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The 2025 NFL season is nearing the home stretch with Week 12 in the books. The playoff picture is far from finalized, but it's certainly taking shape as we enter the final six weeks of the regular-season calendar.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are making a run at the AFC South division, and they just closed the gap on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12.
Winning the AFC East and cementing the top seed would help the Patriots avoid a potential wild-card-round matchup against the Chiefs.
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.
It didn't take long for a recently released Dallas Cowboys starter to find a new home in the AFC, just days after his release from Big D.
The Super Bowl champion Eagles' upset loss to the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon shook up the state of the NFC playoff race, among several results that affected both the AFC and NFC playoff scenarios.
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AFC-leading Patriots rally from 10-point deficit to beat Bengals 26-20, extend winning streak to 9
Drake Maye passed for 294 yards an the AFC-leading New England Patriots extended their winning streak to nine, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 26-20