Week 13 shakes up AFC and NFC standings
The Detroit Lions enjoyed some much needed time off on Sunday as fellow NFL teams battled it out on the gridiron following Thursday and Friday's Thanksgiving week and weekend games. The Lions now hold the best record in the NFC heading into their Thursday night showdown against the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field.
With how the results have shaked out in Week 13 so far, the Detroit Lions (11-1) are on the verge of a playoff berth. With the Seahawks winning, they're not mathematically in yet, and we're not math experts so we're not going to tell you how that's the case, but Detroit fans will have to wait one more week to officially clinch a spot.
The playoff standings are getting as crazy as a wild turkey prior to Thanksgiving, which is fitting since the league is hitting that point in the calendar. The NFC West is as unpredictable as ever, with the Seattle Seahawks taking over the division lead thanks to their win over the Arizona Cardinals.
The FPI suggests the AFC West, AFC East and AFC South are essentially ... The tightest division race in the NFL is the NFC West. Arizona leads at 48%, but the other three teams range from 13% ...
It's a battle between third and fourth place in the NFC East. The Dallas Cowboys (4-7) try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive against the New York Giants (2-9), who are competing for the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The NFC East matchup was far from a Thanksgiving Day dud as America tuned in to watch two sub-.500 teams with backup QBs.
The Carolina Panthers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in what promises to be an entertaining NFL matchup.
The Eagles got off to a 2-2 start but are riding a six-game winning streak into Week 12. That puts Philadelphia in control of the NFC East.
It was the smallest card of the 2024 NFL season in terms of the number of contests (13). A total of six teams were off in Week 12, including a pair from the AFC East (Bills and Jets), and the NFC South (Falcons and Saints). The AFC North’s Bengals and AFC South’s Jaguars round out the half-dozen clubs getting some much-needed rest.
The Lions and Packers bolstered their playoff positions, while the Giants became the first NFL team mathematically eliminated, on Thanksgiving.