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The Thanksgiving holiday weekend can jump-start a team’s playoff hopes and kill it for others. It happened again this year.

The Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles all made their Super Bowl aspirations known with key wins in big spots. The Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs were the first two teams to clinch playoff spots.

In the midst of everything else, the AFC and NFC North divisions are still as tight as ever. The Pittsburgh Steelers took the lead in the AFC North, and the Lions are looking to hold off the Minnesota Vikings. 

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The NFC South is just as tight. The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are both 6-6 with Atlanta having a slight edge.

The races will get tighter as the season continues.

Here’s who is on top of this week’s power rankings.

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) catches a 1-yard touchdown pass as Chicago Bears linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga (45) defends during the second half Nov. 28, 2024, in Detroit.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Thanksgiving got a little dicey, but the Lions can win in just about every way possible. They have a tough schedule to finish off the season that begins with a Thursday night meeting with Green Bay. This will be a good test to see where they are.

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) dives for the end zone to score against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.  (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

The Bills dominated the 49ers in the snow and continue to show that they are the best team in the AFC,