Here are the 2011 playoff seeds after Week 12's action.
Week 12
Team...Record...Point Differential
1. Green Bay Packers.....(11-0)...(+155)
2. San Francisco 49ers....(9-2)...(+101)
3. Houston Texans.........(8-3)...(+114)
4. New Orleans Saints.....(8-3)...(+110)
5. New England Patriots...(8-3)...(+108)
6. Baltimore Ravens.......(8-3)...(+90)
7. Pittsburgh Steelers....(8-3)...(+45)
8. Detroit Lions..........(7-4)...(+70)
9. Chicago Bears..........(7-4)...(+56)
10. Dallas Cowboys.........(7-4)...(+45)
11. Cincinnati Bengals.....(7-4)...(+44)
12. Atlanta Falcons........(7-4)...(+32)
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out Oakland Raiders........(7-4)...(-14)
out New York Jets..........(6-5)...(+15)
Detroit's loss to the Packers dropped them from #6 to #8, and Chicago's loss to the Raiders dropped them to #9. The Saints blowout of the Giants allowed them to leapfrog the Pats into the #4 seed, although it's hard to imagine the Texans can hold the #3 seed with the injury mess they have at QB. If the season were to finish this way, the Dallas at Pittsburgh game jumps out as the headline first round matchup. Also, there would be an AFC North showdown with Cincinnati at Baltimore and an NFC North grudge match with Chicago at Detroit.
This week, there are some games featuring both teams in the top 12, like #11 Cincinnati at #7 Pittsburgh, #12 Atlanta at #3 Houston, and #8 Detroit at #4 New Orleans. I would expect more movement heading to the final quarter of the season.
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