What NFL playoff picture, draft order look like after Week 15

December 22, 2020 - 7:51am

Sam Acho joins Eric Thomas to break down the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the New Orleans Saints, whether Tom Brady can take Tampa deep into the playoffs, and why the Jets may have lost by winning on Sunday.

As the NFL season winds down and the post-season quickly approaches, we’re getting a better idea of what January football will look like and how the top of the 2021 draft is going to shake out.

Here’s how the playoff picture and 2021 draft order looks through Week 15.

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY…

AFC

1) Kansas City Chiefs (13-1)
2) Buffalo Bills (11-3)
3) Pittsburgh Steelers (11-3)
4) Tennessee Titans (10-4)
5) Cleveland Browns (10-4)
6) Indianapolis Colts (10-4)
7) Miami Dolphins (9-5)

In the hunt…
Baltimore Ravens (9-5)
Las Vegas Raiders (7-7)

NFC

1) Green Bay Packers (11-3)
2) New Orleans Saints (10-4)
3) Seattle Seahawks (10-4)
4) Washington Football Team (6-8)
5) Los Angeles Rams (9-5)
6) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5)
7) Arizona Cardinals (8-6)

In the hunt…
Chicago Bears (7-7)
Minnesota Vikings (6-8)
Dallas Cowboys (5-9)
New York Giants (5-9)

Current first-round playoff matchups

First-round byes
Chiefs, Packers

AFC Wild Card
2) Bills vs. 7) Dolphins
3) Steelers vs. 6) Colts
4) Titans vs. 5) Browns

NFC Wild Card
2) Saints vs. 7) Cardinals
3) Seahawks vs. 6) Buccaneers
4) Washington vs. 5) Rams

UPDATED 2021 NFL DRAFT ORDER

*Includes all teams currently not in a playoff position

1) Jacksonville Jaguars (1-13)
2) New York Jets (1-13)
3) Cincinnati Bengals (3-10-1)
4) Carolina Panthers (4-10)
5) Atlanta Falcons (4-10)
6) Miami Dolphins – via Houston Texans (4-10)
7) Philadelphia Eagles (4-9-1)
8) Dallas Cowboys (5-9)
9) Los Angeles Chargers (5-9)
10) New York Giants (5-9)
11) Detroit Lions (5-9)
12) San Francisco 49ers (5-9)
13) Denver Broncos (5-9)
14) Minnesota Vikings (6-8)
15) New England Patriots (6-8)
16) Chicago Bears (7-7)
17) Las Vegas Raiders (7-7)
18) Baltimore Ravens (9-5)