NFL playoff picture: Who's in, out or clinched ahead of Week 18?

Welcome to Week 18. The road to Super Bowl 59 will truly be locked in by the end of next Sunday.

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

A bunch of 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 and the No. 1 seed in the AFC)

2. Buffalo Bills (clinched a playoff spot)

3. Baltimore Ravens (clinched a playoff spot)

4. Houston Texans (clinched a playoff spot)

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (clinched a playoff spot)

6. Los Angeles Chargers (clinched a playoff spot)

7. Denver Broncos

Out but looming:

8. Cincinnati Bengals

9. Miami Dolphins

NFC playoff picture

In right now:

1. Minnesota Vikings (clinched a playoff spot)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (clinched a playoff spot)

3. Los Angeles Rams (clinched a playoff spot)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

5. Detroit Lions (clinched a playoff spot)

6. Washington Commanders (clinched a playoff spot)

7. Green Bay Packers (clinched a playoff spot)

Out but looming:

8. Atlanta Falcons

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

Arizona Cardinals

San Francisco 49ers

Dallas Cowboys

New Orleans Saints

Indianapolis Colts

Seattle Seahawks