The Kansas City Chiefs have been focused their AFC West rivals, which is both appropriate and expected. The Denver Broncos defense is a force to be reckoned with that’s carried the Broncos to an 8-2 record,

The Houston Texans have been quiet ahead of Tuesday's 3 p.m. NFL trade deadline, but the contenders in the AFC South were busy.

Two teams in the AFC South made blockbuster moves to fix their franchise and make a run to the postseason. Neither team was the Houston Texans.

With the NFL trade deadline come and gone, the Houston Texans opted to hold off from making a move as the league buzzer sounded, deciding to roll with their current squad at 3-5 heading into the second half of the season.

The New York Jets likely took the Cincinnati Bengals out of the AFC North hunt with their upset win. The Dallas Cowboys' playoff chances took a massive hit with their loss to the Denver Broncos, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be cruising toward their fifth straight NFC South title.

The Colts have a short window to win a Super Bowl, and they're not the only AFC South team with big holes to fill at the trade deadline.

Trevor Lawrence was far from perfect in the Jaguars' latest clash with the Las Vegas Raiders, but he did enough to get his team back in the win column.

Midway through the 2025 NFL season, the Texans are sitting in third place in the AFC South with a 3-5 record. They host the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-3) before hitting the road to take on the Tennessee Titans (1-8), both of which seem winnable on paper, but could be proven wrong on the field without quarterback C.J. Stroud.