From Seahawks to Cowboys and beyond, we're breaking down the NFC playoff picture by ranking the 2025 wild-card contenders.

5. Buffalo Bills (7-3), wild card No. 1: QB Josh Allen's big game Sunday moved Buffalo up one spot in the seeding but got the Bills no closer to the AFC East lead. Tough game in Houston looms Thursday night. Remaining schedule: at Texans, at Steelers, vs. Bengals, at Patriots, at Browns, vs. Eagles, vs. Jets

The Texans suddenly have a real shot at clinching an AFC wild-card berth, improving to 6-5 after Thursday's Week 12 defeat of the visiting Bills.

The 2025 NFL season is more than halfway complete with Week 11 in the books. The playoff picture is far from finalized, but it's certainly taking shape as we near the home stretch of the regular season calendar.

The Colts have emerged as one of the top teams in the NFL through 11 weeks, but they will be challenged as they face the most difficult schedule among AFC teams over the final seven weeks. Every opponent remaining is .500 or better. So far this season, the Colts are 2-2 in games against teams that are currently .500 or better.

The Cowboys' playoff chances remain slim after improving to 4-5-1 after their Week 11 victory over the Raiders, but here's charting out how they can still earn an NFC wild-card berth.

Parity across the NFL has created a postseason landscape where Wild Card teams now enter January with real potential to disrupt the bracket.Several fringe contenders possess defensive strength, quarterback talent,

And then there were 14. That's the number of NFL teams that are headed to the NFL postseason, which begins next week. The regular season concluded Sunday, with the final division titles and last playoff berths determined during a thrilling 14-game slate.