The NFL 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: DIVISION LEADERS 1.

The playoff standings are getting as crazy as a wild turkey prior to Thanksgiving, which is fitting since the league is hitting that point in the calendar. The NFC West is as unpredictable as ever, with the Seattle Seahawks taking over the division lead thanks to their win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Throughout pro football history, there have been 18 instances in which three teams in a division each made the playoffs. As it stands through Week 11, one division is on pace to become the 19th. The NFC North,

Division races and wild-card standings will be settled over the coming month, with 14 teams vying for two spots in Super Bowl 59. But first, Week 12. Sunday's slate featured a fair amount of intriguing matchups,

"That's the way to fight, but we've got a lot more fighting to go." Indeed, just nine months removed from being one fourth down stop away from winning the Super Bowl, the 49ers are fighting for their playoff lives.

The 2024 NFL season has reached Thanksgiving and games on Sunday will be in December, signaling the season is nearly over. In Week 12, we got back on track as we cashed our parlay with ease. Heading into Week 13,

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Here's where every NFL team stands in both conferences in the race to make the playoffs after the Thursday night opener of Week 12.