Updated NFL standings, playoff picture: Week 12

With only Monday Night Football remaining on the tilt, here are the updated NFL standings and playoff pictures through the Sunday games in Week 12.

Fifteen of the 16 games on tap Week 12 of the 2016 NFL season are in the books. The only game remaining is Monday Night Football between the Green Bay Packers (4-6) and the Philadelphia Eagles (5-5).

Since the Monday Night Football game will have no immediate impact on the NFC Playoffs standings, here is a look at the 12 teams that would be in the NFL Playoffs if the season ended today.

AFC Playoffs

1. New England Patriots (9-2)
2. Oakland Raiders (9-2)
3. Baltimore Ravens (6-5)
4. Houston Texans (6-5)
5. Kansas City Chiefs (8-3)
6. Miami Dolphins (7-4)

New England has the best record in the AFC East at 9-2 and would have the tiebreaker over the Raiders for the No. 1 seed in the AFC Playoffs. The Patriots have a slightly better record against the AFC than do the Raiders.

The Patriots have a two-game lead over the Dolphins, a three-game lead over the Buffalo Bills (6-5), and a six-game lead over the New York Jets (3-8) in the AFC East standings. New York has been eliminated from the AFC East divisional race. The Jets can only make it into the AFC Playoffs at 8-8 as a Wild Card team.

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Oakland has the best record in the AFC West at 9-2 and would have the No. 2 seed in the AFC Playoffs. The Raiders have a one-game lead over the Chiefs, a two-game lead over the Denver Broncos (7-4), and a four-game lead over the San Diego Chargers (5-6) in the AFC West standings.

Baltimore has the best record in the AFC North at 6-5 and would have the No. 3 seed in the AFC Playoffs. The Ravens have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5). Baltimore has a 2.5-game lead over the Cincinnati Bengals (3-7-1) and a 6.5-game lead over the winless Cleveland Browns (0-12) in the AFC North race. Cleveland has been eliminated from playoff contention.

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Houston has the best record in the AFC South at 6-5 and would have the No. 4 seed in the AFC Playoffs. The Texans have a half game lead over the Tennessee Titans (6-6), a game lead over the Indianapolis Colts (5-6), and a four-game lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9) in the AFC South standings.

The Chiefs and the Dolphins would be the two teams in the AFC getting Wild Card berths if the season ended today. Kansas City has the best record of a non-division leader in the AFC at 8-3. They would be the No. 5 seed.

Miami has the second-best record in the AFC of a non-division leader at 7-4. The Dolphins would be the No. 6 seed. They own the tiebreaker over the Broncos by having a better record against the AFC.

NFC Playoffs

1. Dallas Cowboys (10-1)
2. Seattle Seahawks (7-3-1)
3. Detroit Lions (7-4)
4. Atlanta Falcons (7-4)
5. New York Giants (8-3)
6. Washington Redskins (6-4-1)

Dallas has the best record in football at 10-1. They lead the NFC East and would have the No. 1 seed in the NFC Playoffs if the season ended today. The Cowboys have a two-game lead over the Giants, a 3.5-game lead over the Redskins, and a 4.5-game lead over the Eagles (5-5) before Monday Night Football in the NFC East standings.

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Seattle has the best record in the NFC West at 7-3-1 and would have the No. 2 seed in the NFC. The Seahawks have a three-game lead over the Arizona Cardinals (4-6-1), a 3.5-game lead over the Los Angeles Rams (4-7), and a 6.5-game lead over the San Francisco 49ers (1-10) in the NFC West standings. San Francisco has been eliminated from playoff contention, as the 49ers can finish no better than 6-10, while Washington can be no worse that 6-9-1.

Detroit has the best record in the NFC North at 7-4 and would have the No. 3 seed in the NFC Playoffs. The Lions have a slightly better record against the NFC than the 7-4 Falcons. Detroit has a one-game lead over the Minnesota Vikings (6-5), a 2.5-game lead over the Packers (4-6) before Monday Night Football, and a five-game lead over the Chicago Bears (2-9) in the NFC North standings.

Atlanta has the best record in the NFC South at 7-4 and would be the No. 4 seed in the NFC Playoffs. The Falcons have a one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5), and two-game lead over the New Orleans Saints (5-6), and a three-game lead over the Carolina Panthers (4-7) in the NFC South standings.

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The two NFC Wild Card teams would again be the Giants and the Redskins. New York has the best record of a non-division leader in the NFC at 8-3. The Giants would be the No. 5 seed. Washington has the second-best record of a non-division leader in the NFC at 6-4-1. The Redskins would have the No. 6 in the 2016 NFC Playoffs.