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NFL playoff picture Week 9 includes Vikings, Lions, Bears, Packers

Who is in position to make the NFL playoffs entering the NFL Week 9 schedule?

The answer for the NFC North? Everyone.

Yes, if the NFL postseason began today, all four teams in the NFC North would be in the playoffs with the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers currently in line to earn playoff berths.

That's impressive. That's the best division in the NFL.

Take a look at the updated NFL playoff picture and NFL postseason standings after NFL Week 8.

There are eight NFL divisions, four in the NFC and four in the AFC, with each division winner earning a playoff berth in each conference along with the three non-division winners with the best records in that conference earning wild-card bids into the postseason.

The top seeds in each conference get a bye into the second round.

NFC playoff picture Week 9: Who's in NFL postseason right now?

  • No. 1 San Francisco 49ers (6-1) - NFC West Leader

  • No. 2 Minnesota Vikings (6-1) - NFC North leader

  • No. 3 Detroit Lions (4-2-1) - NFC East leader

  • No. 4 Carolina Panthers (3-4) - NFC South leader

  • No. 5 Chicago Bears (6-2) - Wild Card

  • No. 6 Detroit Lions (5-2) - Wild Card

  • No. 7 Green Bay Packers (5-3) - Wild Card

NFC playoff picture Week 9: Who's not in NFL postseason right now?

  • No. 9 Los Angeles Rams (4-4)

  • No. 11 Atlanta Falcons (3-5)

  • No. 12 Arizona Cardinals (3-5)

  • No. 13 Dallas Cowboys (3-5)

NFC playoff picture Week 9: What are NFL postseason matchups right now?

  • No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Minnesota Vikings

  • No. 6 Detroit Lions at No. 3 New York Giants

  • No. 5 Chicago Bears at No. 4 Carolina Panthers

Oct 25, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA;  San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) makes a throw against the Atlanta Falcons during the first quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.  Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

AFC playoff picture Week 9: Who's in NFL postseason right now?

  • No. 1 Buffalo Bills (6-1) - AFC East leader

  • No. 2 Denver Broncos (6-2) - AFC West leader

  • No. 3  Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) - AFC North leader

  • No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars (5-2) - AFC South leader

  • No. 5 Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) - Wild Card

  • No. 6  Cincinnati Bengals (5-2) - Wild Card

  • No. 7 New England Patriots (5-3) - Wild Card 

AFC playoff picture Week 9: Who's not in NFL postseason right now?

  • No. 9 Las Vegas Raiders (4-4)

  • No. 11 Houston Texans (2-5)

  • No. 12 New York Jets (2-6) 

  • No. 13 Indianapolis Colts (2-6)

  • No. 14 Miami Dolphins (1-6) 

  • No. 15 Tennessee Titans (1-7)

  • No. 16 Los Angeles Chargers (0-7)

AFC playoff picture Week 9: What are NFL postseason matchups right now?

  • No. 7 New England Patriots at No. 2 Denver Broncos

  • No. 6 Cincinnati Bengals at No. 3 Pittsburgh Steelers

  • No. 5 Kansas City Chiefs at No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars

Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills looks on after running for a first down against the Baltimore Ravens during the third quarter at Highmark Stadium on September 7, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

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