NFL Playoff Image: Thanksgiving, Black Friday impacting standings

The Detroit Lions and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs lead the NFC and AFC, respectively, and each are enjoying over the course of Thanksgiving and Black Friday. There are additionally methods the Lions, Chiefs, and Buffalo Payments can clinch a playoff spot this week, and the outcomes will play main roles there, too.

The Lions face the Chicago Bears early, then the Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants will occur with out playoff implications, earlier than the Inexperienced Bay Packers host the Miami Dolphins.

Listed below are the standings as of proper now:

AFC standings after Week 12

1. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (10-1)
2. Buffalo Payments (9-2)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3)
4. Houston Texans (7-5)
5. Baltimore Ravens (8-4)
6. Los Angeles Chargers (7-4)
7. Denver Broncos (7-5)
8. Miami Dolphins (5-6)
9. Indianapolis Colts (5-7)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7)
11. Cleveland Browns (3-8, 3-3 AFC)
12. New York Jets (3-8, 3-5 AFC, win over TEN)
13. Tennessee Titans (3-8, 3-4 AFC, loss to NYJ)
14. New England Patriots (3-9)*
15. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9, 2-4 AFC)
16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9, 2-7 AFC)*

NFC standings throughout Week 14

1. Detroit Lions (11-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2)
3. Seattle Seahawks (6-5, win over ARI, win over ATL)
4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5. loss to SEA)
5. Minnesota Vikings (9-2)
6. Inexperienced Bay Packers (8-3)
7. Washington Commanders (7-5)
8. Arizona Cardinals (6-5, loss to SEA)
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6, 5-3 NFC)
10. Los Angeles Rams (5-6, win over SF, 3-5 NFC)
11. San Francisco 49ers (5-6, loss to LAR)
12. New Orleans Saints (4-7, 3-4 NFC)
13. Dallas Cowboys (4-7, 2-5 NFC)
14. Chicago Bears (4-8)
15. Carolina Panthers (3-8)
16. New York Giants (2-9)*

Groups with an asterisk have been eradicated from their divisional races.

How the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs can clinch a playoff spot in Week 13

With 10 wins, the worst file KC may find yourself with is 10-7. The eighth-place Miami Dolphins have six losses, to allow them to end 11-6 at greatest. The Chiefs must get to 11 wins and have the Dolphins at seven losses so as to clinch a greater general file, so listed below are the outcomes Kansas Metropolis must clinch a playoff spot:

• Chiefs win AND Dolphins loss/tie

Kansas Metropolis has one other path, as nicely. In the event that they win on Sunday to get to 11 wins and the Denver Broncos lose to get to six losses, they might end with the identical 11-6 file and Kansas Metropolis would win the widespread video games tiebreaker.

• Chiefs win and Broncos loss
• Chiefs win and Chargers loss and Broncos tie

How the Buffalo Payments can clinch the AFC East in Week 13

The Payments can clinch the AFC East in Week 13. Buffalo has 9 wins to the Miami Dolphins’ 5, however the Payments have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Dolphins thanks to 2 wins. If Miami loses, the most effective they’ll end is 10-7. The Payments win any tiebreaker at 10-7, so Buffalo attending to 10 wins by successful on Sunday will get them over the end line to a house playoff sport and their fifth straight AFC East title.

• Dolphins loss AND Payments win

The Detroit Lions playoff clinching situations in Week 13 are extra intensive

With the Detroit Lions at 10-1, you would possibly count on straightforward clinching situations like within the AFC, however that’s not the case. The second-place Minnesota Vikings are just one sport behind the Lions within the NFC North, to allow them to’t win the division for some time.

Within the Wild Card race, the Cardinals are 6-5 and three groups sit at 5-6. A catastrophe for the Lions may see them fall to 10-7, so that they want a number of video games to go their solution to clear hurdles.

Lions win + 49ers tie or loss PLUS one in every of these:

• Cardinals loss/tie + Seahawks loss + Buccaneers loss or tie
• Cardinals loss + Seahawks tie + Buccaneers loss or tie
• Cardinals loss/tie + Seahawks loss + Commanders loss or tie + Falcons loss
• Cardinals loss/tie + Seahawks loss + Commanders loss + Falcons tie
• Cardinals loss + Seahawks tie + Commanders loss or tie + Falcons loss
• Cardinals loss + Seahawks tie + Commanders loss + Falcons tie

NFL Division Standings

AFC East standings

1. Buffalo Payments, 9-2
2. Miami Dolphins, 5-6
3. New York Jets, 3-8
4. New England Patriots*, 3-9

AFC North standings

1. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8-3
2. Baltimore Ravens, 8-4
3. Cincinnati Bengals, 4-7
4. Cleveland Browns, 3-8

AFC South standings

1. Houston Texans, 7-5
2. Indianapolis Colts, 5-7
3. Tennessee Titans, 3-8
4. Jacksonville Jaguars, 2-9

AFC West standings

1. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, 10-1
2. Los Angeles Chargers, 7-4
3. Denver Broncos, 7-5
4. Las Vegas Raiders*, 2-9

NFC East standings

1. Philadelphia Eagles, 9-2
2. Washington Commanders, 7-5
3. Dallas Cowboys, 4-7
4. New York Giants*, 2-9

NFC North standings

1. Detroit Lions, 11-1
2. Minnesota Vikings, 9-2
3. Inexperienced Bay Packers, 8-3
4. Chicago Bears, 4-8

NFC South standings

1. Atlanta Falcons, 6-5
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 5-6
3. New Orleans Saints, 4-7
4. Carolina Panthers, 3-8

NFC West standings

1. Seattle Seahawks, 6-5
2. Arizona Cardinals, 6-5
3. Los Angeles Rams, 5-6
4. San Francisco 49ers, 5-6