Week 12 is almost in the wind, faithful friends… so what did we learn in the wild AFC West? Bye weeks in Denver and Los Angeles, the Chiefs squared off against a heavyweight in a must win, and the Raiders hosted a rookie QB and an NFL sack monster.

The Super Bowl champion Eagles' upset loss to the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon shook up the state of the NFC playoff race, among several results that affected both the AFC and NFC playoff scenarios.

The AFC is quite the messy, muddy conference. Let's power rank the starting quarterbacks now that Week 12 is over. Who is at the top

1. New England Patriots (10-2), AFC East leaders: Sunday's narrow defeat of the Bengals gave the Pats the league's best record, moving them past Denver and into the conference's top spot. Good chance they hold onto it when they hit their off week. Remaining schedule: vs. Giants, BYE, vs. Bills, at Ravens, at Jets, vs. Dolphins

Week 12 arrives with the AFC North looking as chaotic and competitive as ever. Pittsburgh walked into Cincinnati and handled business, tightening the division race with a statement win over the Bengals.

The Bills just don’t have a great team — the roster is flawed, the defense struggles, and they really don’t have a clear-cut go-to weapon on offense, so Buffalo isn’t a Super Bowl team and should again find themselves on the couch in late January.

Here's looking at the 14 teams that would be in the playoffs if the 2025 NFL season ended in Week 12, from top seeds to final wild cards in both conferences.

After once appearing like runaway favorites to win the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers have now lost their grasp on first place. Upon losing 31-28 to the Ch