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NFL Playoff Picture 2022: Who’s In and Who’s Out Heading Into Week 14?

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NFL Playoff Picture 2022 Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen

Week 13 of the 2022 campaign is officially in the books, so it’s once again time to see what the NFL Playoffs would look like if the season ended today.

The Philadelphia Eagles continue to roll as Jalen Hurts put on a show in a blowout win over the Tennessee Titans to get his team to 11-1. The top six in the NFC remained the same from a week ago, but we’ve got a new No. 7 as the Seattle Seahawks jumped ahead of the Washington Commanders, who fell back to No. 8 after tying the New York Giants.

The AFC saw all sorts of movement as the Buffalo Bills jumped from No. 5 to No. 1 due to losses by the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. The Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans traded the third and fourth slots, while the Cincinnati Bengals jumped up from No. 6 to No. 5.

Let’s take a look at the whole picture heading into Week 14.

NFL Playoff Picture 2022: Who’s in and who’s out in the NFC heading into Week 14?

As the Eagles continue to own the best record in the NFL, we’ll once again kick things off in the NFC. Here’s who’s in.

  • 1. Philadelphia Eagles (11-1, 1st NFC East)
  • 2. Minnesota Vikings (10-2, 1st NFC North)
  • 3. San Francisco 49ers (8-4, 1st NFC West)
  • 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6, 1st NFC South)
  • 5. Dallas Cowboys (9-3, 2nd NFC East)
  • 6. New York Giants (7-4-1, 3rd NFC East)
  • 7. Seattle Seahawks (7-5, 2nd NFC West)

And here’s who’s out.

  • 8. Washington Commanders (7-5-1, 4th NFC East)
  • 9. Detroit Lions (5-7, 2nd NFC North)
  • 10. Green Bay Packers (5-8, 3rd NFC North)
  • 11. Atlanta Falcons (5-8, 2nd NFC South)
  • 12. Arizona Cardinals (4-8, 3rd NFC West)
  • 13. Carolina Panthers (4-8, 3rd NFC South)
  • 14. New Orleans Saints (4-9, 4th NFC South)
  • 15. Los Angeles Rams (3-9, 4th NFC West)

Eliminated: Chicago Bears (3-10, 4th NFC North)

NFL Playoff Picture 2022: Who’s in and who’s out in the AFC heading into Week 14?

And now a look at the AFC playoff picture. Here’s who’s in.

  • 1. Buffalo Bills (9-3, 1st AFC East)
  • 2. Kansas City Chiefs (9-3, 1st AFC West)
  • 3. Baltimore Ravens (8-4, 1st AFC North)
  • 4. Tennessee Titans (7-5, 1st AFC South)
  • 5. Cincinnati Bengals (8-4, 2nd AFC North)
  • 6. Miami Dolphins (8-4, 2nd AFC East)
  • 7. New York Jets (7-5, 3rd AFC East)

And here’s who’s out.

  • 8. New England Patriots (6-6, 4th AFC East)
  • 9. Los Angeles Chargers (6-6, 2nd AFC West)
  • 10. Las Vegas Raiders (5-7, 3rd AFC West)
  • 11. Cleveland Browns (5-7, 3rd AFC North)
  • 12. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7, 4th AFC North)
  • 13. Indianapolis Colts (4-8-1, 2nd AFC South)
  • 14. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8, 3rd AFC South)
  • 15. Denver Broncos (3-9, 4th AFC West)

Eliminated: Houston Texans (1-10-1, 4th AFC South)

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