NFL Standings/Outlook After Week Twelve

Twelve weeks of the NFL Season are in the books, and there are five amazing weeks left to go. The old saying is don't pay too much attention to the standings until Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving is when the playoff race really starts. The last 5 weeks promise to be as exciting as ever, as I don't recall another season in which so many division races are so close. Only two divisions are really decided, New England and Indy, the other six are completely up for grabs. Here are a look at the divisions and the races

We have three two team races
1. NFC North: Green Bay, Detroit
2. NFC South: Atlanta, New Orleans
3. NFC East: Philly, Dallas

Plus a three team race in the NFC West and AFC West and a wide open four team race in the AFC North.

So with five games left for every team here are the playoff standings in each conference. By the way, the NFC South race is an absolute joke. The 4-7 Atlanta Falcons are in first place! This poor division will consequently inflate the records of the teams in the other three NFC divisions and as such its very likely a 10-6, or maybe even an 11-5 NFC team will be left out of the playoffs.

NFC
1. Arizona: 9-2
2. Green Bay: 8-3
3. Philadelphia: 8-3
4. Atlanta: 4-7
5. Dallas: 8-3
6. Seattle: 7-4
7. Detroit: 7-4
8. San Francisco: 7-4
9. Chicago: 5-6
10. New Orleans: 4-7
11. Minneapolis: 4-7
12. St Louis: 4-7
13. Carolina: 3-7-1
14. New York: 3-8
15. Washington: 3-8
16. Tampa Bay: 2-9

AFC
1. New England: 9-2
2.. Denver: 8-3
3. Cincinnati: 7-3-1
4. Indianapolis: 7-4
5. Kansas City: 7-4
6. San Diego: 7-4
7. Baltimore: 7-4
8. Pittsburgh: 7-4
9. Cleveland: 7-4
10. Miami: 6-5
11. Buffalo: 6-5
12. Houston: 5-6
13. Tennessee: 2-9
14. New York: 2-9
15. Jacksonville: 1-10
16. Oakland: 1-10