Twelve weeks of the 2024 NFL season are in the books, which means we're well past the midway point of the regular-season calendar. And the playoffs are just around the corner. The NFC, in particular,

The Packers host the 49ers at Lambeau Field on Sunday. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture.

Eleven weeks of the 2024 NFL season are in the books, which means we're well past the midway point of the regular-season calendar. And the playoffs are just around the corner! The NFC, in particular,

The NFC North has a key matchup in the spotlight to open Week 12’s Sunday slate when the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET and is the most significant game in the early slate.

What does it mean? What are the pertinent factors (and, perhaps, tiebreakers) prominently in play as each conference's seven-team bracket begins to crystallize? All will be explained and analyzed up to the point when the postseason field is finalized on Sunday night,

The grind of a 17-game NFL season starts to take its toll the deeper teams get into the schedule, and in Week 12, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans—still the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in the AFC playoff picture—found that out the hard way.