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NFL Playoff Picture: Super Wild Card Weekend matchups set

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The NFL playoff picture is set in stone after the Las Vegas Raiders knocked off the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football to clinch the last available playoff spot and cap the regular season.

Here are the Super Wild Card Weekend matchups:

AFC

Matchup Date Time Network
Raiders (5) at Bengals (4) Saturday 4:30 p.m. NBC
Patriots (6) at Bills (3) Saturday 8:15 p.m. CBS
Steelers (7) at Chiefs (2) Sunday 8:15 p.m. NBC

(All times eastern)

The Tennessee Titans have a bye to the divisional round as the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They'll host the lowest remaining seed in the divisional round.

The Pittsburgh Steelers squeaked into the postseason thanks to their win over the Baltimore Ravens combined with the Indianapolis Colts' shocking loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Steelers were assured a spot in the bracket as long as the Raiders and Chargers didn't play to a tie.

AFC playoff standings

Seed Team Division Record
1 Titans South 12-5
2 Chiefs West 12-5
3 Bills East 11-6
4 Bengals North 10-7
5 Raiders West 10-7
6 Patriots East 10-7
7 Steelers North 9-7-1

NFC

Matchup Date Time Network
Eagles (7) at Buccaneers (2) Sunday 1 p.m. FOX
49ers (6) at Cowboys (3) Sunday 4:30 p.m. CBS
Cardinals (5) at Rams (4) Monday 8:15 p.m. ESPN/ABC

(All times eastern)

The Green Bay Packers have a bye to the divisional round as the No. 1 seed in the NFC. They'll host the lowest remaining seed in the divisional round.

The San Francisco 49ers stamped their ticket with a thrilling 17-point comeback and overtime win against the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams had never lost under head coach Sean McVay when leading at halftime. San Francisco got in over the New Orleans Saints, who would've held the tiebreaker had they finished with identical records. The Philadelphia Eagles owned the tiebreaker over the Saints, who posted the same record at 9-8.

NFC playoff standings

Seed Team Division Record
1 Packers North 13-4
2 Buccaneers South 13-4
3 Cowboys East 12-5
4 Rams West 12-5
5 Cardinals West 11-6
6 49ers West 10-7
7 Eagles East 9-8

The 2022 draft order for non-playoff teams can be found here.

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