The NFL's 2025 playoff picture is beginning to form.
In the NFC, there are clear-cut teams that are out of the hunt -- the New York Giants (2-11) are now joined by the New Orleans Saints (2-10) and the Arizona Cardinals (3-9) as officially eliminated from playoff contention -- but there's also a congested upper level of the conference that could see its pecking order flip -- like a shaken-up snow globe -- on a weekly basis. The NFC has a new No. 1 seed entering Week 14 in the Chicago Bears (9-3), which marks the latest into a season the Bears have held at least a share of the best record in the conference since the end of 2006 season. That's when they finished as the NFC's top seed with a 13-3 record and reached the Super Bowl . However, Chicago's position is precarious because with a

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