Welcome to a special Thanksgiving Day edition of our NFL playoff picture. If you kept only one eye on the games, or even if you watched them closely, we have a lot to discuss. The outcomes of two matchups shook up the playoff standings in both conferences.

In his James Bond book "Goldfinger," Ian Fleming wrote, "Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action." Now, the NFL isn't a James Bond novel, but it can feel that way sometimes. Every week, teams dive deep into opponents ...

The New England Patriots have not qualified for the NFL playoffs since the 2021 season, their longest such drought since the early 90s. However, all signs point toward them ending their three-year streak of missing the postseason in 2025: currently sitting ...