NFL Playoff Bracket Picture 2024: Week 16 Wild-Card Hunt, Standings, Super Bowl Odds
December 16, 2024NFL Playoff Bracket Picture 2024: Week 16 Wild-Card Hunt, Standings, Super Bowl Odds
A wild Week 15 produced some high-profile games and a win or two that established the hierarchy in the NFC and AFC.
The Buffalo Bills knocked off the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles handled the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Green Bay Packers made Seattle's trip to the postseason more difficult with a big Sunday Night Football victory.
Where do those teams stand entering the upcoming week and which matchup looks to be the marquee one of the entire Week 16 slate?
Find out with this preview of the postseason, including current Super Bowl odds.
AFC Playoff Picture
Following Sunday's Week 15 games, the current AFC playoff and wild-card picture is as follows:
Division Leaders
1. Kansas City Chiefs (13-1)
2. Buffalo Bills (11-3)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4)
4. Houston Texans (9-5)
Wild Card
5. Baltimore Ravens (9-5)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (8-6)
7. Denver Broncos (9-5)
On the Bubble
8. Indianapolis Colts (6-8)
9. Miami Dolphins (6-8)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (6-8)
Eliminated
11. New York Jets (4-10)
12. New England Patriots (3-11)
13. Cleveland Browns (3-11)
14. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11)
15. Tennessee Titans (3-11)
16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
NFC Playoff Picture
The current NFC playoff picture is:
Division Leaders
1. Detroit Lions (12-2)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (12-2)
3. Seattle Seahawks (8-5)
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6)
Wild Card
5. Minnesota Vikings (11-2)
6. Green Bay Packers (9-4)
7. Washington Commanders (9-5)
On the Bubble
8. Los Angeles Rams (8-6)
9. Arizona Cardinals (7-7)
10. Atlanta Falcons (6-7)
11. San Francisco 49ers (6-8)
12. Dallas Cowboys (6-8)
13. New Orleans Saints (5-9)
Eliminated
14. Chicago Bears (4-9)
15. Carolina Panthers (3-11)
16. New York Giants (2-12)
Super Bowl Odds
- Buffalo Bills (+425; bet $100, win $525)
- Philadelphia Eagles (+450)
- Detroit Lions (+450)
- Kansas City Chiefs (+600)
- Baltimore Ravens (+850)
- Minnesota Vikings (+1400)
- Green Bay Packers (+1400)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3000)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (+3000)
- Houston Texans (+3000)
- Denver Broncos (+3500)
- Los Angeles Rams (+4500)
- Washington Commanders (+5000)
- Los Angeles Chargers (+5000)
The latest Super Bowl odds according to DraftKings Sportsbook are:
Baltimore Within Striking Distance of Pittsburgh for AFC North Crown
A loss by Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in Week 15, coupled with a dominant performance by the Baltimore Ravens against the hapless New York Giants, has set up a high-stakes matchup for Week 16 that could prove to be the deciding game in the hunt for the AFC North crown.
The Steelers bested the Ravens on November 17, narrowly escaping a physical battle by the score of 18-16.
Since then, Pittsburgh has been in the driver's seat, leading the AFC North and looking like it may finally win the division. That loss to the Eagles, and Baltimore's ability to keep pace with their hated foes, has the two teams on a collision course.
They clash Saturday in one of the most hotly anticipated games of the season.
The Ravens are one game out of the lead in the AFC North and a win Saturday would see them overtake Pittsburgh in the standings, dropping the Steelers into a wild-card spot. In that regard, the visiting team has everything to lose.
A loss and the Ravens remain in the playoff picture, in the same wild-card position they find themselves in. A win and they catapult to the No. 3 seed while the Steelers can go from hosting a playoff game to going on the road.
It is exactly the sort of thing you want to see from these two teams late in the season. There are stakes, established rivalry, physical style of play and playoff positioning up for grabs.
It does not get much better and the idea that both teams are very good and could easily see themselves knocking off even Kansas City Chiefs and representing the AFC only makes it better.