2026 NFL Playoff Picture, Bracket After Week 10

The NFL season is past the halfway mark, and Week 10 has already shaken up the playoff race in both conferences. The biggest movement came in the NFC North, where the Detroit Lions took over first place with a 35-10 win over the New England Patriots in Munich. The Lions, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings are all 7-2, but Detroit holds the tiebreaker, which leaves the Lions as the NFC’s No. 2 seed behind only the San Francisco 49ers. In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills still hold the top spot, while the loss in Germany knocked the Patriots out of the playoff picture for now. Here is the up-to-date NFL Playoff Picture if the playoffs started right now. AFC The top six in the AFC still look reasonably set, and all of them have two or fewer losses. The Denver Broncos are on a bye this week. The biggest AFC game of the week comes Sunday night, when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Cincinnati Bengals with first place in the AFC North on the line. The Jaguars and Bengals have looked like two of the conference’s most dangerous teams. Cincinnati averaged 35.8 points per game during its four-game winning streak. The Chiefs climbed to 6-2 behind Patrick Mahomes’ five touchdowns against the Falcons. The final wild-card spot is wide open. The Patriots fell to 5-5 with the loss to Detroit, which moves the 5-4 Cleveland Browns into the No. 7 seed for now. The Raiders and Ravens are both 4-5, as Fernando Mendoza makes his first start against the Seahawks and Baltimore hosts the winless Chargers on Monday night. NFC The NFC North remains the best division in football. Detroit holds the tiebreaker for the division lead thanks to its 19-15 win over Minnesota on Nov. 1. The Vikings sit at No. 5 because they beat the Bears 9-3 in Week 2. Chicago, which is on a bye, slides to No. 6. The Bears have lost both of their division games so far, and that could come back to bite them if the race comes down to tiebreakers. Minnesota made one of the biggest statements of the day. Kirk Cousins delivered a strong first start after being traded to the Vikings, and Minnesota sacked Jordan Love eight times in a 30-10 win at Lambeau Field. Green Bay fell to 6-4 but still holds the final wild-card spot. In the NFC East, the New York Giants still lead at 5-3-1 despite a 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders on Thursday night. Jayden Daniels hit Stefon Diggs for the go-ahead touchdown with 57 seconds left. Overall, the NFC has plenty of contenders, aside from the NFC South, where no team has a winning record. The Carolina Panthers took down the New Orleans Saints on a game-winning field goal as time expired Iin New Orleans for sole possession of first place. AFC NFC