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2025 NFL playoff picture: Projected 14-team bracket based on a simulation of the final two weeks
Heading into Week 16, only two playoff spots had been clinched in the NFL, but that number has now shot up to 10, which means there are still four spots up for grabs as the season heads into Week 17. On top of that, there's also a wide-open race to clinch the No. 1 overall seed in both the NFC and AFC.
Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai (25) breaks out of a tackle by Green Bay Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (56) on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won the game, 28-21. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin | Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
We used the ESPN Football Power Index's most likely simulation to project Weeks 16, 17 and 18 -- and how the NFL playoff field could stack up.
What are the odds the Packers get the No. 1 seed in the NFC? What about getting into the playoffs at all? Here’s what to know after win over Bears.
Sunday was not a good day for the Colts' playoff chances but it's far from over. They entered the game with a 19% chance to make the playoffs, a win would have put them at 31% but the heart-breaking 18-16 loss to the Seahawks drops them to just 10%.
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