2026 postseason picture
Playoff Projection
Every selected winner becomes a projected result. Division champions and the three wild cards in each conference are then seeded with the NFL's official tiebreaking order.
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This is a partial picture. Unpicked games do not count as wins or losses, so seeds become reliable only after the full season is picked.
Provisional tiebreaks: 36 ties reached a scoring-based criterion that winner-only picks cannot calculate. Those rows are labeled instead of presenting the display order as official.
AFC
7 playoff teamsProjected seeds
1
BAL
Baltimore RavensDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
2
BUF
Buffalo BillsDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
3
DEN
Denver BroncosDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
4
HOU
Houston TexansDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
5
CIN
Cincinnati BengalsWild card
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
6
CLE
Cleveland BrownsWild card
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
7
IND
Indianapolis ColtsWild card
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
East
1BUF
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02MIA
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03NE
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04NYJ
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0North
1BAL
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02CIN
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03CLE
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04PIT
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0South
1HOU
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02IND
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03JAX
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04TEN
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0West
1DEN
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02KC
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03LAC
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04LV
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0NFC
7 playoff teamsProjected seeds
1
ARI
Arizona CardinalsDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
2
ATL
Atlanta FalconsDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
3
CHI
Chicago BearsDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
4
DAL
Dallas CowboysDivision
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
5
CAR
Carolina PanthersWild card
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
6
DET
Detroit LionsWild card
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
7
GB
Green Bay PackersWild card
Projected statistical tiebreak unavailable · provisional
0-0
17 unpicked
East
1DAL
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02NYG
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03PHI
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04WSH
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0North
1CHI
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02DET
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03GB
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04MIN
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0South
1ATL
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02CAR
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03NO
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04TB
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0West
1ARI
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-02LAR
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-03SEA
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-04SF
0-0DIV 0-0CONF 0-0How the NFL tiebreakers are applied
Within a division
Head-to-head, division record, common games, conference record, strength of victory, strength of schedule, then the NFL's scoring and touchdown comparisons.
Wild card and seeding
One club per division enters a multi-club comparison, followed by a head-to-head sweep, conference record, common games (minimum four), strength of victory, strength of schedule, and the remaining statistical steps. The process restarts after each qualifier is selected.