Week 12 of the regular season is in the books, putting teams one week closer to the start of the playoffs in January. And though there were some crazy games on Sunday afternoon, the playoff picture in the NFC looks almost identical to the way it did a week ago. There was one big change, though: There's a new No. 1 at the top.

The Patriots own the NFL's best record, its longest active winning streak (nine) and its third-easiest remaining schedule. That's a good combination. The Bills have lost two of three and haven't looked particularly inspiring over that stretch, but dismissing Josh Allen would be foolhardy.

Here's looking at the 14 teams that would be in the playoffs if the 2025 NFL season ended in Week 12, from top seeds to final wild cards in both conferences.

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His performance sent him all the way to third place in the NFL rushing race. He's behind Jonathan Taylor, who was merely human against the Kansas City Chiefs, and James Cook, who performed well in Buffalo's loss to Houston.

Week 12 continued the pattern of surprises across the NFL, with two of the teams in the Top 5 of our most recent Power Rankings losing on Sunday

As the season winds down, the best advice is to secure the backups for your star players. After that, Jags WR Parker Washington may be your best option.

Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season kicked off Thursday with the Houston Texans defeating the Buffalo Bills. But there's still plenty of action to come this weekend.

Matthew Stafford is having one of the best statistical seasons in NFL history. The 37-year-old quarterback has thrown 27 touchdowns since his most recent interception in Week 3. Overall, he has 2,830 yards passing,

The playoff picture is really starting to take shape in the NFL as Week 12 is nearly behind us (the San Francisco 49ers still play the Carolina Panthers on Mond