After 12 weeks of football, and with the National Football League playoffs looming around the corner, fans are actively calculating whether their team will have a shot at the Super Bowl come January.

The question is: who’s in, who’s out?

The NFL’s playoff berths are made up of six teams from the NFC and six from the AFC. The first four seeds in each conference go to the four division winners. The fifth and sixth seeds are the wildcard spots, which go to the next two best teams in each conference.

In the AFC, the four division leaders as of right now are the New England Patriots, the Oakland Raiders, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Houston Texans. The two wildcard spots are held by the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins.

In the NFC, the four division leaders as of right now are the Dallas Cowboys, the Seattle Seahawks, the Detroit Lions, and the Atlanta Falcons. The wildcard spots are held by the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.

The division standings are all very tentative, as they can and most likely will change. Of the eight divisions in the NFL, the top spot in five of them are within one game.

Even though the playoff race isn’t solidified, some teams seem to be clear playoff contenders. For example, the Dallas Cowboys, who are 11-1 on the season, could potentially get kicked out of their division lead by the 8-3 New York Giants. But even though the Cowboys play some difficult teams over the next five weeks, their eleven-game win streak seems to be unstoppable and are virtually guaranteed a spot in the playoffs.

In the AFC, the race is much tighter. The only team that seems to have a guaranteed spot are the Patriots (9-2), who are two games ahead of the second place Dolphins (7-4) in the AFC East.

The rest of the AFC is very close. Baltimore (6-5) sits atop the AFC North with the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) right there with it. The only reason Baltimore sits above Pittsburgh is because Baltimore defeated Pittsburgh earlier in the season. The two teams meet again in Week 16.

The AFC South is just as close with the Texans (6-5) leading the Tennessee Titans (6-6). The third place team in the division, the Indianapolis Colts (5-6), are also only one game behind the two. If the Colts win this week and the Texans lose, there will be three teams in the division sitting at 6-6, as the Titans are on a bye week.

The AFC West is more of the same with the Raiders (9-2) sitting on the hill with the Chiefs (8-3) climbing up. If the Raiders lose and the Chiefs win this week, the Chiefs would claim the top spot, since they defeated the Raiders in Week 6.

For some teams, the playoffs seem almost certain. For others, it’s an uncomfortably close race. Regardless, knowing the NFL, nothing is for sure until the last whistle blows in Week 17.

Brent’s Top 5 QB’s – Week 12 (Last week in parentheses)

1. Tom Brady – Gronk might be out for the year, but that has never stopped Brady (1)

2. Drew Brees – 310 yards, 4 touchdowns, no interceptions. Enough said. (3)

3. Derek Carr – This dude dislocated his pinkie in two places and put together another fourth quarter comeback. Carr is on a fast track to the MVP Award. (4)

4. Matt Ryan – Small drop for Matt Ryan. Probably because Julio Jones is getting double covered. (2)

5. Kirk Cousins – Cousins threw for 449 yards on Thanksgiving. He’s also second in total passing yards on the season. You like that? (Not ranked).