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See the updated NFL playoff picture and NFL postseason standings after NFL Week 11 (with the Dallas Cowboys still set to play the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football). There were some big changes from the NFL playoff picture last week (last week's rank in parentheses).
The Chiefs are heading into their toughest postseason push of the Mahomes era, with a grueling schedule and mounting pressure threatening their playoff streak.
Per ESPN: Entering this season, 989 teams in the Super Bowl era had started 5-5 or worse through 10 games. Just 89 of those teams (9%) went on to make the postseason, and only two made the Super Bowl. The lone team to win the Super Bowl was the 2001 Patriots.
The Houston Texans upcoming schedule and what they'll need to do to make it to the playoffs. The Houston Texans likely need to go 5-2 down the stretch to get in the playoff hunt.
On Tuesday, however, cornerback Trent McDuffie unveiled his custom cleats for the My Cause My Cleats games. During Weeks 13 and 14, players around the NFL are allowed to wear custom cleats to showcase the causes and nonprofits that they care about most.
Meanwhile, in the NFC, the Rams seized control of the West by barely hanging on to beat the Seahawks in a battle between two of the NFC’s best. The win vaults the Rams atop the division standings and also gives them a great chance to earn the conference’s No. 1 seed.
While Mills has proven he can step in when needed, Stroud raises the Texans' offensive ceiling significantly, which makes Thursday's game against a top-ranked offense like Buffalo (averaging 387.4 total yards per game) all the more worrisome.
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