Four more teams' seasons ended this past weekend as the NFL playoffs rolled on through the divisional round. With the AFC and NFC Championship set, we also know more about the 2012 NFL Draft order. The four losers this past weekend -- the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints -- all slot in to picks No. 25 through 28, based on their regular season records.
Piecing together the 2012 NFL Draft order following the divisional round of the NFL playoffs was a simple exercise, with no tiebreakers needed. The Denver Broncos had the worst regular season record and will therefor pick at No. 25. Green Bay, with its 15-1 record, had the best record of the bunch and will pick 28th. The Texans and Saints will pick 27th and 28th, respectively.
Here's the full NFL Draft order as we know it right now.
1. Indianapolis Colts, 2-14
2. St. Louis Rams, 2-14
3. Minnesota Vikings, 3-13
4. Cleveland Browns, 4-12
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4-12
6. Washington Redskins, 5-11
7. Jacksonville Jaguars, 5-11
8. Carolina Panthers, 6-10*
9. Miami Dolphins, 6-10*
10. Buffalo Bills, 6-10
T-11. Seattle Seahawks, 7-9*
T-11. Kansas City Chiefs, 7-9*
13. Arizona Cardinals, 8-8
14. Dallas Cowboys, 8-8
15. Philadelphia Eagles, 8-8
16. New York Jets, 8-8
17. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland Raiders, 8-8)
18. San Diego Chargers, 8-8
19. Chicago Bears, 8-8
20. Tennessee Titans, 9-7
21. Cincinnati Bengals, 9-7
22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta Falcons, 10-6)
23. Detroit Lions, 10-6
24. Pittsburgh Steelers, 12-4
25. Denver Broncos, 8-8
26. Houston Texans, 10-6
27. New Orleans Saints, 13-3
28. Green Bay Packers 15-1
*Will be determined by coin flip, likely at the NFL Combine.