2021 NFL playoff races, standings: Vikings back in NFC race with win over Packers; Colts still out in wild AFC

It was another crazy week in the NFL, as first-place teams continued to fall at an alarming rate in Week 11.

The AFC is as crazy is it will likely ever be, as 12 teams are .500 or better through 11 weeks of the season.

What to know: The Bills fell out of first place in the AFC East with their loss to the Colts, but still keep the No.

2 seed in the AFC, a half game behind the Titans for the top spot, after Sunday’s win over the Bears.

Cincinnati has the same record as Los Angeles and Buffalo, but the Bengals own the tiebreaker over the Chargers based on having a better win percentage in common games.

What to know: The tie is certainly hurting Pittsburgh’s chances in the AFC playoff race , as the Steelers currently have possession of the No.

Cleveland is 1.5 games out of the division lead and a 0.5 game out of the final wild card spot.

What to know:  The Titans still lead the Colts by two games in the AFC South, and hold the tiebreaker since they swept Indianapolis this year.

What to know: The Colts have rebounded from an 0-3 start to win six of eight and get over the .500 mark.

What to know: The Texans snapped an eight-game losing streak by upsetting the Titans.

What to know: The Chiefs remain in first place of the AFC West with Sunday’s win over the Cowboys, leading the Chargers by a half game .

What to know: The Chargers have one of the wild card spots in the AFC after Sunday’s pivotal win over the Steelers.

What to know: The Raiders are 1.5 games behind the Chiefs for the division lead, and lost the first matchup with Kansas City.

What to know:  The Broncos are 1.5 games behind the Chiefs for the division lead — and haven’t faced Kansas City yet this season.

What to know: A loss to the Chiefs means the Cowboys have dropped two of their last three, yet are still up 2.5 games on the Eagles for the NFC East lead.

What to know: The Eagles have won three of their last four and are becoming a factor in the wild NFC playoff race.

What to know: Washington has won two in a row after a 2-6 start to the season, and are just a game behind New Orleans for the final playoff spot in the conference .

6 seed in the NFC, holding a tiebreaker over New Orleans and San Francisco based on a better win percentage in conference games.

What to know: The Bears have lost their fifth straight game and are falling out of the NFC playoff race.

They hold the tiebreaker over the 49ers based on strength of victory and lost the three-way tiebreaker to the Vikings, who have a better win percentage in conference games.

Remaining schedule: at Dolphins, Bye Week, vs.

What to know: The Falcons are just a game out of the final playoff spot in the NFC playoffs, even if they were blown out in back-to-back games.

What to know:  The Rams were off this week, so they lost a half game to the Cardinals after Arizona beat Seattle.

What to know: The 49ers had an impressive win over the Jaguars to get back to .500 and back into the NFC playoff race.

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