Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season delivered some of the biggest surprises of the campaign to date.
As a result, the playoff picture certainly looks different than it did a week ago.
We have a new team atop the NFC standings, a new team atop the AFC South, and if the playoffs were to begin this weekend, several preseason Super Bowl favorites would be watching the postseason from home.
Let’s break it all down.
What is the NFC playoff picture?
Here is the current state of play in the NFC:
1. Chicago Bears (9-3)
2. Los Angeles Rams (9-3)
3. Philadelphia Eagles (8-4)
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5)
5. Seattle Seahawks (9-3)
6. Green Bay Packers (8-3-1)
7. San Francisco
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