NFL playoff picture entering Week 9: 49ers take the No. 1 seed from the Vikings, Broncos jump to No. 2 and the Browns fall out

The Bears beat the Seahawks 34-17 on Monday night to finish Week 8. Minnesota lost its unbeaten record and the No. 1 seed in Detroit, Kansas City lost for the second week in a row, and Cleveland fell out of the AFC field. With 121 of 272 games played, no team has clinched or been eliminated.

Buffalo (6-1) is the No. 1 seed. Denver (6-2) jumped from fifth to second after a 28-24 win over Kansas City, its fourth in a row. Pittsburgh (6-2) took the AFC North alone and has a bye. Jacksonville is the No. 4 seed, with Kansas City, Cincinnati and New England as wild cards.

San Francisco (6-1) was on a bye and still moved back to No. 1. The Vikings’ 19-15 loss at Detroit left both teams 6-1 with 4-1 conference records, and the 49ers rank first on strength of victory. The Giants and Panthers lead their divisions, and Chicago, Detroit and Green Bay are the wild cards.

Chicago (6-2) won its third in a row and is half a game behind Minnesota. Jeffery Simmons had a sack in his debut and D’Andre Swift scored three times. Seattle (4-4) is eighth, one game out. Tampa Bay (3-5) shut out Atlanta 16-0 and trails Carolina by half a game in the NFC South.

Pittsburgh and Tennessee are on bye. Jacksonville visits Baltimore on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. Eastern, and Denver visits Carolina on Sunday. Green Bay and New England meet with the last wild-card spot in each conference. Buffalo plays at Minnesota on Monday, November 9, with both teams 6-1.