The 2025 NFL season is more than halfway complete now that Week 11 is in the books. Only seven full weeks of regular season action remain until the start of the playoffs. Which means, while the postseason picture is far from finalized, the race for playoff berths -- and top seeding -- is well underway.

Some preseason favorites like the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles are well on their way to the dance. Others, like the reigning AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and defending AFC North champion Baltimore Ravens , are on the outside looking in as of mid-November. Meanwhile a slew of surprise contenders, from the Denver Broncos to the Indianapolis Colts , are currently challenging for the right to an early-playoff bye thanks to their win streaks.

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