2021 NFL playoff picture, standings through Week 13: Patriots No. 1 in AFC; Washington emerges in wild NFC - CBSSports.com

Washington has emerged into the NFC playoff race as winners of four straight games, taking over the No.

New England leads Tennessee, Baltimore, and Kansas City by a half game in the conference standings as the Patriots head into their bye week. .

The Bills lose the conference record tiebreaker to Los Angeles (No. 5 seed) and Cincinnati (No. 6 seed). .

What to know: The Dolphins have won five in a row to get back in the playoff race, but Miami still has some work to do.

Miami is 13th in the AFC standings and are 1.5 games out of the final playoff spot (Cincinnati holds it) with the bye week coming. .

What to know: The Jets are 14th in the conference and are in position to have the No.

What to know: Baltimore stays in first place in the AFC North thanks to Cincinnati falling to the Los Angeles Chargers, but three teams in the AFC North are separated by a game.

What to know: A loss to the Chargers keeps the Bengals out of the AFC North lead -- as Cincinnati fell to the No.

The Bengals are just a half game ahead of Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot, but hold a conference record tiebreaker over the Bills.

5 seed in the AFC (head-to-head tiebreaker).

What to know: The Steelers are back in the playoff hunt with their huge victory over the Ravens.

8 seed in the AFC, just a half game behind Buffalo of the final playoff spot in the conference.

What to know: The Browns were off this week and are 11th in the conference, one game out of the final playoff spot.

They own a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Broncos. .

Tennessee holds the tiebreaker over Baltimore based on having a better win percentage in conference games and the head-to-head tiebreaker over Kansas City. .

9 seed in the AFC, a half game out of the final playoff spot. .

What to know: The Jaguars are last in the AFC and are currently slated to have the second overall pick in the draft.

4 seed in the conference standings -- even though all three teams have the same record. .

5 seed in the AFC playoffs (Chargers now own the head-to-head tiebreaker over Cincinnati and have a better conference record over Buffalo).

Vegas is a game out and 10th in the conference standings, owning a tiebreaker over the Browns (conference record) and Broncos (head-to-head win).

What to know: A tough loss to the Chiefs puts the Broncos two games out of the division lead, making the best possible way into the playoffs via the wild card.

Denver is a game out of the final playoff spot, but 12th in the conference thanks to losses to Vegas and Cleveland this year. .

What to know: The Cowboys remain two games ahead of Washington for first place in the NFC East, with two of their next three games against the Football Team.

6 in the NFC playoffs with the tiebreaker over San Francisco (better win percentage in conference games).

What to know: The Eagles stay alive in the NFC playoff race with a win over the Jets as they head into their bye week.

6 spot and also a half game behind San Francisco for the No.

7 spot (both teams have same record).

What to know: The Giants are 13th in the NFC standings and two games out of the final playoff spot.

They hold the tiebreaker over the Bears and Seahawks based on having a better win percentage in conference games. .

2 seed in the NFC after having a better conference record than the Buccaneers

What to know: The Vikings playoff hopes took a huge hit with a loss to the previously winless Lions

They have the tiebreaker over the Panthers based on a head-to-head win

Carolina holds the division tiebreaker over Atlanta and New Orleans based on head-to-head wins -- as all these teams sit at 5-7

Minnesota is a game out of the final playoff spot in the conference, with an uphill battle to climb. 

What to know: The Bears are 14th in the conference standings, two games out of the final playoff spot

They have a conference tiebreaker over the Seahawks based on a better conference win percentage (lost similar tiebreaker to Giants). 

What to know: The Buccaneers can clinch the NFC South with a win over the Bills AND the Panthers lose to or tie the Falcons, AND the Saints lose to or tie the Jets

What to know: The Panthers are 10th in the NFC standings after being idle this week

They lose the head-to-head tiebreaker to Minnesota, yet hold the head-to-head division tiebreakers over Atlanta and New Orleans

They're a game out of the final playoff spot. 

What to know: The Falcons are the No

11 seed in the conference have have an uphill battle toward the postseason -- despite being a game out

They lost a tiebreaker to the Panthers based on a head-to-head meeting, but hold a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Saints

What to know: The Saints are reeling with their fifth straight loss, falling to 12th in the conference standings

They lost a four-way tiebreaker even though they have a better conference record than Minnesota, Carolina, and Atlanta

Head-to-head losses to Carolina AND Atlanta eliminates New Orleans from the conference record tiebreaker with Minnesota. 

What to know:  The Rams are two games up on the final playoff spot in the NFC, comfortably holding the No

What to know: The 49ers' loss to the Seahawks hurts, yet San Francisco still holds the final playoff spot in the NFC -- leading Philadelphia by a half a game (and the 49ers beat the Eagles in Week 2)

What to know: Seattle is 15th in the conference standings, losing conference record tiebreakers to Chicago and New York

The Seahawks are still two games out of the final playoff spot in the conference -- and have a huge battle to climb.