The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus heading into Week 12 as some AFC powers find themselves outside the top seven.
Kansas City (5-5) has lost to each current Wild Card team so far this year and will likely need to go 6-1 or 7-0 to get into the playoffs.
That path begins on Nov. 23 against the AFC South leaders Indianapolis.
In the NFC, two NFC South vs. NFC West primetime matchups will give more clarity to those divisional races. The LA Rams host Tampa Bay on Sunday Night Football, while San Francisco hosts Carolina on Monday Night Football.
Here is the NFL playoff picture in Week 12, with the standings updated throughout Sunday:
NFL Playoff Picture, Week 12
UPDATED AFTER SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON GAMES
AFC Playoff Picture
Division leaders
1. New England Patriots (10-2) AFC East leaders
- This week: Won at Cincinnati
- Remaining schedule: NY Giants, OFF, Buffalo, at Baltimore, at NY Jets, Miami
- This week: OFF
- Remaining schedule: at Washington, at Las Vegas, Green Bay, Jacksonville, at Kansas City, LA Chargers
- This week: Lost at Kansas City
- Remaining schedule: Houston, at Jacksonville, at Seattle, San Francisco, Jacksonville, at Houston
- This week: Won vs. NY Jets
- Remaining schedule: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, at Cincinnati, New England, at Green Bay, at Pittsburgh
Wild cards
5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-4)
- This week: OFF
- Remaining schedule: Las Vegas, Philadelphia, at Kansas City, at Dallas, Houston, at Denver
- This week: Lost 23-19 at Houston on Thursday
- Remaining schedule: at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, at New England, at Cleveland, Philadelphia, NY Jets
- This week: at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Sunday
- Remaining schedule: at Tennessee, Indianapolis, NY Jets, at Denver, at Indianapolis, Tennessee
Outside looking in
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5)
- This week: Lost at Chicago
- Remaining schedule: Buffalo, at Baltimore, Miami, at Detroit, at Cleveland, Baltimore
- This week: Won 23-19 vs. Buffalo on Thursday
- Remaining schedule: at Indianapolis, at Kansas City, Arizona, Las Vegas, at LA Chargers, Indianapolis
10. Kansas City Chiefs (6-5)
- This week: Won vs. Indianapolis
- Remaining schedule: at Dallas, Houston, LA Chargers, at Tennessee, Denver, at Las Vegas
- This week: OFF
- Remaining schedule: New Orleans, at NY Jets, at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, at New England
- This week: Lost vs. New England
- Remaining schedule: at Baltimore, at Buffalo, Baltimore, at Miami, Arizona, Cleveland
- This week: vs. Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. Sunday
- Remaining schedule: at LA Chargers, Denver, at Philadelphia, at Houston, NY Giants, Kansas City
- This week: at Las Vegas, 3:05 p.m. Sunday
- Remaining schedule: San Francisco, Tennessee, at Chicago, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, at Cincinnati
15. New York Jets (2-9)
- This week: Lost at Baltimore
- Remaining schedule: Atlanta, Miami, at Jacksonville, at New Orleans, New England, at Buffalo
- This week: Lost vs. Seattle
- Remaining schedule: Jacksonville, at Cleveland, at San Francisco, Kansas City, New Orleans, at Jacksonville
NFC playoff picture
Division leaders
- This week: at Dallas, 3:25 p.m. Sunday on FOX
- Remaining schedule: Chicago, at LA Chargers, Las Vegas, at Washington, at Buffalo, Washington
- This week: vs. Tampa Bay, 7:20 p.m. Sunday on NBC
- Remaining schedule: at Carolina, at Arizona, Detroit, at Seattle, at Atlanta, Arizona
3. Chicago Bears (8-3) NFC North leader
- This week: Won vs. Pittsburgh
- Remaining schedule: at Philadelphia, at Green Bay, Cleveland, Green Bay, at San Francisco, Detroit
- This week: at LA Rams, 7:20 p.m. Sunday on NBC
- Remaining schedule: Arizona, New Orleans, Atlanta, at Carolina, at Miami, Carolina
Wild cards
- This week: Won at Tennessee
- Remaining schedule: Minnesota, at Atlanta, Indianapolis, LA Rams, at Carolina, at San Francisco
6. Green Bay Packers (7-3-1)
- This week: Won vs. Minnesota
- Remaining schedule: at Detroit, Chicago, at Denver, at Chicago, Baltimore, at Minnesota
7. San Francisco 49ers (7-4)
- This week: vs. Carolina, 7:15 p.m. Monday on ESPN
- Remaining schedule: at Cleveland, OFF, Tennessee, at Indianapolis, Chicago, Seattle
Outside looking in
- This week: Won vs. NY Giants
- Remaining schedule: Green Bay, Dallas, at LA Rams, Pittsburgh, at Minnesota, at Chicago
- This week: at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Monday on ESPN
- Remaining schedule: LA Rams, OFF, at New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Seattle, at Tampa Bay
10. Dallas Cowboys (4-5-1)
- This week: vs. Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. Sunday on FOX
- Remaining schedule: Kansas City, at Detroit, Minnesota, LA Chargers, at Washington, at NY Giants
- This week: Lost at Green Bay
- Remaining schedule: at Seattle, Washington, at Dallas, at NY Giants, Detroit, Green Bay
- This week: vs. Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m. Sunday
- Remaining schedule: at Tampa Bay, LA Rams, at Houston, Atlanta, at Cincinnati, at LA Rams
13. Atlanta Falcons (3-7)
- This week: at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m. Sunday
- Remaining schedule: at NY Jets, Seattle, at Tampa Bay, at Arizona, LA Rams, New Orleans
- This week: OFF
- Remaining schedule: Denver, at Minnesota, at NY Giants, Philadelphia, Dallas, at Philadelphia
- This week: vs. Atlanta, 3:25 p.m. Sunday
- Remaining schedule: at Miami, at Tampa Bay, Carolina, NY Jets, at Tennessee, at Atlanta
- This week: Lost at Detroit
- Remaining schedule: at New England, OFF, Washington, Minnesota, at Las Vegas, Dallas
