With a loss to the Dallas Cowboys in a Thanksgiving divisional showdown, the New York Giants are officially the first team to be eliminated from the 2024 NFL Playoffs. The Giants now stand last in the NFC East at 2-10 and are on a seven-game losing streak as they head into Week 14.

The Lions and Packers bolstered their playoff positions, while the Giants became the first NFL team mathematically eliminated, on Thanksgiving.

The Lions beat the Chicago Bears early, then the Dallas Cowboys knocked off the New York Giants without playoff implications, before the Green Bay Packers slammed the Miami Dolphins. On Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs play the Las Vegas Raiders and can become the first team to clinch a playoff spot this year.

The playoff standings are getting as crazy as a wild turkey prior to Thanksgiving, which is fitting since the league is hitting that point in the calendar. The NFC West is as unpredictable as ever, with the Seattle Seahawks taking over the division lead thanks to their win over the Arizona Cardinals.

The Eagles got off to a 2-2 start but are riding a six-game winning streak into Week 12. That puts Philadelphia in control of the NFC East.

It's a battle between third and fourth place in the NFC East. The Dallas Cowboys (4-7) try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive against the New York Giants (2-9), who are competing for the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Lions, Vikings, Packers and Bears have combined to beat non-divisional foes by 9.5 points per game, easily the best since 2002.

Let's be honest, a New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys game that features Tommy DeVito and Cooper Rush isn't the most exciting Thanksgiving Day game. With that b

It was the smallest card of the 2024 NFL season in terms of the number of contests (13). A total of six teams were off in Week 12, including a pair from the AFC East (Bills and Jets), and the NFC South (Falcons and Saints). The AFC North’s Bengals and AFC South’s Jaguars round out the half-dozen clubs getting some much-needed rest.

The calendar has reached Thanksgiving, meaning the NFL playoffs are starting to come into focus. While there are still five weeks of regular season football to be played after this weekend, clinching and elimination scenarios are starting to pop up for teams across the league.

The NFL playoff race is heating up heading into Thanksgiving, and here's how the playoff picture is shaping up before the Thanksgiving games in Week 13: DIVISION LEADERS 1.