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NFL Playoff Picture 2025-26, Standings, Bracket Scenarios

NFL playoff picture: Bracket live updates for 2026 NFL postseason in Week 18

The NFL will settle the 2026 playoff bracket in Week 18. We have the up-to-date matchups as we work through Saturday and Sunday to close out the regular season.

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How many teams make the NFL playoffs? Updated standings for 2026 playoff bracket

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NFL Playoff Picture 2025-26, Standings, Bracket Scenarios After Panthers vs. Bucs

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Panthers Win the NFC South Thanks to Help From Falcons. Jaguars Secure the AFC South

The Carolina Panthers are NFC South champions for the first time in 10 years.

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Falcons beat Saints 19-17, helping Panthers win the division title for the first time in 10 years

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Bucs eliminated from playoff contention with Falcons’ win over Saints

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Buccaneers outlast Panthers to keep playoff hopes alive

Mayfield connected with Otton on an 18-yard TD pass for a 7-0 lead as the Bucs scored a touchdown on their opening drive for the third straight game.

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Images from Bucs’ win over Carolina Panthers in regular-season finale

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Carolina Panthers make the playoffs for first time since 2017

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Who is in the NFL playoffs? Clinched spots, division winners, bracket Week 18

The 2025 NFL playoff bracket will be finalized in Week 18. Here's a look at the division winners and wild cards as the playoff picture takes shape.

NFL Playoff Schedule 2026, AFC, NFC Bracket Details and Latest Picks

Case in point: Only the Green Bay Packers know which seed they'll carry into the postseason (No. 7 in the NFC). Every other team in the playoff picture has a chance to move somewhere—up, down or even out—before the curtains fall this weekend.