NFL playoff picture after Week 14: Patriots hang tight with league’s toughest schedule ahead

Week 14 has featured a loss for one team in the hunt for a No. Remaining schedule: at Chargers, vs. Texans, vs. Cowboys, at Jaguars Odds: To make playoffs: 88.3 percent | To earn bye: 0.0 percent | To win Super Bowl: 4.0 percent Cincinnati Bengals The Bengals didn’t have Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd or Hayden Hurst, but they still beat the Browns 23-10 to secure Cincinnati’s fifth win in a row and first against Cleveland since 2019. Remaining schedule: at Bucs, at Patriots, vs. Bills, vs. Ravens Odds: To make playoffs: 96.0 percent | To earn bye: 4.5 percent | To win Super Bowl: 5.4 percent Miami Dolphins The Dolphins’ offense struggled for the second consecutive week in their 23-17 loss to the Chargers. Remaining schedule: at Raiders, vs. Bengals, vs. Dolphins, at Bills Odds: To make playoffs: 42.5 percent | To earn bye: 0.0 percent | To win Super Bowl: 1.9 percent In the hunt Chargers | Odds to make playoffs: 51.5 percent Jets | 31.0 percent Jaguars | 13.7 percent Raiders | 1.5 percent Browns | 0.4 percent Steelers | 0.2 percent Eliminated Broncos Texans NFC playoff picture Seed Team Record Week 14 result x-1 Eagles 12-1 W at NYG 2 Vikings 10-3 L at DET 3 49ers 9-4 W vs. TB 4 Buccaneers 6-7 L at SF 5 Cowboys 10-3 W vs. HOU 6 Commanders 7-5-1 Bye 7 Giants 7-5-1 L vs. PHI x — Clinched playoff berth The Eagles clinched a playoff berth with their 48-22 win against the Giants, Philadelphia’s second straight blowout victory. Nick Sirianni on clinching the playoffs: “Actually, they said that to me in there and I was like, ‘oh, that’s nice.’ We got way bigger goals and it’s onto the next one.” — Zach Berman December 11, 2022 Remaining schedule: at Bears, at Cowboys, vs. Saints, vs. Giants Odds: To make playoffs: 100.0 percent | To earn bye: 89.7 percent | To win Super Bowl: 15.8 percent The Vikings are still likely to win the NFC North, but falling 34-23 to the Lions on Sunday significantly hurt Minnesota’s chances of securing the No.