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NFL playoff picture: Updated AFC, NFC standings for Week 11 of 2025 season

NFL playoff picture: Updated AFC, NFC standings for Week 11 of 2025 season originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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What 14 teams are positioned to make the NFL playoffs in the 2025 regular season, from the eight division winners to six total wild cards? What would the seeding look like in the race for Super Bowl 60?

Here are those answers in Sporting News’ latest look at how the postseason field is coming together in both conferences going into the Week 11 Sunday night and Monday night games:

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NFL playoff picture for Week 11

AFC

1. Denver Broncos 9-2 (first place, AFC West)

The Broncos, in the division, are now up two games on the losing Chargers and three games up on the losing Chiefs after beating the Chiefs in Denver on Sunday. They also got this spot over the winning Patriots with a better conference record (6-2 vs. 5-2).

2. New England Patriots 9-2 (first place, AFC East)

The Patriots won their eighth straight game, beating the division rival Jets at home on Thursday night. They kept their division lead at two games over the winning Bills and kept pace with the Broncos.

3. Indianapolis Colts 8-2 (first place, AFC South)

The Colts, on a Week 11 bye before playing the Chiefs in Kansas City nest Sunday, dropped here witht he Patriots and Broncos winning to jump them by a half-game each. They have a 6-1 conference record and also have beaten the Broncos to help their chances for the top seed in Week 12 and beyond.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers 6-4 (first place, AFC North)

The Steelers still lead their division by a game over the winning Ravens and three games over the Bengals. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati in Week 11 and kept this spot with a win.

5. Buffalo Bills 7-3 (second place, AFC East)

The Bills remain two games behind the Patriots, who beat the Jets on Thursday night, after answering with a big home win over the Buccaneers at home on Sunday. But they jumped the losing Chargers for this top wild-card spot by a half-game.

5. Los Angeles Chargers 7-4 (second place, AFC West)

The Chargers suffered a difficult defeat on the road in Jacksonville, keeping them from moving up in the division to keep pace with the winning Broncos, falling two games behind. They also dropped behind the Bills with the loss to the Jaguars.

7. Jacksonville Jaguars 6-4 (second place, AFC South)

The Jaguars are in this spot because they hold a one-game lead plus head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chiefs, as they beat them at home in Week 4. They beat the Chargers to stay ahead of the Chiefs and should be less worried about the Texans and Ravens, now right behind them, too.

Who’s in the hunt?

8. Houston Texans (5-5)
9. Kansas City Chiefs (5-5)
10. Baltimore Ravens (4-5)
11. Miami Dolphins (4-7)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (3-7)

The Chiefs fell three games out of first place and a full game out of a wild-card spot by losing at Denver. They also for now lose the conference-record tiebreaker to the Texans (4-2 vs. 2-4). They did, however, beat the Ravens earlier. The wild-card is looking more like the only playoff outlet for Kansas City and that path isn’t easy.

Who’s left?

13. Las Vegas Raiders (2-7)
14. New York Jets (2-8)
15. Cleveland Browns (2-8)
16. Tennessee Titans (1-9)

The Browns fell behind the Jets and Raiders with their loss. They also got closer to the Titans and the conference cellar.

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NFC

1. Los Angeles Rams 8-2 (first place, NFC West)

The Rams, after outlasting the Seahawks at home on Sunday afternoon, lead the division by a full game and head-to-head tiebreaker. They also are a half-game ahead of the Eagles for the top seed, but would drop back to No. 2 if the Eagles, who beat them head-to-head, can beat the Lions on Sunday night.

2. Philadelphia Eagles 7-2 (first place, NFC East)

The Eagles don’t need to worry about the division title as they should clinch a repeat soon. They now need to beat the Lions on Sunday to jump back to No. 1 with the Rams taking over as NFC West leaders.

3. Chicago Bears 7-3 (second place, NFC North)

The Bears will either jump the Lions into this spot going into Week 12 or keep pace with the Lions by beating the division rival Vikings in Minnesota on Sunday in late comeback fashion. They also needed the win to stay ahead of the Packers.

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6-4 (first place, NFC South)

The Buccaneers lead the .500 Panthers by only a half-game now as they work to win their fifth consecutive division title. They failed a tough test to put them in more precarious position in the quest for a fifth consecutive division title, losing to the Bills in Buffalo.

5. Seattle Seahawks 7-3 (second place, NFC West) 

The Seahawks fell here after not being able to finish off the Rams with field goals in Los Angeles. They are a full game out plus that tiebreaker. They also lost ground to the winning 49ers, now only a half-game behind them.

6. Detroit Lions 6-3 (second place, NFC North)

The Lions, before Sunday night’s game in Philadelphia, fell a half-game behind the winning Bears and stayed a half-game ahead the winning Packers. They also beat the No. 4 Buccaneers head-to-head. They have a tough test at the Eagles in trying to either stay in or improve from this spot.

7. Green Bay Packers 6-3-1 (third place, NFC North)

The Packers ended their two-game losing streak with Jordan Love rallying the offense to late victory over the Giants despite losing running back Josh Jacobs to a knee injury. That kept them in solid playoff position ahead of the 49ers and other wild-card hopefuls behind them.

Who’s in the hunt?

8. San Francisco 49ers 7-4
9. Carolina Panthers 6-5
10. Minnesota Vikings 4-6
11. Dallas Cowboys 3-5-1
12. Arizona Cardinals 3-7
13. Atlanta Falcons 3-7
14. Washington Commanders 3-8

The 49ers have little margin for error for their injury-riddled season after falling here in Week 10, but Brock Purdy returning to help them win in Week 11 was huge. The Vikings keep hurting their chances to make a late playoff run in the loaded NFC North. The Cardinals, Falcons and Commanders are just about done after their latest losses.

Who’s left?

15. New Orleans Saints 2-8
16. New York Giants 2-9

The Saints and Giants are right there in the running for the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2026 with the Jets and Titans.

SNF: Eagles vs Lions Game Thread

Sunday Night Football, Week 11. Tonight the Philadelphia Eagles host the Detroit Lions. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 8:15 p.m. EST.

The Detroit Lions come into this game with a 6-3 record, good for 2nd place in the NFC North, half a game behind the Chicago Bears. The Lions are coming off a 44 – 22 domination of the Washington Commanders last week, but they have lost two of their last four games.

The Eagles come into this game with a 7-2 record, good for 1st place in the NFC East. The Eagles have won three straight games. Last week they squeaked by the Green Bay Packers, 10 – 7. The Eagles have not looked much like the dominant team they were a year ago. They rank just 23rd in the NFL in yards gained and 18th in yards allowed. The one thing that has kept the Eagles winning games has been turnovers. They have the fewest offensive turnovers in the NFL and they have lost the turnover battle just once this season. That’s a good way to win games.

It’s the Eagles and the Lions tonight on Monday Night Football. Enjoy the game everyone.

Lions at Eagles: Week 11 SNF open thread

Week 11’s NFL Sunday ends with a battle of NFC heavyweights as the 6-3 Lions and 7-2 Eagles clash on Sunday Night Football, kicking off at 8:20 p.m. EST.

Both teams are hoping to separate themselves from the pack in a competitive NFC playoff picture.

As always, who are you rooting for? What are you watching for? And who do have in fantasy football?

Let us know in the comments, and enjoy the game.

Why Dan Campbell is calling offensive plays for the Lions

Why Dan Campbell is calling offensive plays for the Lions originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Dan Campbell has taken over.

The Detroit Lions‘ head coach is now the offensive play caller.

He’s done that in the past, but not for a while. In Week 10, though, Campbell took over the duties from offensive coordinator John Morton.

It was a success, as the Lions had a huge day with 44 points.

Campbell is keeping the playsheet for Week 11 on Sunday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Why is Dan Campbell calling offensive plays for the Lions?

Dan Campbell felt the Lions needed to shake things up.

After the Week 10 win in which Campbell called plays, he explained.

“It was just, let’s try something a little different,” Campbell said.

This was Campbell’s full answer on the matter:

The Lions felt good about Ben Johnson as offensive coordinator the last few years, but he’s the Chicago Bears‘ head coach now.

So Campbell has taken matters into his own hands, the old mantra of if you want something done right, do it yourself.

So far, so good in Detroit.

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Roundtable Reactions: Ravens walk out of Cleveland with 4th straight win

The Baltimore Ravens overcame several miscues on Sunday to beat the Cleveland Browns, 23-16. Here are the instant reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff:

The Ravens won ugly for a second week in a row, and this one-possession victory felt even worse than the last one. Baltimore was trailing for much of the game due to sacks, turnovers, and miscues on special teams, but their defense was dominant on third down and on their side of the field. The Shedeur Sanders hype died almost immediately as he spent much of the second half under heavy pressure from a variety of blitz packages. The offense, though, struggled once again in the red zone (1-4) and the goal line (1-3). That’s not winning football, but the Browns didn’t punish the Ravens for their mistakes, due in large part to the heroics of Baltimore’s defense. The Ravens will be happy to be leaving Cleveland back at .500, but their film review sessions will be far less satisfying.Nikhil Mehta

The Ravens scraped a win in a performance that everyone not on the defense will want to forget. It wasn’t pretty, but the victory was all that mattered. Overcoming multiple mind-numbing penalties, losing the turnover battle, and a tough road divisional environment is huge for the Ravens as they battle for a playoff spot. Today reinforced that this team is currently incapable of a complete performance, but four wins in a row show its resilience.

There aren’t too many positives to take from this, but Zach Orr was able to scheme up a lot of unmarked blitzes that helped the defense shut the Browns down in the second half. The lack of four-man pressure remains a huge concern. Lamar Jackson played arguably his worst game since Todd Monken arrived, but the Ravens still won. I don’t think they will be able to escape with victories playing like this with the opponents later this season, so hopefully they can clean it up against the Jets next week. – Mark Myers

The Ravens survive an ugly AFC North dogfight to win their fourth game in a row, reaching a .500 record in the process. Zach Orr’s defense deserves credit for this one, even if it was against two rookie quarterbacks. Blitzes were clearly affecting Shadeur Sanders after he was thrown into the game in the second half and Orr stuck with it to great effect. The weekly offensive struggles in short-yardage situations and in the red zone are concerning, but once again, Todd Monken dialed up an incredible trick play on fourth down to convert in a big situation. If Baltimore wants to become a team capable of making a run in January, though, they absolutely have to iron out the short-yardage issues, whether that means personnel changes along the offensive, using different formations, or continuing to get creative remains to be seen. For now, it is just important that the Ravens kept their season alive with another victory. – Dustin Cox

The Ravens took care of business in Minnesota and have now won three straight games to claw back to 4-5 on the season. It wasn’t all pretty and the Ravens red-zone offense continues to underwhelm, but as a whole, this looks like a much improved team compared to the one we saw just a month ago. The biggest development recently has been the improvement on the defensive side of the ball. The Ravens pass rush still isn’t a good unit but the transition of Kyle Hamilton to the nickel spot has done wonders for them around the line of scrimmage. Newcomer Dre’Mont Jones had a few nice plays and should figure to become a bigger part of the Ravens rush as the season progresses. Overall, this team certainly has the ability to go on a run and make the playoffs, but questions still remain on the offensive and defensive lines that could prevent them from making any kind of noise. – Stephen Bopst

Ugly, ugly, ugly. The ravens won this game because they played two rookie quarterbacks who struggled to move the ball. The defense balled out and did exactly what they were supposed to, hitting both Gabriel and Sanders all evening long. The offense, on the other hand, was the ugliest unit in football this weekend. It’s truly embarrassing how this team falls apart inside the 20-yard line. If this is the offensive line that’s playing in the playoffs, the Ravens might as well forfeit that game. It’s truly disgusting how ineffective this offense can be despite having Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, and a host of other names. They need to figure it out. – Zach Canter

Canucks score 5 3rd-period goals to beat Lightning 6-2 and end 3-game skid

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood, Linus Karlsson and Drew O’Connor scored in a 1:40 span in Vancouver’s five-goal third period and the Canucks overcame an early deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Sunday night.

Sherwood tied it at 2 on a power play at 4:11, with his shot deflecting in off Lightning defender J.J. Moser’s skate. Sherwood has 12 goals this season.

Karlsson put the Canucks ahead at 4:54 with a backhander, and O’Connor added his fifth of the season at 5:51 on a tip. Mackenzie MacEachern scored his first of the season with 6:08 remaining, and Marcus Pettersson added his first of the season into an empty net with 3:03 to go.

Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves, and Quinn Hughes had four assists to help the Canucks end a three-game losing streak. They opened a three-game trip Friday night with an overtime loss at Carolina

Jake DeBrusk started the comeback on a power play at 9:26 of the second, beating Jonas Johansson from close range off a rebound for his seventh goal.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel spotted Tampa Bay — coming off a 3-1 victory at Florida on Saturday night — to a 2-0 lead, each scoring their eighth of the season.

Kucherov scored on a one-timer from the right circle with 35 seconds left in the first period, and Guentzel made it 2-0 on a tip at 4:35 of the second.

Up next

Canucks: At Florida on Monday night.

Lightning: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.

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Watch: Rams P Ethan Evans hit one of the best punts you’ll ever see in the biggest moment

Punters are people too, and Ethan Evans reminded everyone of that in the biggest moment of Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.

After the Rams failed to seal the win on offense with a 21-19 lead, needing only a couple of first downs to end it, they were forced to punt the ball back to Seattle with just under 2 minutes to play. That’s when Evans delivered the best punt of his life, and that’s saying something for a guy who has hit a lot of clutch kicks in his brief career thus far.

He booted a 50-yard beauty to the Seahawks’ 1-yard line, pinning Seattle as deep as possible with the game hanging in the balance. The ball bounced high at the 2-yard line and then kissed the sideline at the 1-inch line, nearly nicking the pylon in the process.

It’s legitimately one of the best punts you’ll see, especially given the situation.

Evans said after the game that he treated it like any other punt and thanked his coaches for trusting him in the moment.

“I realized it on the field because I saw it bounce way up in the air and then saw it bounce out of bounds and the ref finally calling it at the 1-yard line, and that’s when I went crazy,” he said. “It’s awesome going out there and executing a big play for your teammates.”

Even pinned deep in their own territory, the Seahawks still managed to march down the field and got off a 61-yard field goal attempt, which sailed wide right and no good. It’s very possible that if Evans’ punt was a touchback, the Seahawks would’ve had a shorter, makeable field goal to win it.

He deserves a game ball for that punt.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams’ Ethan Evans hits perfect punt vs. Seahawks to help seal win

Texas A&M turns Beamer’s boast into meme fuel with stunning 27-point SEC comeback win

Social media has become ingrained in our lives, providing us with family updates, timely news, and sometimes sadness. Most of all, it gives us some of the best laughs we will ever have.

The Texas A&M media team is one of the best in the nation across all sports. Whether it is recruiting videos or real-time game updates, you can tell they take their social media presence seriously and truly understand the pulse of the fan base. One thing they do very well is create memes. On Saturday, they were in their bag, as the young kids say. None was better than the troll job they pulled on South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer.

After possibly the worst half of football played by Texas A&M this season, Beamer was all smiles during his in-game interview while leading 17 to 3. He did not give the standard coach talk and instead said the following:

“Just guys making plays, We’re not surprised. We beat this team by 24 points last year. Our guys didn’t come in here just to compete.”

Normally, you would hear the canned response: “I am happy with how my team is doing, but there is a lot of football left, and we need to finish.” However, his confidence was sky high, and the game had all the hallmarks of one of the all-time upsets and a severe case of BAS – Battered Aggie Syndrome.

To add insult to injury, with a 30 to 3 lead, he went galloping and skipping into the locker room like Dorothy on the yellow brick road after a Super Bowl win. Well, there are two halves to every football game, and the Aggies proved why this team is different from the one they played last season by erasing a 27-point deficit. That was not only the best comeback victory in A&M history, but it was also one of the best comebacks for an SEC team in 20 years.

It turns out Texas A&M got the last laugh, and they were not surprised.

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This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: Texas A&M trolls Shane Beamer with historic 27-point SEC comeback win

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce set franchise record in Kansas City’s Week 11 loss to Broncos

Travis Kelce now stands alone in the Kansas City Chiefs’ franchise record books as the player who has scored the most touchdowns in the team’s history.

Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes found Kelce for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of Kansas City’s Week 11 matchup against the Denver Broncos, which officially broke a tie between the long-tenured tight end and legendary running back Priest Holmes.

While Kelce’s score wasn’t enough to lift the Chiefs to victory over the Broncos, this latest accomplishment is nonetheless among his most impressive yet.

Take a look at this video of Kelce’s historic touchdown reception, which was posted to Twitter by the Chiefs’ official account:

Kelce remains one of Mahomes’ favorite receivers and has proven himself to be an unstoppable talent during his 13th season in the NFL.

With this franchise record secured, Kelce and his teammates will turn their attention to a late-season playoff push as Kansas City looks to fight its way back from third place in the AFC West.

This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Travis Kelce: Chiefs TE set franchise record during KC’s Week 11 loss

LeBron James re-assigned to Lakers, nearing return to court

LeBron James has been reassigned to the Los Angeles Lakers and is expected to go through a full practice with the varsity club on Monday, and is close to making his season debut.

LeBron went through a couple of practices with the South Bay Lakers, the franchise’s G-League affiliate, while the rest of the Lakers were on a 3-2 road trip. This week, the Lakers have a home-and-home with Utah that could see LeBron’s return to the court — and with that, he sets a record as the first player ever to reach 23 seasons in the league. Add that to his GOAT case.

LeBron has been out since before the start of training camp due to sciatica on his right side. From the beginning, both LeBron’s training team and the Lakers wanted to be cautious with his return, ensuring he was fully healed and considering the long term. The plan has been for him to take the court i in mid-November, and this week would fits that timeline.

Even without LeBron, the Lakers are 10-4 to start the season, led by a top-10 offense sparked by Luka Doncic playing at an MVP level. Luka Doncic has stepped up as an elite secondary shot creator, Deandre Ayton has been solid in the paint, and there has been good role play from Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia, and others. However, if the Lakers are going to be a serious threat in the West, they need what LeBron brings to the table.

The Lakers will get that soon.