While some NFL teams are vying for a coveted first-round bye in the playoffs, others are battling it out to remain in the 2018 playoff picture.
In the NFC, the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints are positioned to take the first two seeds. Chicago also is looking like a very solid pick to make the postseason right now. Seattle, Minnesota, Dallas and Philadelphia are the top four teams fighting for the last three spots. There's very little chance of Green Bay running the table, despite what Aaron Rodgers thinks, or Washington playing its way into the playoffs with backup quarterback Colt McCoy.
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In the AFC, the wild-card race is changing week by week, and it is getting more interesting. A week ago, the team in the last wild-card spot was Indianapolis. Right now the Colts are neck-and-neck with Baltimore. Denver follows close behind after two commanding victories. Miami and Tennessee still have a chance, but not very good ones.
AccuScore has used data from the first 12 weeks of the 2018 season and simulated every remaining game. Updated playoff chances are below.
WEEK 13 NFL PICKS:
Against the spread | Straight up
Updated NFL playoff chances 2018
| TEAM | Playoff chances | Week-to-week change |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS | 100.0 percent | 0.0 percent |
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | 100.0 percent | 0.5 percent |
| NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | 100.0 percent | 0.4 percent |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 99.4 percent | 1.0 percent |
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS | 96.7 percent | -1.8 percent |
| HOUSTON TEXANS | 96.0 percent | 2.5 percent |
| CHICAGO BEARS | 90.8 percent | 12.9 percent |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | 88.2 percent | 11.9 percent |
| SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 64.9 percent | 28.4 percent |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS | 57.1 percent | 15.9 percent |
| CAROLINA PANTHERS | 57.0 percent | -20.7 percent |
| PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | 55.1 percent | 5.2 percent |
| DALLAS COWBOYS | 49.4 percent | 1.3 percent |
| INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | 34.4 percent | 9.2 percent |
| BALTIMORE RAVENS | 34.2 percent | 13.6 percent |
| DENVER BRONCOS | 27.7 percent | 8.1 percent |
| ATLANTA FALCONS | 8.3 percent | -7.8 percent |
| TENNESSEE TITANS | 7.8 percent | -16.9 percent |
| GREEN BAY PACKERS | 7.6 percent | -19.6 percent |
| MIAMI DOLPHINS | 7.0 percent | -8.1 percent |
| WASHINGTON REDSKINS | 6.3 percent | -6.5 percent |
| CINCINNATI BENGALS | 3.9 percent | -18.5 percent |
| JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 2.8 percent | -2.0 percent |
| NEW YORK GIANTS | 1.5 percent | -5.7 percent |
| CLEVELAND BROWNS | 1.4 percent | 1.2 percent |
| DETROIT LIONS | 1.4 percent | -4.1 percent |
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | 0.7 percent | 0.4 percent |
| BUFFALO BILLS | 0.5 percent | 0.1 percent |
| NEW YORK JETS | 0.0 percent | -0.1 percent |
| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS | 0.0 percent | 0.0 percent |
| ARIZONA CARDINALS | 0.0 percent | 0.0 percent |
| OAKLAND RAIDERS | 0.0 percent | 0.0 percent |
NFL playoff odds
Biggest improvement in playoff chances:
| Seattle Seahawks | 28 percent |
| Minnesota Vikings | 16 percent |
| Chicago Bears | 13 percent |
Biggest drop in playoff chances:
| Carolina Panthers | -21 percent |
| Green Bay Packers | -20 percent |
| Cincinnati Bengals | -19 percent |
AccuScore's NFL playoff probabilities will be updated on a weekly basis.