NFL Wild Card Standings 2026: AFC and NFC Wild Card Race

AFC Playoff Picture

SeedTeamRecordDiffStatus
1Kansas City Chiefs3-0+38Division leader, first round bye
2Buffalo Bills3-0+23Division leader
3Jacksonville Jaguars2-1+46Division leader
4Pittsburgh Steelers2-1-7Division leader
5Las Vegas Raiders3-0+34Wild card
6Baltimore Ravens2-1+14Wild card
7Denver Broncos2-1-10Wild card

Next in line: Cleveland Browns (2-1), Cincinnati Bengals (2-1), New York Jets (1-2), New England Patriots (1-2), Indianapolis Colts (1-2).

Standings and seeds from BALLDONTLIE, 2026 season, refreshed every 10 minutes. Seeds reflect the standings today, including tiebreakers.


NFC Playoff Picture

SeedTeamRecordDiffStatus
1Minnesota Vikings3-0+30Division leader, first round bye
2San Francisco 49ers3-0+48Division leader
3Philadelphia Eagles2-1-14Division leader
4Carolina Panthers1-2+6Division leader
5Detroit Lions2-1-2Wild card
6Chicago Bears2-1+36Wild card
7Seattle Seahawks2-1+25Wild card

Next in line: New York Giants (2-1), Los Angeles Rams (1-2), Dallas Cowboys (1-2), New Orleans Saints (1-2), Washington Commanders (1-2).

Standings and seeds from BALLDONTLIE, 2026 season, refreshed every 10 minutes. Seeds reflect the standings today, including tiebreakers.

How the Wild Cards Work

Seven teams from each conference make the playoffs. The four division winners take seeds 1 through 4, and the three teams with the best records among the rest take the wild card spots, seeds 5 through 7. Only the No. 1 seed in each conference gets a first round bye; the wild card teams all play on the road on Wild Card Weekend. The tables above update on their own after every game.

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