The Bears are currently the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Who saw that coming? We look at the Bears and everyone else in the NFL playoff race below, with standings updated through Sunday night in Week 13:
AFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Broncos (10-2) Own the No. 1 seed thanks to the common games tiebreaker with the Patriots.
2. Patriots (10-2) Lead the AFC East.
3. Jaguars (8-4) Lead the AFC South thanks to a better record than the Colts against common opponents.
4. Ravens (6-6) Own the common games tiebreaker over the Steelers.
WILD CARDS
5. Chargers (8-4) Own the tiebreaker over the Bills and Colts based on a better AFC record.
6. Colts (8-4) Still play the Jaguars twice, so the AFC South is wide open.
7. Bills (8-4) Currently own the final AFC playoff spot.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Texans (7-5) Win over the Colts keeps them in the race.
9. Steelers (6-6) Next week’s game against the Ravens will be big.
10. Chiefs (6-6) A big loss in Big D.
11. Dolphins (5-7) Best of the bad teams in the AFC.
12. Bengals (4-8) Kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Ravens.
13. Jets (3-9) Found a way to win against the Falcons.
14. Browns (3-9) Evaluating Shedeur Sanders is the priority for the rest of the season.
15. Raiders (2-10) Things are getting ugly in Las Vegas.
16. Titans (1-11) Worst team in the NFL.
NFC Playoff Picture
DIVISION LEADERS
1. Bears (9-3) Have the NFC record tiebreaker over the Rams.
2. Rams (9-3) Loss to the Panthers hurt.
3. Eagles (8-4) Defending champions suffered back-to-back bad losses against the Cowboys and Bears.
4. Buccaneers (7-5) Still lead the NFC South.
WILD CARDS
5. Seahawks (9-3) First place in the wild card race.
6. Packers (8-3-1) Swept the Lions.
7. 49ers (9-4) Win on Sunday kept them in wild card position.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
8. Lions (7-5) Getting swept by the Packers hurts.
9. Cowboys (6-5-1) Big Thursday night game coming against the Lions.
10. Panthers (7-6) Kept hope alive by beating the Rams.
11. Falcons (4-8) A lost season for a team that still desperately needs a quarterback.
12. Vikings (4-8) Last place in the NFC North.
13. Cardinals (3-9) Mathematically eliminated.
14. Commanders (3-9) Fought hard against the Broncos but came up short on Sunday night.
15. Saints (2-10) Mathematically eliminated.
16. Giants (2-10) Mathematically eliminated.