Week 13 is the perfect time to wildly craft NFL playoff scenarios. The picture is clear enough for inspection but not crystallized enough to eliminate most possibilities.
Aside from a select few laggards, most squads have a heartbeat as December's action commences. None of the 13 teams holstering four or five victories can make vacation plans just yet. In fact, one has even weaseled its way into a division lead.
Five weeks of football will present several twists and turns in the NFL playoff picture, but let's take a snapshot of the league's current standings and playoff picture.