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The NFL playoff picture has gotten a bit of a shakeup following the conclusion of all but three Week 12 games. Several teams maintained their holds on a playoff spot, while others fell out of the playoff picture all together.
There's still five weeks left in the regular season, but now is the time when every game can be an elimination game for fringe teams fighting for a Wild-Card spot, and that was the case this week. The Texans lost at home to the Bengals to fall to 5-6, essentially out of the playoff race.
The 7-4 Lions were manhandled by the Patriots, allowing the 8-3 Packers to ascend into first place in the NFC North. Detroit fell to the sixth seed if the playoffs began today. The Seahawks scored a big win over the Cardinals to improve to 7-4 and tied with the Lions for the final Wild-Card spot, though Detroit wins the tiebreaker.
Here is a look at the updated playoff standings as of 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, per ESPN.
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National Football Conference |
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Conference Rank |
NFC |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
DIV |
CONF |
SOS |
SOV |
REASON |
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1 |
Arizona |
9 |
2 |
0 |
.818 |
2-1-0 |
7-1-0 |
.495 |
.465 |
NFC West Champ |
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2 |
Green Bay |
8 |
3 |
0 |
.727 |
4-1-0 |
6-3-0 |
.448 |
.392 |
NFC North Champ |
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3 |
Philadelphia |
8 |
3 |
0 |
.727 |
2-0-0 |
4-3-0 |
.448 |
.354 |
NFC East Champ |
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4 |
New Orleans |
4 |
6 |
0 |
.400 |
2-1-0 |
4-4-0 |
.505 |
.398 |
NFC South Champ |
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|
5 |
Dallas |
7 |
3 |
0 |
.700 |
1-1-0 |
4-3-0 |
.417 |
.347 |
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6 |
Detroit |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
2-0-0 |
5-2-0 |
.416 |
.419 |
Wins tie break over Seattle based on strength of victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Francisco (Seattle wins tie break over San Francisco based on best win percentage in division games). |
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7 |
Seattle |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
1-1-0 |
5-2-0 |
.459 |
.408 |
Wins tie break over San Francisco based on best win percentage in division games. |
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8 |
San Francisco |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
1-2-0 |
6-3-0 |
.577 |
.566 |
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9 |
Chicago |
5 |
6 |
0 |
.455 |
1-2-0 |
4-3-0 |
.541 |
.406 |
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10 |
Minnesota |
4 |
7 |
0 |
.364 |
0-4-0 |
4-5-0 |
.474 |
.295 |
Wins tie break over Atlanta and St. Louis based on head-to-head sweep. |
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11 |
Atlanta |
4 |
7 |
0 |
.364 |
4-0-0 |
4-4-0 |
.422 |
.250 |
Wins tie break over St. Louis based on best win percentage in conference games. |
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12 |
St. Louis |
4 |
7 |
0 |
.364 |
2-2-0 |
3-5-0 |
.592 |
.485 |
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American Football Conference |
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Conference Rank |
AFC |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
DIV |
CONF |
SOS |
SOV |
REASON |
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1 |
New England |
9 |
2 |
0 |
.818 |
2-1-0 |
6-2-0 |
.469 |
.433 |
AFC East Champ |
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|
2 |
Denver |
8 |
3 |
0 |
.727 |
3-0-0 |
6-1-0 |
.571 |
.526 |
AFC West Champ |
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|
3 |
Cincinnati |
7 |
3 |
1 |
.682 |
2-1-0 |
5-3-0 |
.469 |
.358 |
AFC North Champ |
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4 |
Indianapolis |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
4-0-0 |
6-3-0 |
.490 |
.383 |
AFC South Champ |
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5 |
Pittsburgh |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
2-2-0 |
6-3-0 |
.435 |
.454 |
Wins tie break over Kansas City based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Diego (Kansas City wins tie break over San Diego based on head-to-head win percentage). Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Cleveland (Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in common games). |
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6 |
Kansas City |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
1-2-0 |
5-3-0 |
.515 |
.516 |
Wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Diego (Kansas City wins tie break over San Diego based on head-to-head win percentage). |
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|
7 |
San Diego |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
2-2-0 |
5-3-0 |
.474 |
.302 |
Wins tie break over Cleveland based on best win percentage in conference games. |
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|
8 |
Cleveland |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.636 |
2-2-0 |
4-4-0 |
.387 |
.362 |
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9 |
Baltimore |
6 |
4 |
0 |
.600 |
2-3-0 |
3-4-0 |
.495 |
.386 |
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10 |
Miami |
6 |
5 |
0 |
.545 |
2-1-0 |
5-3-0 |
.510 |
.418 |
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11 |
Buffalo |
5 |
5 |
0 |
.500 |
2-2-0 |
2-5-0 |
.531 |
.444 |
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12 |
Houston |
5 |
6 |
0 |
.455 |
1-1-0 |
4-3-0 |
.448 |
.256 |
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