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Playoffs nearly set in both conferences

Posted: January 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: AFC playoff picture, NFC playoff picture, NFL playoffs

The NFC playoff picture is set, and the AFC’s is very close. The final AFC seedings will ultimately be settled when the Jets host the Bengals in the Sunday night game. Here’s where we currently stand in both conferences:

In the NFC …

  • New Orleans and Minnesota captured the top two seeds, respectively, and the first-round byes that come with them. In the divisional round of the playoffs on Jan. 16-17, the Saints will host the lowest remaining seed from the wild-card round and the Vikings will host the highest remaining seed.
  • Dallas won the NFC East and clinched the conference’s No. 3 seed by beating Philadelphia, and will host the sixth-seeded Eagles in the wild-card round next weekend.
  • Despite losing to Green Bay, Arizona finished as the No. 4 seed and, in a rematch from Week 17, will play host to the fifth-seeded Packers in the wild-card round.

In the AFC …

  • Indianapolis and San Diego enter the playoffs as the top two seeds, respectively. In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Colts will host the lowest remaining seed from the wild-card round and the Chargers will host the highest remaining seed.
  • Cincinnati will either be the third or fourth seed. If the Bengals beat the New York Jets Sunday night, they will eliminate the Jets to become the No. 3 seed, hosting sixth-seeded Houston next weekend in the wild-card round. If the Bengals lose, they will drop to the fourth seed and host the fifth-seeded Jets.
  • Baltimore, which beat Oakland, clinched a playoff berth and eliminated Pittsburgh in the process. The Ravens are also locked into a wild-card date with New England. If the Bengals beat the Jets, the Ravens will be the fifth seed and travel to play the fourth-seeded Patriots. If the Jets beat the Bengals, Baltimore drops to the sixth seed and would still travel to New England, which would then capture the third seed.
  • The Texans, who defeated the Patriots 34-27, need the Jets to lose to clinch a playoff spot. Houston, in that scenario, would slide into the No. 6 seed and travel to Cincinnati next weekend.

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