Current NFL playoff seeding at 2023 halfway point: Predicting which teams make postseason, which miss the cut

Examining how the playoff picture could change in the coming weeks

Welcome to the halfway point of the 2023 NFL season. Week 10 kicked off with the Chicago Bears defeating the Carolina Panthers 16-13, but that outcome did not affect the playoff picture we all should be paying attention to. 1. Kansas City Chiefs (7-2) 1st in AFC West 1. Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) 1st in NFC East 2. Baltimore Ravens (7-2) 1st AFC North 2. Detroit Lions (6-2) 1st in NFC North 3. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2) 1st in AFC South 3. San Francisco 49ers (5-3) 1st in NFC West 4. Miami Dolphins (6-3) 1st in AFC East 4. New Orleans Saints (5-4) 1st in NFC South 5. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) 2nd in AFC North 5. Seattle Seahawks (5-3) 2nd in NFC West 6. Cleveland Browns (5-3) 3rd in AFC North 6. Dallas Cowboys (5-3) 2nd in NFC East 7. Cincinnati Bengals (5-3) 4th in AFC North 7. Minnesota Vikings (5-4) 2nd in NFC North 8. Buffalo Bills (5-4) 2nd in AFC East 8. Washington Commanders (4-5) 3rd in NFC East 9. Houston Texans (4-4) 2nd in AFC South 9. Atlanta Falcons (4-5) 2nd in NFC South 10. Los Angeles Chargers (4-4) 2nd in AFC West 10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5) 3rd in NFC South 11. New York Jets (4-4) 3rd in AFC East 11. Green Bay Packers (3-5) 3rd in NFC North 12. Indianapolis Colts (4-5) 3rd in AFC South 12. Los Angeles Rams (3-6) 3rd in NFC West 13. Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) 3rd in AFC West 13. Chicago Bears (3-7) 4th in NFC North 14. Tennessee Titans (3-5) 4th in AFC South 14.  New York Giants (2-7) 4th in NFC East 15. Denver Broncos (3-5) 4th in AFC West 15. Arizona Cardinals (1-8) 4th in NFC West 16. New England Patriots (2-7) 4th in AFC East 16. Carolina Panthers (1-8) 4th in NFC South

In the AFC, all four teams in the AFC North would be in the playoffs if the season ended today. As for the NFC side of things, the San Francisco 49ers are back in front in the NFC West, and the New Orleans Saints have claimed the top spot in the wide-open NFC South. How could the top seven seeds in each conference change over the next nine weeks?

Below, we will take a look at the current playoff picture, and then discuss some bubble teams. Who is currently on the outside looking in that will make the playoffs? And who is currently in that won't be when the regular season is over?