The AFC North and NFC South were impacted by Monday's game between the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints, and the Buffalo Bills helped themselves in a tough AFC East.
Both the AFC North and the NFC South were impacted significalty with monday's matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the New Orleans Saints. The Ravens wound up winning that game, 34-27, and in doing so made the race for the AFC North even tighter. There's now three 7-4 teams in that division, while the Cincinnati Bengals are technically ahead of them all at 7-3-1.
The NFC South is a mess. There's no nice way to talk about a division that now has two teams at 4-7 ... tied for the division lead. The 3-7-1 Atlanta Falcons are still in the running, and we guess you can't count out the 2-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, either. The Saints looked decent on Monday, but a loss is still a loss.
Not much changed in the other division impacted on Monday -- the AFC East. Both the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets are in that division, but only Buffalo was really competing coming into this game. They've helped themselves with a win and are now 6-5, alongside the Miami Dolphins. But both teams trail the New England Patriots who sit at 9-2 on the season.
Here's a look at all of the divisions and where they stand after Week 12:
AFC North
The Ravens did themselves a big favor, but at 7-4 they're still in a three-way tie for second place in the division. At least one wild card team will come from this division, but the division lead is still totally up for grabs.
AFC South
The Indianapolis Colts downed the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday -- as expected. They're now 7-4, with a comfortable lead over the 5-6 Houston Texans, who just lost quarterback Ryan Mallett for the season. The Tennessee Titans are 2-9, and are non-factors along with the aforementioned Jaguars, who have just one win on the season.
AFC West
The Denver Broncos got off to a shaky start on Sunday, but they rallied to beat the Miami Dolphins and now have a 8-3 record and the AFC West lead. It's not exactly a comfortable lead though, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers both sit at 7-4. The Oakland Raiders have a single win on the year.
AFC East
The Bills are surprisingly relevant at this point in the season, but it's hard to imagine them catching up to the aforementioned Patriots. Miami and Buffalo are making things interesting, and are certainly in the wild card discussion, but the Patriots have won their last seven games and don't look to be slowing down.
NFC North
This division is a two-team battle at this point. The Chicago Bears aren't far off from the lead, but at 5-6 they are firmly behind the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Green Bay has the lead at 8-3 on the season, while Detroit sits at 7-4. The Minnesota Vikings are 4-7 and are a non-factor. This division is a definite contender for two playoff representatives.
NFC South
The worst division in football gets even worse. The Saints are now 4-7 on the season and in a tie for the NFC South lead, with the Falcons. Yeah ...
NFC West
The Arizona Cardinals still have a commanding lead at 9-2 on the season, but the Seattle Seahawks just scored a big win over them to move to 7-4 on the year. The San Francisco 49ers are also 7-4 after beating Washington on Sunday. San Francisco still has both games against Seattle remaining on the schedule, so that race will likely go down to the wire.
NFC East
The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles are tied for the NFC East lead, which isn't too dissimilar from recent seasons. The big difference this year is this: they're both good teams. Both are 8-3 on the year, and the two will face off on Thanksgiving for sole possession of the division lead. The New York Giants are a non-factor, as is Washington, with both sitting on just three wins.
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