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.

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.

With just eight weeks to go in the season, the NFL playoff race is going to be heating up this week and that's because there are several big games on the schedule in Week 11. One

The Buccaneers have dropped from 6-2 to 6-4 after losing their last two games, but the good news is they have the easiest remaining schedule among NFC playoff contenders. After their game against the Rams this week, the Buccaneers schedule cools down significantly leading into the playoffs.

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 Colts entered their Week 11 bye as the No. 1 seed in the conference, but lost some ground on both Denver and New England. Following wins this week by the Broncos and Patriots, both teams improved to 9-2 on the season, taking a half-game lead over the 8-2 Colts.

The Kansas City Chiefs' chances at a 10th consecutive AFC West title are dismal after Week 11's 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos, and their playoff chances might be slipping away as well. The Chiefs now sit at 5-5,