NFL playoff picture: Who’s in, who’s out and who’s still fighting

A look at how the playoff picture looks for the NFC and AFC after the afternoon games Sunday:

NFC

The Bears have joined the Saints and Rams in the NFC playoff field. All three are division winners.

The Cowboys remain in the NFC East lead despite getting shut out for the first time since 2003 with a 23-0 loss to the Colts.

The Seahawks and Vikings are the current wild-card leaders.

Minnesota beat the Dolphins 41-17 and the Seahawks are playing at San Francisco this afternoon.

Still in the NFC playoff hunt are the Redskins, Panthers, Eagles and Packers despite not having winning records. The Packers are 5-8-1.

The Giants, who started 1-7, finally were knocked out by their loss to the Titans.

AFC

In the AFC, the Chiefs are clinging to the top seed despite losing 29-28 to the Chargers at home on Thursday night.

The Chiefs and Chargers are 11-3, and they’re the only AFC teams to have clinched a playoff berth.

The Patriots can clinch their 10th consecutive AFC East title with a win at Pittsburgh today.

The Texans are currently the No. 2 seed, but they can’t clinch the NFC South until next week because both the Colts and Titans won today.

A New England win over the Steelers would clinch a playoff berth for the Texans.

The Steelers (7-5-1) are a half-game ahead of the Ravens (8-6) in the AFC North.

The Ravens currently hold the second wild-card spot, but the Colts and Titans are also 8-6 and the Dolphins, Browns and Broncos are still in the hunt.