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NFL playoff picture: Who's in, who's out as Week 17 wraps up?

Published Jan. 1, 2017 11:48 p.m. ET

Week 17 of the regular season is over, and the NFL playoff picture is set. Here's a look at how it all wrapped up. (Check out the tiebreak rules here.)

Last update: Jan. 1

AFC

Division leaders

1. New England Patriots (14-2)**, East

2. Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)*, West

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5)z, North

4. Houston Texans (9-7)z, South

Wild Card teams

5. Oakland Raiders (12-4)y

6. Miami Dolphins (10-6)y

The rest

7. Tennessee Titans (9-7)e

8. Denver Broncos (9-7)e

9. Baltimore Ravens (8-8)e

10. Indianapolis Colts (8-8)e

11. Buffalo Bills (7-9)e

12. Cincinnati Bengals (6-9-1)e

13. New York Jets (5-11)e

14. San Diego Chargers (5-11)e

15. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-13)e

16. Cleveland Browns (1-15)e

NFC

Division leaders

1. Dallas Cowboys (13-3)**, East

2. Atlanta Falcons (11-5)*, South

3. Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1)z, West

4. Green Bay Packers (10-6)z, North

Wild Card teams

5. New York Giants (11-5)y

6. Detroit Lions (9-7)y

The rest

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)e

8. Washington Redskins (8-7-1)e

9. Minnesota Vikings (8-8)e

10. Arizona Cardinals (7-8-1)e

11. New Orleans Saints (7-9)e

12. Philadelphia Eagles (7-9)e

13. Carolina Panthers (6-10)e

14. Los Angeles Rams (4-12)e

15. Chicago Bears (3-13)e

16. San Francisco 49ers (2-14)e

** — Clinched home-field advantage
* — Clinched first-round bye
z — Clinched division
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched wild card
e — Eliminated from playoff contention

Playoff matchups

If playoffs started this week

AFC

No. 1 New England Patriots (14-2, East champion) and No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs (12-4, West champion) get byes

No. 6 Miami Dolphins (10-6, Wild Card) at No. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5, North champion)

No. 5 Oakland Raiders (12-4, Wild Card) at No. 4 Houston Texans (9-7, South champion)

NFC

No. 1 Dallas Cowboys (13-3, East champion) and No. 2 Atlanta Falcons (11-5, South champion) get byes

No. 6 Detroit Lions (9-7, Wild Card) at No. 3 Seattle Seahawks (10-5-1, West champion)

No. 5 New York Giants (11-5, Wild Card) at No. 4 Green Bay Packers (10-6, North champion)