NFL playoff picture: Who's in, out or clinched ahead of Week 16?

After Week 16, we’ll have a couple more weeks of NFL action to decide who’s facing whom in the postseason, as the road to Super Bowl 59 will truly be locked in.

But for now, if you’re wondering what the playoff picture looks like, you’ve come to the right place.

A few teams have already been eliminated (sorry to your squad if you root for them, but here’s the NFL Draft order right now to help!), but we’ll split it into the NFC and AFC and see who’s up, who’s down and who’s in between as of right now:

AFC playoff picture

In right now:

1. Kansas City Chiefs (clinched a playoff spot)

2. Buffalo Bills (clinched a playoff spot)

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (clinched a playoff spot)

4. Houston Texans (clinched a playoff spot)

5. Baltimore Ravens

6. Denver Broncos

7. Los Angeles Chargers

Out but looming:

8. Indianapolis Colts

9. Miami Dolphins

10. Cincinnati Bengals

NFC playoff picture

In right now:

1. Detroit Lions (clinched a playoff spot)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (clinched a playoff spot)

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4. Los Angeles Rams

5. Minnesota Vikings (clinched a playoff spot)

6. Green Bay Packers

7. Washington Commanders

Out but looming:

8. Seattle Seahawks

9. Arizona Cardinals

10. Atlanta Falcons

11. San Francisco 49ers

12. Dallas Cowboys

13. New Orleans Saints

Who’s been eliminated from the playoffs?

New England Patriots

Las Vegas Raiders

New York Giants

Cleveland Browns

Jacksonville Jaguars

New York Jets

Tennessee Titans

Chicago Bears

Carolina Panthers