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numberFire takes an early look at how the playoff field could look next season and which teams have the most work to do in free agency to get there.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2013

ESPN Insider's Week 16 NFL Playoff Predictor, powered by numberFire, reveals that the New York Giants now project to miss the playoffs, while the Minnesota Vikings push into the postseason field.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2012

Over at the NFC North blog, the inimitable Kevin Seifert has begun a feature in which he will track the NFC playoff standings as they would be if the final play of the Packers-Seahawks "Monday Night Football" game had been called correctly. In this a...

Where does your team stand in the Week 13 edition of the 2012 ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings?

Pro Football Focus looks at the New Orleans Saints, who are suddenly on the edge of the NFC playoff picture. Can they make a playoff push?

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2012

IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys have lost their last two games and four of their last five. At 3-5, the they are near the bottom of not only the NFC East, but they are currently out of the NFC playoff picture. Sunday afternoon the Cowboys take on the...

The biggest stories from Week 17 begin in Cincinnati, where the Ravens beat the Bengals to set up a favorable playoff run.

Shonn Greene's play so far in December has the Jets surging.

Monday morning means it's time for a spin around the ESPN Playoff Machine, the interactive tool where you can put in the results of the remaining games to see what various outcomes would mean for the NFL's playoff picture. Click up there now and you'...

The Atlanta Falcons earn the No. 6 seed, replacing the Detroit Lions, according to Insider's NFL Playoff Predictor. The Denver Broncos are also on the rise.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2011

Danny Tuccitto of Football Outsiders previews the "Monday Night Football" game by looking at the Philadelphia Eagles' improvement in the past two weeks. While the playoff odds are still against them, the Eagles' rise appears to be real.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2011

LANDOVER, Md. -- A few thoughts from the Philadelphia Eagles' season-saving victory over the Washington Redskins: What it means: That the Eagles are still alive. A loss would have dropped them to 1-5 and all but out of the 2011 playoff picture. In...

As the NFL season reaches Week 16, the playoff picture is starting to become clearer. The Patriots have already clinched a playoff spot and can wrap up the AFC East title and homefield advantage in the AFC with a win over Buffalo or a Jets loss or ti...

The Atlanta Falcons are 11-2, but have yet to clinch a playoff berth, despite a close call Sunday night. The Falcons could have clinched if the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday night's game. It didn't happen as the Eagles ...

Week 14 will sharpen the playoff picture, writes John Clayton.

We're Black and Blue All Over, and thankful to see the resolution of an Upper Midwest broadband outage: As we put a wrap on Week 13 in the NFC North, we note a slight change in the NFC playoff picture. If the season ended today, the Green Bay Pack...