Cleveland, Detroit and Oakland have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Analyze This: Who's in and who's out?
If you're looking for dramatic division races this month, don't look to the NFC. The Bears have already clinched the NFC North, while the Cowboys (NFC East), Saints (NFC South) and Seahawks (NFC West) are all 8-4 and all have at least a two-game lead over their closest pursuers with four games left. And all three can claim a playoff spot as early as this weekend.
Now the NFC wild-card picture, that's where things get very interesting. With two wild-card spots to play for, four teams are 6-6, and each has looked like a playoff contender at some point this season. The Giants were 6-2 just one month ago, the Eagles started the season 4-1, the Panthers put together a four-game win streak from late September to mid-October, and the Falcons were 5-2 before hitting a four-game skid.
But now, with all four teams in a dead heat, which two can get hot enough in December to claim a wild-card entry into the NFL's postseason? That question was posed to our NFL.com experts, who looked into a very cloudy crystal ball to make their picks.