Things are becoming pretty clear in the NFC. There are two dominant forces in the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers with two other teams, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys, a tier below.
There’s still more than a month of regular season play for that to change, but for now, it’s hard to see another team in the conference making a title push.
The same can’t be said of the AFC.
While injuries seem to have dashed the contender hopes of the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, there’s no shortage of other who have jumped to fill the void. Even on a week when all four division leaders held serve with wins, the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers somehow just keep winning to keep pace.
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ 24-21 win against the Houston Texans was enough to vault them to the No. 1 seed … for three hours. But with two thirds of the regular season in the books, the Jaguars are one of several AFC teams that look to have a real chance at making noise in January.
1
Philadelphia Eagles (10-1)
Last week: No. 1
Week 12 result: 37-34 (OT) win vs. Bills
2
San Francisco 49ers (8-3)
Last week: No. 5
Week 12 result: 31-13 win vs. Seahawks
3
Baltimore Ravens (9-3)
Last week: No. 3
Week 12 result: 20-10 win vs. Chargers
4
Kansas City Chiefs (8-3)
Last week: No. 2
Week 12 result: 31-17 win vs. Raiders
5
Dallas Cowboys (8-3)
Last week: No. 7
Week 12 result: 45-10 win vs. Commanders
6
Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3)
Last week: No. 10
Week 12 result: 24-21 win vs. Texans
7
Miami Dolphins (8-3)
Last week: No. 8
Week 12 result: 34-13 win vs. Jets
8
Detroit Lions (8-3)
Last week: No. 4
Week 12 result: 29-22 loss vs. Packers
9
Denver Broncos (6-5)
Last week: No. 12
Week 12 result: 29-12 win vs. Browns
10
Buffalo Bills (6-6)
Last week: No. 11
Week 12 result: 37-34 (OT) loss vs. Eagles
11
Houston Texans (6-5)
Last week: No. 9
Week 12 result: 24-21 loss vs. Jaguars
12
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4)
Last week: No. 16
Week 12 result: 16-10 win vs. Bengals
13
Green Bay Packers (5-6)
Last week: No. 21
Week 12 result: 29-22 win vs. Lions
14
Seattle Seahawks (6-5)
Last week: No. 14
Week 12 result: 31-13 loss vs. 49ers
15
Minnesota Vikings (6-6)
Last week: No. 13
Week 12 result: 12-10 loss vs. Bears
16
Los Angeles Chargers (4-7)
Last week: No. 17
Week 12 result: 20-10 loss vs. Ravens
17
Indianapolis Colts (6-5)
Last week: No. 20
Week 12 result: 27-20 win vs. Buccaneers
18
Los Angeles Rams (5-6)
Last week: No. 22
Week 12 result: 37-14 win vs. Cardinals
19
Cleveland Browns (7-4)
Last week: No. 6
Week 12 result: 29-12 loss vs. Broncos
20
Atlanta Falcons (5-6)
Last week: No. 24
Week 12 result: 24-15 win vs. Saints
21
Las Vegas Raiders (5-7)
Last week: No. 18
Week 12 result: 31-17 loss vs. Chiefs
22
Cincinnati Bengals (5-6)
Last week: No. 15
Week 12 result: 16-10 loss vs. Steelers
23
New Orleans Saints (5-6)
Last week: No. 19
Week 12 result: 24-15 loss vs. Falcons
24
Tennessee Titans (4-7)
Last week: No. 30
Week 12 result: 17-10 win vs. Panthers
25
Chicago Bears (4-8)
Last week: No. 26
Week 12 result: 12-10 win vs. Vikings
26
New York Giants (4-8)
Last week: No. 27
Week 12 result: 10-7 win vs. Patriots
27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7)
Last week: No. 23
Week 12 result: 27-20 loss vs. Colts
28
New York Jets (4-7)
Last week: No. 25
Week 12 result: 34-13 loss vs. Dolphins
29
Arizona Cardinals (2-10)
Last week: No. 28
Week 12 result: 37-14 loss vs. Rams
30
Washington Commanders (4-8)
Last week: No. 29
Week 12 result: 45-10 loss vs. Cowboys
31
New England Patriots (2-9)
Last week: No. 31
Week 12 result: 10-7 loss vs. Giants
32
Carolina Panthers (1-10)
Last week: No. 32
Week 12 result: 17-10 loss vs. Titans
