The NFL’s playoff race is heating up heading into Thanksgiving, and here’s how the playoff picture is shaping up before Monday Night Football in Week 12:

NFC Playoff photo

DIVISION LEADERS
1. Detroit Lions (10-1): 1-game lead in the NFC North.

2. Philadelphia Eagles (9-2): 2.5-game lead in the NFC East.

3. Seattle Seahawks (6-5): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Falcons and Cardinals.

4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5): One game lead in NFC South.

WILD CARDS
5. Minnesota Vikings (9-2): Lost at home to the Lions.

6. Green Bay Packers (8-3): Lost at home to the Lions and Vikings.

7. Washington Commanders (7-5): Need to reverse their recent decline.

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8. Arizona Cardinals (6-5): Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks was a big one.

9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6): Own the NFC record tiebreaker over the Rams.

10. Los Angeles Rams (5-6): Own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the 49ers.

11. San Francisco 49ers (5-6): NFC preseason favorites are at risk of missing the playoffs.

12. New Orleans Saints (4-7): Two games out in the division.

13. Chicago Bears (4-7): Deep in last place in the NFC North.

14. Dallas Cowboys (4-7): Thanksgiving against the Giants looks like a turkey.

15. Carolina Panthers (3-8): Playing much better football lately.

16. New York Giants (2-9): Worst team in the NFC.

AFC Playoff photo

DIVISION LEADERS
1. Kansas City Chiefs (10-1): The reigning champs sit atop the conference.

2. Buffalo Bills (9-2): If they can catch the Chiefs in the standings, they’ll have the head-to-head tiebreaker.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3): Beating the Ravens head-to-head was big.

4. Houston Texans (7-5): They’re not playing well, but they should win the AFC South by default.

WILD CARDS
5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3): Big game next Monday night.

6. Baltimore Ravens (7-4): Big game next Monday night.

7. Denver Broncos (7-5): Bo Nix has led them to a two-game lead in the wild-card race.

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8. Miami Dolphins (5-6): With Tua Tagovailoa healthy, they’re playing like playoff contenders.

9. Indianapolis Colts (5-7): Catching the Texans in the AFC South will be a gamble.

10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7): Probably needs to run the table to reach the playoffs.

11. Cleveland Browns (3-8): Deshaun Watson dug a hole that Jameis Winston the Browns won’t be able to dig out of.

12. New York Jets (3-8): Aaron Rodgers’ experience is trending toward disaster.

13. Tennessee Titans (3-8): A big upset over the Texans on Sunday.

14. New England Patriots (3-9): Drake Maye shows promise, but this team is far from contention.

15. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9): Doug Pederson is on the hot seat.

16. Las Vegas Raiders (2-9): Antonio Pierce is on the hot seat.