The Dallas Cowboys Live to fight another day. Mike McCarthy’s men won Sunday’s road trip Carolina 30-14, saving themselves from elimination from the playoffs, but condemning the Panthers.

Carolina (3-11) is the ninth team that will not participate in the postseason. It is It’s the sixth straight year the Panthers haven’t made the playoffs – Their last appearance was in 2017, when they were eliminated in the Wild Card phase by the Saints.

The 2024-25 NFL regular season is nearing its end, The pressure is on for those who still have ambitions of making the playoffs, while for some, time is simply running out.

NFL rankings: the current outlook

In the AFC ConferenceThe Buffalo Bills and the The Kansas City Chiefs are safely through – The defending champion (13-1) has the best chance of finishing as the number 1 seed and getting a bye Wildcard round.

Could join them soon Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3), Houston Texans (9-5) and Baltimore Ravens (9-5).

In the National Conference there is still a long way to go. Only two teams have secured a spot in the playoffs – this Detroit Lions (12-1) and the Philadelphia Eagles (11-2). The Vikings, Packers and Commanders are headed to the postseason, but may have to wait another week.

The teams were eliminated from the NFL playoffs

So far nine teams have no chance about making it to the playoffs this season:

Of the American Conference: New England Patriots (3-10), Las Vegas Raiders (2-11), Cleveland Browns (3-11), New York Jets (4-10), Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11) and Tennessee Titans (3-11) were all eliminated.

And from that National Football ConferenceThe season is almost over for them Chicago Bears (4-9), Carolina Panthers (3-11) and New York Giants (2-12).

Everything will be revealed over the next three weeks of action until the regular season ends in the first week of the new year.

The The 2024-25 NFL Wild Card Round will begin Saturday, January 11, 2025 to Monday, January 13, 2025.