A total of 14 teams -- seven from each conference -- make the NFL playoffs. The playoff field in each conference consists of four division winners and three wild-card teams. The Chiefs are the only team to clinch a playoff spot entering Sunday's Week 13 action. One team in each conference has been eliminated from playoff contention so far:

The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus. As the season winds through December and January, we’re highlighting each team that has clinched a spot in the 2024-25 NFL playoffs.

With a loss to the Dallas Cowboys in a Thanksgiving divisional showdown, the New York Giants are officially the first team to be eliminated from the 2024 NFL Playoffs. The Giants now stand last in the NFC East at 2-10 and are on a seven-game losing streak as they head into Week 14.

On Thanksgiving Day, the New York Giants earned the dubious distinction of being the first team eliminated from the NFL Playoff Picture. They didn't even make it to December.

The two-time defending Super Bowl champions on Friday became the first NFL team in the 2024 season to clinch a spot in the playoffs -- and they did it with yet another nail-biter of a win. The Chiefs appeared headed for their second loss of the campaign as the Las Vegas Raiders were moving into position for a potential game-winning field goal in Week 13 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.