NFL playoff picture: Arizona Cardinals passed by Packers, Buccaneers

2022-10-09 08:57:08 By : Ms. Addy Zhang

The Arizona Cardinals no longer hold the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs after their 30-23 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football.

Arizona fell to 10-3 with the loss in NFL Week 14.

The Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are also both 10-3.

Green Bay holds a tie breaker over Arizona and Tampa Bay based on best win percentage in conference games. The Buccaneers hold a tie breaker over the Cardinals on strength of victory.

In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs currently hold the top spot after beating the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football.

The top seed in each conference gets a bye in the playoffs and the other division winners get the No. 2 through No. 4 seeds.

The No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds go to the non-division winners with the best records.

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Notes: The Packers win a tie breaker over the Buccaneers and Cardinals on win percentage in NFC games. The Buccaneers hold a tie breaker over the Cardinals on strength of victory. Washington takes the tie breaker over the Falcons and Vikings on win percentage in conference games after a division tie breaker eliminated the Eagles and Saints.

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Notes: The Patriots take a tie breaker over the on head-to-head win percentage. The Titans take a tie breaker over the Chiefs on head-to-head win percentage. The Colts take the tie breaker over the Bills, Browns and Broncos on win percentage in AFC games, with the Bills then taking that tie breaker over the Browns and Broncos. 

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