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The NFL landscape can change in a hurry.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots entered their Week 12 game against the Denver Broncos in search of an undefeated regular season. Now, following a stunning 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots aren't even in position for a first-round bye.

If the playoffs started today, the Patriots would host the New York Jets in the AFC wild card round. The Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals would receive byes in the AFC.

The Patriots, like the Broncos and Bengals, have a 10-2 record. However, Cincinnati owns the No. 1 seed because of its superior record (8-1) in conference games. New England has a better record (7-1) against AFC opponents than Denver (6-2), but the Broncos have the inside track on the conference's No. 2 seed by virtue of their head-to-head win over the Patriots.

Here's how the rest of the NFL playoff picture looks, as of Sunday night.

AFC
First-round byes
1. Cincinnati Bengals (10-2)
2. Denver Broncos (10-2)

Wild-card round matchups (Jan.9-10)
No. 6 New York Jets (7-5) at No. 3 New England Patriots (10-2)
No. 5 Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) at No. 4 Indianapolis Colts (6-5)

Notes: The Broncos and Bengals square off Week 16 in Denver, so that matchup could have serious implications as far as securing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. ... The Steelers entered Sunday night's game against the Indianapolis Colts with a 6-5 record, but the Jets, who beat the Giants in overtime Sunday, hold the tiebreaker over Pittsburgh because of their better conference record. ... The Houston Texans' loss to the Buffalo Bills ensured there'd be no shakeup this week atop the AFC South.

NFC
First-round byes
1. Carolina Panthers (12-0)
2. Arizona Cardinals (10-2)

Wild-card round matchups (Jan. 9-10)
No. 6 Seattle Seahawks (7-5) at No. 3 Green Bay Packers (8-4)
No. 5 Minnesota Vikings (8-4) at No. 4 Washington Redskins (5-6)

Notes: The Redskins play Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys. If the Redskins lose, they'll have the same record (5-7) as the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, with Washington holding the tiebreaker based on its conference record (would be 5-4). The Eagles are 3-6 against NFC opponents and the Giants are 4-5 in such games.

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