Updated NFL playoff picture after Vikings cruise past Titans in Week 11

With their win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings are sitting with an 8-2 record after Week 11 of the 2024 campaign. With seven weeks left on the regular-season schedule, the NFL playoff picture is starting to come into focus, and the Vikings are right in the thick of it.

At this point in the season, Minnesota is still in contention to enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the NFC, which would be huge. In three of the last five years, the team that finished the regular season as the No. 1 seed in the NFC went on to represent the conference in the Super Bowl.

After Sunday's games, the Detroit Lions are currently the top seed in the NFC with a 9-1 record. The Vikings aren't far behind at 8-2, but they have to continue to pile up the wins since it doesn't seem like the Lions are going to slow down anytime soon.

NFL Playoff Picture after the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Tennessee Titans in Week 11

Below is what the updated playoff pictures for the NFC and AFC look like after the results of Sunday's games from around the NFL.

NFC Playoff Standings

1. Detroit Lions (9-1)*
2. Philadelphia Eagles (8-2)*
3. Arizona Cardinals (6-4)*
4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5)*
5. Minnesota Vikings (8-2)
6. Green Bay Packers (7-3)
7. Washington Commanders (7-4)

* = Division Leader

In the Hunt

8. Los Angeles Rams (5-5)
9. Seattle Seahawks (5-5)
10. San Francisco 49ers (5-5)
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6)
12. Chicago Bears (4-6)
13. New Orleans Saints (4-7)
14. Dallas Cowboys (3-6)
15. Carolina Panthers (3-7)
16. New York Giants (2-8)

First-Round Matchups if the Playoffs Started Today

- Washington Commanders (7) at Philadelphia Eagles (2)
- Green Bay Packers (6) at Arizona Cardinals (3)
- Minnesota Vikings (5) at Atlanta Falcons (4)

(Detroit Lions (1) would have a bye until the second round)

AFC Playoff Standings

1. Kansas City Chiefs (9-1)*
2. Buffalo Bills (9-2)*
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2)*
4. Houston Texans (6-4)*
5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)
6. Baltimore Ravens (7-4)
7. Denver Broncos (6-5)

* = Division Leader

In the Hunt

8. Indianapolis Colts (5-6)
9. Miami Dolphins (4-6)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7)
11. New York Jets (3-8)
12. New England Patriots (3-8)
13. Cleveland Browns (2-8)
14. Tennessee Titans (2-8)
15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-8)
16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)

First-Round Matchups if the Playoffs Started Today

- Denver Broncos (7) at Buffalo Bills (2)
- Baltimore Ravens (6) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
- Los Angeles Chargers (5) at Houston Texans (4)

(Kansas City Chiefs (1) would have a bye until the second round)

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