC West leaders
Remaining fixtures: @ Cincinnati Bengals (7-4), @ Denver Broncos (3-8), @ Houston Texans (1-9-1), vs Seattle Seahawks (6-5), vs Denver Broncos (3-8), @ Las Vegas Raiders (4-7)
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Highlights of the Los Angeles Rams against the Kansas City Chiefs from Week 12 of the NFL season.
2) Miami Dolphins (8-3) – AFC East
Remaining fixtures: @ San Francisco 49ers (7-4), @ Los Angeles Chargers (6-5), @ Buffalo Bills (8-3), vs Green Bay Packers (4-8), @ New England Patriots (6-5), vs New York Jets (7-4)
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Highlights of the Houston Texans against the Miami Dolphins from Week 12 of the NFL season.
3) Tennessee Titans (7-4) – AFC South
Remaining fixtures: @ Philadelphia Eagles (10-1), vs Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7), @ Los Angeles Chargers (6-5), vs Houston Texans (1-9-1), vs Dallas Cowboys (8-3), @ Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7)
4) Baltimore Ravens (7-4) – AFC North
Remaining fixtures: vs Denver Broncos (3-8), @ Pittsburgh Steelers (4-7), @ Cleveland Browns (4-7), vs Atlanta Falcons (5-7), vs Pittsburgh Steelers (4-7), @ Cincinnati Bengals (7 -4)
5) Buffalo Bills (8-3) – wild card
Remaining fixtures: @ New England Patriots (6-5), vs New York Jets (7-4), vs Miami Dolphins (8-3), @ Chicago Bears (3-9), @ Cincinnati Bengals (7-4), vs New England Patriots (6-5)
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Highlights of the Buffalo Bills against the Detroit Lions from Week 12 of the NFL season.
6) Cincinnati Bengals (7-4) – wild card
Remaining fixtures: vs Kansas City Chiefs (9-2), vs Cleveland Browns (4-7), @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6), @ New England Patriots (6-5), vs Buffalo Bills (8-3), vs Baltimore Ravens (7-4)
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Highlights of the Cincinnati Bengals against the Tennessee Titans from Week 12 of the NFL season.
7) New York Jets (7-4) – wild card
Remaining fixtures: @ Minnesota Vikings (9-2), @ Buffalo Bills (8-3), vs Detroit Lions (4-7), vs Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7), @ Seattle Seahawks (6-5), @ Miami Dolphins (8 -3)
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Highlights of the Chicago Bears against the New York Jets from Week 12 of the NFL season.
In the hunt
8) New England Patriots (6-5)
9) Los Angeles Chargers (6-5)
10) Indianapolis Colts (4-7-1)
NFC
1) Philadelphia Eagles (10-1) – NFC East leaders
Remaining fixtures: vs Tennessee Titans (7-4), @ New York Giants (7-4), @ Chicago Bears (3-9), @ Dallas Cowboys (8-3), vs New Orleans Saints (4-8), vs New York Giants (7-4)
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Highlights of the Green Bay Packers against the Philadelphia Eagles from Week 12 of the NFL season.
2) Minnesota Vikings (9-2) – NFC North
Remaining fixtures: vs New York Jets (7-4), @ Detroit Lions (4-7), vs Indianapolis Colts (4-7-1), vs New York Giants (7-4), @ Green Bay Packers (4-8), @ Chicago Bears (3-9)
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Highlights of the New England Patriots against the Minnesota Vikings from Week 12 of the NFL season.
3) San Francisco 49ers (7-4) – NFC West
Remaining fixtures: vs Miami Dolphins (8-3), vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6), @ Seattle Seahawks (6-5), vs Washington Commanders (7-5), @ Las Vegas Raiders (4-7), vs Arizona Cardinals (4-8)
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Highlights of the New Orleans Saints against the San Francisco 49ers from Week 12 of the NFL season.
4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6) – NFC South
Remaining fixtures: vs New Orleans Saints (4-8), @ San Francisco 49ers (7-4), vs Cincinnati Bengals (7-4), @ Arizona Cardinals (4-8), vs Carolina Panthers (4-8), @ Atlanta Falcons (5-7)
5) Dallas Cowboys (8-3) – wild card
Remaining fixtures: vs Indianapolis Colts (4-7-1), vs Houston Texans (1-9-1), @ Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7), vs Philadelphia Eagles (10-1), @ Tennessee Titans (7-4), @ Washington Commanders (7-5)
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Highlights of the New York Giants against the Dallas Cowboys from Week 12 of the NFL season.
6) New York Giants (7-4) – wild card
Remaining fixtures: vs Washington Commanders (7-5), vs Philadelphia Eagles (10-1), @ Washington Commanders (7-5), @ Minnesota Vikings (9-2), vs Indianapolis Colts (4-7-1), @ Philadelphia Eagles (10-1)
7) Washington Commanders (7-5) – wild card
Remaining fixtures: @ New York Giants (7-4), BYE WEEK, vs New York Giants (7-4), @ San Francisco 49ers (7-4), vs Cleveland Browns (4-7), vs Dallas Cowboys (8-3)
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Highlights of the Atlanta Falcons against the Washington Commanders from Week 12 of the NFL season.
In the hunt
8) Seattle Seahawks (6-5)
9) Atlanta Falcons (5-7)
10) Detroit Lions (4-7)
Who would meet in the playoffs if the season ended now?
Wild Card Weekend
AFC:
New York Jets (No. 7 seed) @ Miami Dolphins (No. 2)
Cincinnati Bengals (No. 6) @ Tennessee Titans (No. 3)
Buffalo Bills (No. 5) @ Baltimore Ravens (No. 4)
NFC:
Washington Commanders (No. 7 seed) @ Minnesota Vikings (No. 2)
New York Giants (No. 6) @ San Francisco 49ers (No. 3)
Dallas Cowboys (No. 5) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 4)
First-round byes
AFC
Kansas City Chiefs (No. 1)
NFC
Philadelphia Eagles (No. 1)
When are the playoffs taking place?
The 2022 season playoffs start with six wild card games, beginning Saturday, January 14, 2023 and continuing through to Monday, January 16. The No. 1 seeds from each conference will then enter at the divisional round the following weekend, before the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games on Sunday, January 29, to determine who will battle it out in Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. (All timings listed below are in UK time).
Super Wild Card Weekend (x6 games)
Saturday, January 14, 2023 – Kick-offs at 9.30pm and 1.15am
Sunday, January 15, 2023 – Kick-offs at 6 p.m, 9.30pm and 1.15am
Monday, January 16, 2023 – Kick-off 1.15am
Divisional Round (x4 games)
Saturday, January 21, 2023 – Kick-offs at 9.30pm and 1.15am
Sunday, January 22, 2023 – Kick-offs at 8 p.m and 11.30pm
Conference Championships (x2 games)
Sunday, January 29, 2023 – Kick-offs at 8.05pm and 11.30pm
Super Bowl LVII – State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
February 12, 2023 – Kick-off 11.30pm
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