Which Teams Have Clinched a Berth in the 2022 NFL Playoffs?

Which teams have clinched a berth in the 2022 NFL playoffs?

In Week 14, the Eagles became the first team to clinch a spot in the postseason.

They were joined in Week 15 by the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys. The Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers then followed suit in Week 16.

Among the nine playoff-bound squads, Minnesota, San Francisco, Kansas City and Buffalo are the only ones to have locked up their divisions so far.

What is the NFL playoff picture?

Here is the 2022 NFC playoff picture entering Week 17:

In a playoff spot

Philadelphia Eagles, 13-2 (NFC East leader)*Minnesota Vikings, 12-3 (NFC North winner)*San Francisco 49ers, 11-4 (NFC West winner)*Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7-8 (NFC South leader)Dallas Cowboys, 11-4 (First wild card)*New York Giants, 8-6-1 (Second wild card)Washington Commanders, 7-7-1 (Third wild card)

On the bubble

Seattle Seahawks, 7-8Detroit Lions, 7-8Green Bay Packers, 7-8Carolina Panthers, 6-9New Orleans Saints, 6-9

Here is the 2022 AFC playoff picture

In a playoff spot

Buffalo Bills, 12-3 (AFC East winner)*Kansas City Chiefs, 12-3 (AFC West winner)*Cincinnati Bengals, 11-4 (AFC North leader)*Jacksonville Jaguars, 7-8 (AFC South leader)Baltimore Ravens, 10-5 (First wild card)*Los Angeles Chargers, 9-6 (Second wild card)*Miami Dolphins, 8-7 (Third wild card)

On the bubble

New England Patriots, 7-8New York Jets, 7-8Tennessee Titans, 7-8Pittsburgh Steelers, 7-8Las Vegas Raiders, 6-9

*clinched playoff spot

How many teams play in the 2022 NFL playoffs?

Seven teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the NFL playoffs.

How do many wild card teams get into the 2022 NFL playoffs?

Each of the two conferences sends three wild card teams to the postseason. The first round of the playoffs is the wild card round, where the No. 7 team plays the No. 2 team, No. 6 plays No. 3 and No. 5 plays No. 4.