The 49ers entered Week 15 in control of the top seed in the NFC, but San Francisco suffered a shocking home loss to the Falcons after giving up two touchdowns in the final 10 seconds of the game. The result gives the Seahawks the advantage in the NFC West, but the race for a first-round bye could come down to a Week 17 clash between the 49ers and Seahawks in Seattle.
With just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, here’s a rundown of all the current playoff matchups, the first-round bye race, and the ongoing Wild Card race in the AFC and NFC.
CURRENT AFC PLAYOFF SEEDS:
No. 1 seed: Ravens (12-2)
No. 2 seed: Patriots (11-3)
The top two seeds earn first round byes. The No. 1 seed Ravens would play the lowest winning seed from the Wild Card round. The No. 2 seed Patriots would play the highest winning seed from the Wild Card round.
Wild Card round
No. 6 Steelers (8-6) at No. 3 Chiefs (10-4)
No. 5 Bills (10-4) at No. 4 Texans (9-5)
Chance to win division (via 538):
Chiefs: CLINCHED
Ravens: CLINCHED
Patriots: 97%
Texans: 88%
Titans: 12%
Bills: 3%
Chance to earn a first-round bye (via 538):
Ravens: >99%
Patriots: 78%
Chiefs: 21%
Bills: 2%
Texans: <1%
AFC WILD CARD CONTENDERS:
No. 7 Titans (8-6)
Playoff chance: 63.3%
No. 8 Browns (6-8)
Playoff chance: 4.7%
No 9 Raiders (6-8)
Playoff chance: 0.6%
No. 10 Colts (6-7)
Playoff chance: 2.7%
CURRENT NFC PLAYOFF SEEDS:
No. 1 seed: Seahawks (11-3)
No. 2 seed: Packers (11-3)
The top two earn first round byes. The No. 1 seed Seahawks would play the lowest winning seed from the Wild Card round. The No. 2 seed Packers would play the highest winning seed from the Wild Card round.
Wild Card round
No. 6 Vikings (10-4) at No. 3 Saints (11-3)
No. 5 49ers(11-3) at No. 4 Cowboys(7-7)
Chance to win division:
Saints: Clinched
Packers: 91%
Cowboys: 57%
Seahawks: 56%
49ers: 44%
Eagles: 43%
Vikings: 9%
Chance to earn a first-round bye:
Saints: 60%
Seahawks: 54%
49ers: 42%
Packers: 42%
Vikings: 2%
NFC WILD CARD CONTENDERS:
Playoff chances via FTW Playoff Power Rankings.
No. 7 Rams (8-6)
Playoff chance: 28.1%
No. 8 Eagles (7-7)
Playoff chance: 38.6%
