The Cardinals are 12th in the NFC, but three teams in the NFC West would make the playoffs if the season ended now.
The NFL playoff race is beginning to heat up. In the NFC, the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles are setting themselves up nicely for a postseason run. Entering Week 12 of the season, they are in the No. 1 seed in the conference and, if the season ended today, would have a first-round bye in the playoffs.
As for the rest of the conference, the LA Rams are now in the NFC West lead and the Chicago Bears lead the NFC North.
The NFC West has two wild card teams in the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.
The Arizona Cardinals, sitting at 3-7, are 12th in the NFC.
Let’s have a look at the current NFC playoff picture and what is coming up in Week 12.
NFC playoff picture, Week 12Philadelphia Eagles, 8-2 (head-to-head tiebreaker over Rams, 7-1 conference)LA Rams, 8-2 (3-2 conference)Chicago Bears, 7-3 (5-2 conference)Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 6-4 (4-2 conference)Seattle Seahawks, 7-3 (4-3 conference)Green Bay Packers, 6-3-1 (4-2-1 conference)San Francisco 49ers. 7-4 (7-2 conference)
In the mix are the Detroit Lions at 6-4 and Carolina Panthers at 6-5.
Week 12 games to know for NFC playoff pictureThe Bears host the 6-4 Pittsburgh Steelers.The Lions host the 2-9 New York Giants.The Packers host the 4-6 Minnesota Vikings.The Seahawks face the 1-9 Tennessee Titans on the road.The Eagles face the 4-5-1 Dallas Cowboys on the road.The Bucs and Rams play in LA on Sunday Night Football.The 49ers host the Panthers on Monday Night Football
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