National Football League

NFL playoff picture

Published Dec. 12, 2012 9:45 p.m. ET

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Saturday, Jan. 5

No. 3 seed Houston Texans defeated No. 6 seed Cincinnati Bengals, 19-13

No. 3 seed Green Bay Packers defeated No. 6 seed Minnesota Vikings, 24-10

Sunday, Jan. 6

No. 4 seed Baltimore Ravens defeated No. 5 seed Indianapolis Colts, 24-9

No. 5 seed Seattle Seahawks defeated No. 4 seed Washington Redskins 24-14

Saturday, Jan. 12

No. 4 seed Baltimore Ravens defeated No. 1 seed Denver Broncos 38-35 in 2OT

No. 2 seed San Francisco 49ers defeated No. 3 seed Green Bay Packers 45-31

Sunday, Jan. 13

No. 1 seed Atlanta Falcons defeated No. 5 seed Seattle Seahawks 30-28

No. 2 seed New England Patriots defeated No. 3 seed Houston Texans 41-28

Sunday, Jan. 20

No. 2 seed San Francisco 49ers defeated No. 1 seed Atlanta Falcons 28-24

No. 4 seed Baltimore Ravens defeated No. 2 seed New England Patriots 28-13

Sunday, Feb. 3

Super Bowl XLVII, San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens, 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS

Note: No. 1 seeds Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons and No. 2 seeds New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers earned byes during wild-card weekend.

PLAYOFF SEEDING REMINDER:
Six teams in each conference make the playoffs, with the four division winners earning spots No. 1 through No. 4. The two teams with the best records from the remaining non-division winners earn wild-card berths.

NOTE — For standings below:

NFC PLAYOFF SEEDING

Division leaders	W-L	Div.	Conf.	Notes
1. FALCONS-x	13-3	3-3	9-3	Earned No. 1 NFC seed
2. 49ERS-y	11-4-1	3-2-1	7-4-1	Earned No. 2 NFC seed
3. PACKERS-y	11-5	5-1	8-4	Earned No. 3 NFC seed
4. REDSKINS-y	10-6	5-1	8-4	Earned No. 4 NFC seed
Wild-card teams	W-L	Div.	Conf.	Notes
5. SEAHAWKS-z	11-5	3-3	8-4	Earned No. 5 NFC seed
6. VIKINGS-z	10-6	4-2	7-5	Earned No. 6 NFC seed

AFC PLAYOFF SEEDING

Division leaders	W-L	Div.	Conf.	Notes
1. BRONCOS-x	13-3	6-0	10-2	Earned No. 1 AFC seed
2. PATRIOTS-y	12-4	6-0	11-1	Earned No. 2 AFC seed
3. TEXANS-y	12-4	5-1	10-2	Earned No. 3 AFC seed
4. RAVENS-y	10-6	4-2	8-4	Earned No. 4 AFC seed
Wild-card teams	W-L	Div.	Conf.	Notes
5. COLTS-z	11-5	4-2	8-4	Earned No. 5 AFC seed
6. BENGALS-z	10-6	3-3	7-5	Earned No. 6 AFC seed