The NFL contenders are starting to separate from the pretenders. The Green Bay Packers (8-3) easily took care of business against the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) on Sunday and the Detroit Lions (10-1) dominated the Indianapolis Colts (5-7).

The Lions kept rolling in Week 12, scoring a 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts to move to 10-1 and extending their win streak to nine games. It’s Detroit’s best start since 1934. After taking the top spot in most media power rankings last week, let’s see if the Lions are closer to sweeping the list this week.

Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers show that road to Super Bowl in NFC goes through NFC North division.

Find out how these three teams can punch their postseason ticket with over a month to go in the regular season.

The 2025 NFL playoffs don't start for another six weeks, but teams can start locking down a postseason berth as soon as this weekend. Three teams — the Buffalo Bills, defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions — all have opportunities to clinch a spot in the postseason,

The Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions can all sew up spots in the NFL playoffs in Week 13, while the New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars could officially be eliminated.