Written by Will Brinson at CBSSports.com
Monday night game
Here’s the updated playoff picture after the Raiders snuck by the Texans in Mexico. Yes, Oakland is your No. 1 seed in the AFC.
The Texans were poised to take over the No. 2 spot with a win over the Raiders. Instead, Oakland leapfrogs the Patriots to the No. 1 spot courtesy of their strength of victory (.469 to the Patriots’ .375).
Houston doesn’t fall anywhere at 6-4, but their lead in the AFC South just became much more tenuous. They also remain the No. 3 seed ahead of the Ravens (5-5)
Sunday night game
Playoff Picture moves
The Redskins demolishing the Packers on Sunday night didn’t swing a whole lot in terms of the playoffs. Washington holds its spot as the No. 6 team in the NFC. The NFC playoffs won’t change until next week, either, because both team playing Monday are AFC squads.
For the Packers, they are now in a very bad spot. Green Bay fell from the No. 11 seed in the NFC to the No. 14 seed as a result of the loss, dropping below the Panthers,Rams and Saints. They’re now 4-6 and two full games back of both the Lions andVikings for the NFC North. They’ve lost four in a row and don’t remotely look like a playoff team.
Late afternoon games
Playoff Picture moves
Here’s the latest playoff picture following the three Sunday afternoon games, which included a Seahawks win over the Eagles, a Dolphins win over the Rams and a Patriots win over the 49ers. None of those outcomes, naturally, affected the movement in the playoffs.
Who’s in?
No teams jumped into playoff position based on the results of the afternoon games.
Who’s out?
No one was booted from the playoffs based on the afternoon games.
Who’s movin’ on up?
Dolphins: Miami has four straight wins now and is just a game back of the Chiefs andBroncos for the last wild-card spot. They’re secretly just two games back (plus a tiebreaker) of the Patriots in the AFC East too.
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