2021 NFL playoff picture standings through Week 12 AFC races tighten Packers pulling away in NFC North

2021 NFL playoff picture standings through Week 12 AFC races tighten Packers pulling away in NFC North

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The NFL continues to be as unpredictable as ever through 12 weeks. There have been 25 games decided by a game-winning score on the final play this season, the most such games through Week 12 of all-time -- and plenty of those have made an impact on the playoff races in both conferences.Twelve teams have a .500 or better record in the AFC, setting up a wild final six weeks. Eight teams are within a game for the final playoff spot in the NFC, setting the stage for a chaotic holiday.Below, you can find a division-by-division breakdown of the current standings, how each club performed in Week 12 and what they have next on the schedule. WLTPCTDIFF840 .667+146740 .636+144570 .417-45 380 .273-135 New England PatriotsWhat to know:The Patriots are the No. 2 seed in the AFC since the Ravens beat the on "Sunday Night Football" ... they would've been the top seed if Baltimore had lost. The Pats lead the AFC East by half a game, but face the Bills in the first of two meetings next week. Big test for the AFC East leaders.Remaining schedule:at Bills, Bye Week, at , vs. Bills, vs. Jaguars, at DolphinsBuffalo BillsWhat to know:A convincing win over the Saints on Thursday keeps the Bills in playoff position in the AFC. The Bills are currently No. 6 in the AFC playoff standings, losing a tiebreaker to the Bengals based off conference record. Buffalo will battle New England for first place in the AFC East next week.Remaining schedule:vs. Patriots, at , vs. , at Patriots, vs. , vs. JetsMiami DolphinsWhat to know:Here come the Dolphins to play spoiler in the AFC playoff picture. Miami has won four in a row, but still remains 13th in the conference (the AFC has 12 teams at .500 or better). The Dolphins basically have to win out in order to make the playoffs, but can make things interesting with their schedule coming up.Remaining schedule:vs. , Bye Week, vs. Jets, at , at Titans, vs. PatriotsNew York JetsWhat to know: A win over the Texans catapults the Jets to 14th in the conference. New York is still mathematically in the playoff race, but the Jets are in a better battle for a top-five draft pick.Remaining schedule:vs. , vs. Saints, at Dolphins, vs. Jaguars, vs. Buccaneers, at Bills WLTPCTDIFF830 .727+23740 .636+83Browns660.500-13551.545-43Baltimore RavensWhat to know: The Ravens have the No. 1 seed in the AFC after their win over the Browns on "Sunday Night Football." Baltimore also leads Cincinnati by one game in the AFC North.Remaining schedule: at Steelers, at Browns, vs. , at Bengals, vs. , vs. SteelersCincinnati BengalsWhat to know: A dominant win over the Steelers has Cincinnati in prime position for a playoff spot in the loaded AFC. The Bengals currently have the No. 5 seed in the conference, owning a conference tiebreaker over the Bills based on having a better conference record. They are one game up on the Chargers, Raiders, and Broncos for the final playoff spot.Remaining schedule: vs. , at , at , vs. Ravens, vs. Chiefs, at BrownsPittsburgh SteelersWhat to know:The Steelers' playoff chances took a ma sive hit with the blowout lo s to the Bengals. Pittsburgh is 11th in the conference standings, a half game out of the final playoff spot behind the Chargers, Raiders, and Broncos.Remaining schedule:vs. Ravens, at , vs. Titans, at Chiefs, vs. Browns, at RavensCleveland BrownsWhat to know: The Browns falling to the Ravens on "Sunday Night Football" kept them out of the playoff picture in the AFC. Cleveland is 12th in the conference, a half game out of the final playoff spot. The Steelers own the tiebreaker over the Browns for 11th based on beating them earlier this year.Remaining schedule:Bye Week, vs. Ravens, vs. , at Packers, at Steelers, vs. Bengals WLTPCTDIFF 840 .667+14Colts 660 .500+57 290 .182-128 290 .182-110Tenne see TitansWhat to know: The Titans retain their commanding first place lead in the AFC South, even with a lo s to the Patriots. Tenne see is up two games in the division with five to play and the Titans swept Indianapolis. The Titans are the No. 3 seed in the AFC, falling out of the top spot after the lo s.Remaining schedule:Bye Week, Deebo Samuel Jersey vs. Jaguars, at Steelers, vs. 49ers, vs. Dolphins, at TexansIndianapolis ColtsWhat to know: The Colts' lo s to the Buccaneers put them back at .500 -- out of the AFC playoff race for now. Indianapolis is 10th in the conference, a half game out of the final playoff spot. The Colts own the tiebreaker over the Steelers based on having a better win percentage in conference games. Pittsburgh winning the tiebreaker over Cleveland puts Indianapolis ahead of Cleveland and Pittsburgh.Remaining schedule: at Texans, Bye Week, vs. Patriots, at , vs. Raiders, at JaguarsHouston TexansWhat to know: The Texans are 15th in the AFC standings, yet hold the tiebreaker over the Jaguars after beating Jacksonville in Week 1. They are in contention for a top-five draft pick.Remaining schedule:vs. Colts, vs. , at Jaguars, vs. Chargers, at 49ers, vs. TitansJacksonville JaguarsWhat to know: The Jaguars are 16th in the AFC conference standings, last in the conference and in prime position to land a top-five draft pick.Remaining schedule:at Rams, at Titans, vs. Texans, at Jets, at Patriots, vs. Colts WLTPCTDIFFChiefs 740 .636+31Chargers650 .545-20Raiders650 .545-36Broncos650 .545+32What to know: The Chiefs were idle this week and retain their AFC West lead as a result of the Chargers losing to the Broncos. Kansas City is currently the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoff race and will remain at that spot heading into Week 13. Remaining schedule:vs. Broncos, vs. Raiders, at Chargers, vs. Steelers, at Bengals, at BroncosLos Angeles ChargersWhat to know: An opportunity blown for the Chargers in a blowout lo s to the Broncos, yet Los Angeles remains in one of the wild card spots in part of a complicated tiebreaker procedure. Los Angeles wins the tiebreaker over Denver and Las Vegas based on best win percentage in division games, which is why the Raiders are second in the division and No. 7 in the AFC.Remaining schedule:at Bengals, vs. Giants, vs. Chiefs, at Texans, vs. Broncos, at Raiders Las Vegas RaidersWhat to know: The Raiders are No. 8 in the AFC playoff standings, losing a tiebreaker to the Chargers due to falling to them earlier this year. The Chargers also have the best division record out of the three AFC West teams at 6-5. The Raiders have the tiebreaker over the Broncos after beating the Broncos earlier this year.Remaining schedule: vs. Washington, at Chiefs, at Browns, vs. Broncos, at Colts, vs. ChargersDenver BroncosWhat to know:Denver is No. 9 in the AFC at 6-5, having the same record as Los Angeles and Las Vegas -- but losing both division tiebreakers to those teams. They're still a factor in the AFC playoff race. Remaining schedule:at Chiefs, vs. , vs. Bengals, at Raiders, at Chargers, vs. Chiefs WLTPCTDIFF740 .636+76Washington560 .455-53Eagles570.417+31Giants470.364-51Dallas CowboysWhat to know: The Cowboys were upset by the Raiders on Thanksgiving, but maintain their commanding lead in the NFC East thanks to the Eagles falling to the Giants. Dallas is the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs heading into Week 13.Remaining schedule: at Saints, at Washington, at Giants, vs. Washington, vs. Cardinals, at EaglesWashington Football TeamWhat to know:Washington is the No. 7 seed in the NFC after its win over Seattle Monday night. Washington is tied with Atlanta and Minnesota for the final playoff spot, but holds the tiebreaker over Atlanta and Minnesota based on best win percentage in conference games. Since Atlanta beat New Orleans, that eliminates the Saints from the tiebreaker (who also has a 5-6 record).Remaining schedule:at Raiders, vs. Cowboys, at Eagles, at Cowboys, vs. Eagles, at GiantsPhiladelphia EaglesWhat to know: Any outside chance of the Eagles winning the NFC East were abolished with a lo s to the Giants Sunday. Philadelphia remains 2.5 games behind Dallas in the division, and the Eagles took a huge hit in their wild card hopes too. The Eagles fell to 11th in the NFC playoff standings, but are still a half game behind Washington for the final playoff spot.Remaining schedule:at Jets, Bye Week, vs. Washington, vs. Giants, at Washington, vs. CowboysNew York GiantsWhat to know: The C. J. Beathard Jersey Giants' season is not dead yet following an upset win over the Eagles. New York is a game out of the final playoff spot in the NFC, yet the Giants are 13th in the conference standings (win a tiebreaker over the Bears based on better conference win percentage).Remaining schedule:at Dolphins, at Chargers, vs. Cowboys, at Eagles, at , vs. Washington WLTPCTDIFFPackers 93 0 .750+41Vikings560 .455+5Bears470 .364-75Lions 0101.045-115Green Bay PackersWhat to know:The Packers extended their NFC North lead with a big win over the Rams in Week 12, compiled with a Vikings lo s to the 49ers. Green Bay is the No. 2 seed in the NFC, a half game behind Arizona for the top spot.Remaining schedule:Bye Week, vs. Bears, at Ravens, vs. Browns, vs. Vikings, at LionsMinnesota VikingsWhat to know: The Vikings are the No. 8 seed in the NFC playoffs after their lo s to the 49ers Sunday. Thank the Eagles and the Panthers for also falling in Week 12.How do the Vikings own the No. 8 seed over the Falcons and Saints (all three teams have 5-6 records)? Minnesota owns the tiebreaker over Atlanta based on best win percentage in conference games and the Falcons own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints. The Vikings lost the tiebreaker to Washington for the No. 7 seed due to Washington having a better conference record.Remaining schedule:at Lions, vs. Steelers, at Bears, vs. Rams, at Packers, vs. BearsChicago BearsWhat to know: The Bears are one game out of the final playoff spot in the NFC, yet are 14th in the conference. The Giants actually are a game out too and own a better conference record over the Bears, thus holding the tiebreaker.Remaining schedule:vs. Cardinals, at Packers, vs. Vikings, at Seahawks, vs. Giants, at VikingsDetroit LionsWhat to know: The Lions still don't have a win after their Thanksgiving lo s. They're in prime position for the No. 1 draft pick.Remaining schedule: vs. Vikings, at Broncos, vs. Cardinals, at Falcons, at Seahawks, vs. Packers WLTPCTDIFFBuccaneers830 .727+94Falcons560 .455-103Saints560 .455+8Panthers570 .417-17Tampa Bay BuccaneersWhat to know: A win over the Colts extended the Buccaneers' lead over the Saints in the NFC South. Tampa Bay is No. 3 in the NFC standings, a game behind Arizona for the top spot in the conference.Remaining schedule:at Falcons, vs. Bills, vs. Saints, at Panthers, at Jets, vs. PanthersAtlanta FalconsWhat to know:The Falcons are No. 9 in the NFC playoffs after beating the Jaguars, taking advantage of many NFC teams falling in Week 12. They own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints, but they aren't the No. 7 seed due to a conference record tiebreaker going to Washington first -- then the Vikings.Remaining schedule:vs. Buccaneers, at Panthers, at 49ers, vs. Lions, at Bills, vs. SaintsNew Orleans SaintsWhat to know: A lo s to the Bills on Thanksgiving put the Saints out of the NFC playoff picture. The Saints are now No. 10 in the conference after their fourth straight lo s, losing a tiebreaker to Washington (conference record) and the Vikings (conference record) and the Falcons (head-to-head). The head-to-head lo s to Atlanta eliminates New Orleans from the three-way tiebreaker on conference record.Remaining schedule: vs. Cowboys, at Jets, at Buccaneers, vs. Dolphins, vs. Panthers, at FalconsCarolina PanthersWhat to know: The Panthers fall to 12th in the NFC playoff race after their lo s Terrell Owens Jersey to the Dolphins, losing a head-to-head tiebreaker to the Eagles for 11th. They are still a half game out of the final playoff spot.Remaining schedule: Bye Week, vs. Falcons, at Bills, vs. Buccaneers, at Saints, at Buccaneers WLTPCTDIFFCardinals920 .818+108Rams740 .636+3649ers650 .545+32Seahawks380 .273-17Arizona CardinalsWhat to know: The Cardinals were idle this week and hold the top spot in the NFC playoffs. They lead the Packers by a half game, with Green Bay owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. Remaining schedule:at Bears, vs. Rams, at Lions, vs. Colts, at Cowboys, vs. SeahawksLos Angeles RamsWhat to know:The Rams losing to the Packers put them two games behind the Cardinals for the NFC West lead -- and Arizona has a win over them. They're still in excellent shape to make the playoffs, sitting at the No. 5 seed and two games up on the final playoff spot.Remaining schedule:vs. Jaguars, at Cardinals, vs. Seahawks, at Vikings, at Ravens, vs. 49ers San Francisco 49ersWhat to know: The 49ers are now the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs after their third straight win. They are one game behind the Rams for the No. 5 spot with the head-to-head tiebreaker in hand.Remaining schedule: at Seahawks, at Bengals, vs. Falcons, at Titans, vs. Texans, at RamsSeattle SeahawksWhat to know: Seattle lost to Washington on "Monday Night Football" to fall two games out of the final playoff spot, which belongs to Washington (so the Football Team has the head-to-head tiebreaker).The Seahawks are 15th in the NFC with their top-five bound draft pick going to the Jets. Remaining schedule:vs. 49ers, at Texans, at Rams, vs. Bears, vs. Lions, at CardinalsThe holidays are almost here, and you can now get 40% off select NFL gear at Fanatics. 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