NFL playoff scenarios

Two playoff spots are up for grabs today. Other games still matter for seeding.

[Eagles](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/eagles/)beat the [Giants](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/giants/), they earn a bye. The [49ers](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/niners/)need a win and a Philadelphia loss to win the top-seed tiebreaker. If it’s Payton, though, the Broncos will have to pay: He’s under contract with [New Orleans](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/saints/) until 2024, so picks (or players) could head the Saints way. The [Cowboys](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/cowboys/)need to win and have both the Eagles and 49ers lose. Worse than that — [the Wildcats stink](https://theathletic.com/4067340/2023/01/07/tucker-alabama-erased-all-doubt-kentucky-stinks/), Kyle Tucker says. [Saints granted the Broncos permission to interview Sean Payton](https://theathletic.com/4067190/2023/01/07/broncos-saints-interview-sean-payton/) for their head-coaching vacancy, ESPN reported. The Dolphins need to beat the [Jets](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/jets/)and New England to lose or tie. If Baltimore wins and the teams are matched up against each other in the wild-card round, home field will be decided [by a coin flip](https://theathletic.com/4061261/2023/01/05/bills-bengals-not-resumed-playoff-scenarios). The Steelers need even more help — along with beating [Cleveland](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/browns/), they need Miami and New England to not win. [the Doug Pederson masterpiece](https://theathletic.com/4043214/2022/12/30/trevor-lawrence-doug-pederson-jaguars-playoffs/) is heading to the postseason. [Titans’](https://theathletic.com/nfl/team/titans/) seven-game losing streak not only cost them a playoff spot, but sends them into the offseason with major questions. [Two playoff spots are up for grabs today.](https://theathletic.com/4065260/2023/01/06/nfl-playoff-picture-updates-week-18/) Other games still matter for seeding.