AFC NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

San Francisco is ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Green Bay is ahead of New Orleans based on conference record (10-2 to the Saints' 9-3).

San Francisco is ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Green Bay is ahead of New Orleans based on conference record (10-2 to the Saints' 9-3).

x-clinched playoff berthy-denotes division winnerz-denotes first-round bye*-clinched home-field advantage

During the regular season, the seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.