Updated NFL playoff pairings as they stand - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NFL playoff picture was uncertain at the beginning of the day, but it’s now a little more clear after early games wrapped up across the league.

We already know that the Cleveland Browns have advanced to their first playoff appearance since the 2002 season with a win against Pittsburgh. Cleveland is locked into the No. 6 seed and the Steelers are locked in at No. 3. The two teams will match up again next week on a day and time to be determined as part of an expanded Wild Card weekend.

The top three seeds in the AFC are set with Kansas City (1), Buffalo (2) and Pittsburgh all locked in. The Titans can wrap up the No. 4 seed with a win at Houston (they’re currently leading in the first half). Indianapolis can grab the No. 4 seed with a win and a Tennessee loss.

If the Titans and Colts both win, Tennessee is the AFC South champ, Indy is the No. 7 seed and Miami is out of the playoffs.

Away	Home
No. 1 Kansas City	Bye
No. 7 Indianapolis	No. 2 Buffalo
No. 3 Cleveland	No. 3 Pittsburgh
No. 5 Baltimore	No. 4 Tennessee

Green Bay locked up the top seed in the conference by beating Chicago. The Rams secured the No. 6 seed and the Bears backed into the No. 7 spot.

Tampa Bay was locked in as the No. 5 seed and will either play Washington or the Giants. If The Washington Football Team beats Philadelphia, it will be the NFC East champions. A loss by Washington hands the division title to New York along with a home playoff game next week.

Away	Home
No. 1 Green Bay	Bye
No. 7 Chicago	No. 2 New Orleans
No. 6 L.A. Rams	No. 3 Seattle
No. 5 Tampa Bay	No. 4 WAS or NYG

Top seeds in both conferences receive a bye for the Wild Card round. The No. 2 seeds will face the No. 7 seeds; No. 3 seeds vs. No. 6 seeds and No. 4 seeds will host No. 5 seeds next week.

NFL Wild Card Weekend kicks off on Jan. 9 and Jan 10 with triple-header action beginning with games at 1:05 p.m. followed by 4:40 p.m. kickoffs and 8:15 p.m. nightcaps both days. Matchups and television assignments are TBD.