NFL playoff picture Week 12: Lions, Chiefs cling to top spot as postseason race heats up

NFL playoff picture Week 12: Lions, Chiefs cling to top spot as postseason race heats up

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The race for the playoffs is heating up, but nothing has changed at the top.

Both the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions won on Sunday to maintain their lead in the AFC and NFC races. The Chiefs beat the Panthers with a game-winning field goal and the Lions swept past the Indianapolis Colts. The Lions are now 10-1 for the first time since 1934. Neither have officially clinched a playoff spot yet, but that seems imminent.

Here’s a look at how things stand in the playoffs as Week 12 of the NFL season comes to a close.

Here’s how the playoff race in the NFC looks as of November 25th

1. Detroit Lions (10-1)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) vs. 7. Washington Commanders (7-5)

3. Seattle Seahawks (6-5) vs. 6. Green Bay Packers (8-3)

4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5) vs. 5. Minnesota Vikings (9-2)

On the bubble

8. Arizona Cardinals (6-5)

9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6)

10. Los Angeles Rams (5-6)

As of November 25, the AFC playoff match looks like this

1. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1)

2. Buffalo Bills (9-2) vs. 7. Denver Broncos (7-5)

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) vs. 6. Baltimore Ravens (7-4)*

4. Houston Texans (7-5) vs. 5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)*

On the bubble

8. Miami Dolphins (5-6)

9. Indianapolis Colts (5-7)

10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7)

As of November 25, the situation in the NFC is as it is here

NFC East

1. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2)

2. Washington Commanders (7-5)

3. Dallas Cowboys (4-7)

4. New York Giants (2-9)

NFC North

1. Detroit Lions (10-1)

2. Minnesota Vikings (9-2)

3. Green Bay Packers (8-3)

4. Chicago Bears (4-7)

NFC South

1. Atlanta Falcons (6-5)

2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6)

3. New Orleans Saints (4-7)

4. Carolina Panthers (3-8)

NFC West

1. Seattle Seahawks (6-5)

2. Arizona Cardinals (6-5)

3. Los Angeles Rams (5-6)

4. San Francisco 49ers (5-6)

As of November 25, the situation in the AFC is as it is here

AFC East

1. Buffalo Bills (9-2)

2. Miami Dolphins (5-6)

3. New York Jets (3-8)

4. New England Patriots (3-9)

AFC North

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3)

2. Baltimore Ravens (7-4)*

3. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7)

4. Cleveland Browns (3-8)

AFC South

1. Houston Texans (7-5)

2. Indianapolis Colts (5-7)

3. Tennessee Titans (3-8)

4. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)

AFC West

1. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1)

2. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)*

3. Denver Broncos (7-5)

4. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9)

*The Ravens and Chargers close out Week 12 with a game on “Monday Night Football”

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