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NFL playoff picture 2021: Standings, brackets, scenarios after Chiefs-Chargers, plus Week 15 outlook

The dawn of Week 15 brought us another shake-up in the AFC playoff picture. The Chiefs' thrilling overtime victory Thursday night over the Chargers elevated them to the conference's No. 1 seed. The Patriots can regain that position with a victory Saturday over the Colts, but for a few days at least, the Chiefs have returned to the spot they spent so much of the previous three seasons in.

Regardless, the NFL's playoff field is wide open with four weeks remaining in the regular season. Of the league's 32 teams, 26 are either in a playoff spot or within one game of a berth.