With huge games in both the NFC and AFC playoff pictures, the standings could definitely see a huge shift during Week 11.
Headlining the early window was a divisional matchup featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. The winner took the lead in the AFC North while the loser leads the Wild Card race.
The late afternoon window on Sunday features an absolutely massive game in the AFC with the first-place Kansas City Chiefs visiting the second-place Buffalo Bills. The Bills can’t pass the Chiefs with a win, but it puts the top seed and the bye within their reach.
A bunch more playoff teams are later on Sunday with the Atlanta Falcons vs Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers, and Sunday night’s Cincinnati Bengals vs the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles kicked off Week 11 on Thursday night. The Eagles wore down the Commanders to get to 8-2, just a half-game back of the Detroit Lions at the top of the NFC. Meanwhile, Washington still holds onto a playoff spot at 7-4.
The Dallas Cowboys are irrelevant here, but the Houston Texans also play on Monday night.
Here are the current NFL playoff standings during the say on Sunday and we will keep updating as the games go final.
Note: In the standings below, only the pertinent tiebreakers are listed.
AFC standings during Week 11
1. Kansas City Chiefs (9-0)
2. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2, 5-1 vs. AFC)
3. Buffalo Bills (8-2, 6-2 vs. AFC)
4. Houston Texans (6-4)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (6-3)
6. Baltimore Ravens (7-4)
7. Denver Broncos (5-5)
8. Indianapolis Colts (5-6)
9. Cincinnati Bengals (4-6, 2-4 AFC)
10. Miami Dolphins (3-6)
11. New York Jets (3-8, 2-1 vs. common NE opponents)
12. New England Patriots (3-8, 0-3 vs. common NYJ opponents)
13. Cleveland Browns (2-8, 2-3 AFC)
14. Tennessee Titans (2-8, 2-4 AFC)
15. Las Vegas Raiders (2-8, 2-6 AFC)
16. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9)
NFC standings during Week 11
1. Detroit Lions (9-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (8-2)
3. Atlanta Falcons (6-4, 6-2 NFC)
4. Arizona Cardinals (6-4, 3-3 NFC)
5. Minnesota Vikings (8-2)
6. Green Bay Packers (7-3)
7. Washington Commanders (7-4)
8. San Francisco 49ers (5-4)
9. Los Angeles Rams (5-5)
10. Seattle Seahawks (4-5, loss to LAR, 1-4 NFC)
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6, 4-3 NFC)
12. Chicago Bears (4-6, 2-3 NFC)
13. New Orleans Saints (4-7)
14. Dallas Cowboys (3-6)
15. Carolina Panthers (3-7, 1-2 NFCS)
16. New York Giants (2-7, 1-5 NFC)
Week 11 NFL playoff picture takeaways
Shakeup in the NFC East division race from Week 10 continues
The Commanders lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10, flipping Washington and Philly in the standings. The Eagles move from sixth to second in the conference while the Commanders fall all the way from second to sixth. The result on Thursday night just further solidified the change.
Lions are the team to beat in the NFC
Nobody expected the Jaguars to put up much of a fight in Week 11, but the Lions still impressed in crushing them. The Eagles and Vikings are hanging close so Detroit has to keep winning, but they are the clear best team in the conference.
Packers escape and end Bears’ playoff chances
The Bears almost shocked the Packers in Chicago, but Green Bay blocked the potential game-winning field goal attempt. Chicago drops to 4-6 and while they are not eliminated, their playoff chances are circling the drain after a solid start. On the other hand, Green Bay maintained pace with the Lions and Vikings, and remain in one of the wild card berths.
Steelers take care of business
The Steelers hosted the Ravens and did just enough to handle their business. Some key late stops held up an 18-16 victory that gave them the early edge in the tiebreaker. The Steelers also have the conference record tiebreaker edge on the Bills, so Pittsburgh is currently the No. 2 team in the AFC pending the outcome of Chiefs-Bills.
NFL Division Standings
AFC East standings
- Buffalo Bills, 8-2
- Miami Dolphins, 4-6
- New York Jets, 3-8
- New England Patriots, 3-8
AFC North standings
- Pittsburgh Steelers, 8-2
- Baltimore Ravens, 7-4
- Cincinnati Bengals, 4-6
- Cleveland Browns, 2-8
AFC South standings
- Houston Texans, 6-4
- Indianapolis Colts, 5-6
- Tennessee Titans, 2-8
- Jacksonville Jaguars, 2-9
AFC West standings
- Kansas City Chiefs, 9-0
- Los Angeles Chargers, 6-3
- Denver Broncos, 5-5
- Las Vegas Raiders, 2-8
NFC East standings
- Philadelphia Eagles, 8-2
- Washington Commanders, 7-4
- Dallas Cowboys, 3-5
- New York Giants, 2-8
NFC North standings
- Detroit Lions, 9-1
- Minnesota Vikings, 8-2
- Green Bay Packers, 7-3
- Chicago Bears, 4-6
NFC South standings
- Atlanta Falcons, 6-4
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4-6
- New Orleans Saints, 4-7
- Carolina Panthers, 3-7
NFC West standings
- Arizona Cardinals, 6-4
- San Francisco 49ers, 5-4
- Los Angeles Rams, 5-5
- Seattle Seahawks, 4-5