NFL Playoffs Week 12 photo: Who’s in and out before Sunday?

Week 12 means we are two-thirds of the way through the 2024 NFL regular season. While it’s far too early to know exactly which 14 teams are destined for the playoffs and who will make up the lead in the 2025 NFL Draft, we have a good idea of ​​how things are shaping up.

The Buffalo Bills can clinch their fifth straight AFC East title as early as next weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs have a 4.5-game lead between their place at the top of the conference and the Indianapolis Colts as the last team out of the bracket. The Detroit Lions still have to contend in a brutal NFC North this winter, but they’re on track for the conference’s top seed and a Wild Card bye in January.

What are the current playoff rankings heading into Week 12? And what does the top of next year’s draft look like? We have what you need.

Who is currently on the AFC side?

1. Kansas City Chiefs (9-1, AFC West leaders)

2. Buffalo Bills (9-2, AFC East leaders)

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3, AFC North leaders)

4. Houston Texans (7-4, AFC South leaders)

5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)

6. Baltimore Ravens (7-4)

7. Denver Broncos (6-5)

Who is still in the AFC playoff race?

8. Indianapolis Colts (5-6)

9. Miami Dolphins (4-6)

10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7)

Who is likely out of the AFC playoff race?

11. New York Jets (3-8)

12. New England Patriots (3-8)

13. Cleveland Browns (3-8)

14. Tennessee Titans (2-8)

15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-8)

16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)

Who is currently on the NFC side?

1. Detroit Lions (9-1, NFC North leaders)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (8-2, NFC East leaders)

3. Arizona Cardinals (6-5, NFC West leaders)

4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5, NFC South leaders)

5. Minnesota Vikings (8-2)

6. Green Bay Packers (7-3)

7. Washington Commanders (7-4)

Who is still in the NFC playoff race?

8. Los Angeles Rams (5-5)

9. Seattle Seahawks (5-5)

10. San Francisco 49ers (5-5)

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6)

12. Chicago Bears (4-6)

Who is probably out of the NFL playoff race?

13. New Orleans Saints (4-7)

14. Carolina Panthers (3-8)

15. Dallas Cowboys (3-7)

16. New York Giants (2-8)

What does the top of the 2025 NFL Draft look like right now?

1. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9, strength of schedule: .492)

2. Tennessee Titans (2-8, .514)

3. New York Giants (2-8, .520)

4. Las Vegas Raiders (2-8, .525)

5. New England Patriots (3-8, .472)

6. New York Jets (3-8, .511)

7. Cleveland Browns (3-8, .511)

8. Carolina Panthers (3-7, .486)

9. Dallas Cowboys (.525)

10. New Orleans Saints (.483)

11. Cincinnati Bengals (.491)

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