Each week throughout the 2024 NFL common season, USA TODAY Sports activities will present well timed updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff image − beginning after Sunday afternoon’s late video games after which shifting ahead for the rest of the week (via Monday’s and Thursday’s video games or Saturday’s, if relevant).

What simply occurred? What does it imply? What are the pertinent components (and, maybe, tiebreakers) prominently in play as every convention’s seven-team bracket begins to crystallize? All will likely be defined and analyzed as much as the purpose when the postseason discipline is finalized on Sunday evening, Jan. 5.

Here is the place issues stand with Week 11 of the 2024 season full:

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1. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (9-1), AFC West leaders: Their first lack of the 12 months might be a major one, the Payments now solely needing to make up yet one more sport on the reigning Tremendous Bowl champs to take excessive spot. Remaining schedule: at Panthers, vs. Raiders, vs. Chargers, at Browns, vs. Texans, at Steelers, at Broncos

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2. Buffalo Payments (9-2), AFC East leaders: They’ve gained six straight after toppling Ok.C. and a fifth consecutive division title is virtually a foregone conclusion. And, with that doubtlessly pivotal head-to-head tiebreaker in hand, the Payments may quickly steer the highway to Tremendous Bowl 59 via Western New York. Remaining schedule: BYE, vs. 49ers, at Rams, at Lions, vs. Patriots, vs. Jets, at Patriots

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2), AFC North leaders: Their defeat of the Ravens offers them respiration room atop the division and likewise makes them a viable risk to safe home-field benefit – Pittsburgh will assume the second seed with a win at Cleveland on Thursday. Remaining schedule: at Browns, at Bengals, vs. Browns, at Eagles, at Ravens, vs. Chiefs, vs. Bengals

4. Houston Texans (7-4), AFC South leaders: They’ve nonetheless acquired a number of points to work via, primarily these which are harm associated. However they ought to nonetheless cruise to a second straight division championship. Remaining schedule: vs. Titans, at Jaguars, BYE, vs. Dolphins, at Chiefs, vs. Ravens, at Titans

5. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3), wild card No. 1: Their protection has been fairly powerful. Their schedule has been something however – although that started altering Sunday evening. Nonetheless, the Bolts are beginning to construct a pleasant pad between themselves and the golf equipment chasing them – and even moved forward of subsequent week’s opponent, Baltimore. Remaining schedule: vs. Ravens, at Falcons, at Chiefs, vs. Buccaneers, vs. Broncos, at Patriots, at Raiders

6. Baltimore Ravens (7-4), wild card No. 2: Good as they (often) are, losses to the mistaken groups may properly imply no residence playoff video games this season. Remaining schedule: at Chargers, vs. Eagles, BYE, at Giants, vs. Steelers, at Texans, vs. Browns

7. Denver Broncos (6-5), wild card No. 3: They did not take their hooves off the fuel in opposition to Atlanta and might’t accomplish that in a bigger sense as they attempt to hold onto this spot. Remaining schedule: at Raiders, vs. Browns, BYE, vs. Colts, at Chargers, at Bengals, vs. Chiefs

8. Indianapolis Colts (5-6), within the hunt: They’re going to get key a shot on the Broncos down the highway. Remaining schedule: vs. Lions, at Patriots, BYE, at Broncos, vs. Titans, at Giants, vs. Jaguars

9. Miami Dolphins (4-6), within the hunt: They’re constructing steam and jumped Cincy with Sunday’s win. An apparently forgiving schedule offers Fins a shot. Remaining schedule: vs. Patriots, at Packers, vs. Jets, at Texans, vs. 49ers, at Browns, at Jets

10. Cincinnati Bengals (4-7), within the hunt: Crushing losses the final two weeks is perhaps an excessive amount of to beat. Remaining schedule: BYE, vs. Steelers, at Cowboys, at Titans, vs. Browns, vs. Broncos, at Steelers

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1. Detroit Lions (9-1), NFC North leaders: After Sunday’s 52-6 walkover in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Lions’ largest concern is perhaps that they are peaking too early. Remaining schedule: at Colts, vs. Bears, vs. Packers, vs. Payments, at Bears, at 49ers, vs. Vikings

2. Philadelphia Eagles (8-2), NFC East leaders: Philly pulled away from Washington on Thursday evening to solidify its maintain on first place within the division – and may want that padding later within the course of. Nevertheless the Iggles are additionally now formally a transparent and current hazard to Detroit. Remaining schedule: at Rams, at Ravens, vs. Panthers, vs. Steelers, at Commanders, vs. Cowboys, vs. Giants

3. Arizona Cardinals (6-4), NFC West leaders: A bye week interrupted their four-game in streak. However Atlanta’s loss additionally moved Arizona up one spot by way of seeding. The Playing cards’ 2-0 document in divisional video games serves them properly; their 3-3 mark in NFC video games will not assist them within the tiebreaker division with Atlanta (6-2). Remaining schedule: at Seahawks, at Vikings, vs. Seahawks, vs. Patriots, at Panthers, at Rams, vs. 49ers

4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5), NFC South leaders: A season sweep of the Bucs successfully offers Atlanta a three-game lead within the division. The Falcons don’t have any such edge on the out of the blue surging Saints. Remaining schedule: BYE, vs. Chargers, at Vikings, at Raiders, vs. Giants, at Commanders, vs. Panthers

5. Minnesota Vikings (8-2), wild card No. 1: They’ve gained three in a row, all in opposition to AFC South competitors, to take care of this spot – whereas staying a sport again of Detroit within the NFC North. Remaining schedule: at Bears, vs. Cardinals, vs. Falcons, vs. Bears, at Seahawks, vs. Packers, at Lions

6. Inexperienced Bay Packers (7-3), wild card No. 2: They had been lucky to flee Chicago with a win … which means in addition they stay related within the NFC North regardless of how dominant Detroit appears. Remaining schedule: vs. 49ers, vs. Dolphins, at Lions, at Seahawks, vs. Saints, at Vikings, vs. Bears

7. Washington Commanders (7-4), wild card No. 3: Thursday evening’s loss to Philly hurts, costing Washington seeding for now, however must also be a studying expertise. And the Commanders do appear to have a better lineup than Philly to cope with the remainder of the way in which, one which may maintain them in competition for the NFC East throne. Remaining schedule: vs. Cowboys, vs. Titans, BYE, at Saints, vs. Eagles, vs. Falcons, at Cowboys

8. Los Angeles Rams (5-5), within the hunt: Wins over the 49ers and Seahawks give them a tenuous benefit among the many convention’s presently .500 lot. Remaining schedule: vs. Eagles, at Saints, vs. Payments, at 49ers, at Jets, vs. Cardinals, vs. Seahawks

9. Seattle Seahawks (5-5), within the hunt: They’re solely 1-2 within the division, however that is higher than the Niners, whom Seattle simply break up its season collection with. Remaining schedule: vs. Cardinals, at Jets, at Cardinals, vs. Packers, vs. Vikings, at Bears, at Rams

10. San Francisco 49ers (5-5), within the hunt: They dropped to 1-3 in NFC West video games, which pushed them down the convention desk and will make it actually powerful to win the division if it continues to stay packed this tightly. Remaining schedule: at Packers, at Payments, vs. Bears, vs. Rams, at Dolphins, vs. Lions, at Cardinals

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6), within the hunt: They really made up a little bit of floor on their week off. Now, if they will get key gamers like WR Mike Evans again, the chance is there to have a robust ending kick. Remaining schedule: at Giants, at Panthers, vs. Raiders, at Chargers, at Cowboys, vs. Panthers, vs. Saints

12. Chicago Bears (4-6), within the hunt: A four-game skid suggests they won’t be within the hunt for much longer – particularly given what they’re about to face. Remaining schedule: vs. Vikings, at Lions, at 49ers, at Vikings, vs. Lions, vs. Seahawks, at Packers

13. New Orleans Saints (4-7), within the hunt: They’re 2-0 beneath interim HC Darren Rizzi. And given the way in which the NFC South is compressing … Remaining schedule: BYE, vs. Rams, at Giants, vs. Commanders, at Packers, vs. Raiders, at Buccaneers

14. Carolina Panthers (3-7), within the hunt: Hey, they’ve nonetheless acquired like a 1% shot to make the playoff discipline. Remaining schedule: vs. Chiefs, vs. Buccaneers, at Eagles, vs. Cowboys, vs. Cardinals, at Buccaneers, at Falcons

15. Dallas Cowboys (3-7), within the hunt: Hey, they’ve nonetheless acquired like a 1% shot to make the playoff discipline following Monday’s newest embarrassing loss, their first of three video games over an 11-day stretch. Remaining schedule: at Commanders, vs. Giants, vs. Bengals, at Panthers, vs. Buccaneers, at Eagles, vs. Commanders

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