The 2021 NFL season is into double-digit weeks and past the midpoint of its new 17-game schedule. That makes it another good time to check in on the updated standings and what the playoff picture is looking like after Week 11's action and going into Week 12's Sunday action.The league kept Seattle Seahawks Hoodies Sweatshirts its expanded playoff field, with 14 of its 32 teams (43.8 percent) set to qualify for the latest postseason. That includes 7 each from the AFC and NFC, with only the No. 1 seeds getting byes on top of home-field advantage.Who would be in, who's still in contention, and who should be thinking about next season? Here's a comprehensive look:NFL POWER RANKINGS: Cardinals back to No. 1; Chiefs, Patriots rise as Cowboys, Bills fall for Week 12 NFL standings forWeek 11AFC playoff pictureWho would be in? 1. Tenne see Titans (8-3), first place, AFC South. The Titans stumbled with a shocking home lo s to the Texans to cool off from strong control of the top seed. They still hold it with a game and an extra win in hand over the Ravens, but it gets a lot more precarious with the red-hot Patriots up next. The Titans have key wins over the Chiefs and Bills.Remaining strength of schedule: .4112. Baltimore Ravens (7-3), first place, AFC North.The Ravens rallied without Lamar Jackson and Marquise Brown to survive in Chicago to maintain the lead in the division. They also put more heat on the losing Titans and stayed ahead of the winning Patriots. Remaining strength of schedule:.6033. Buffalo Bills (7-4), firstplace, AFC East.The Bills fell hard to the Colts at home in Week 11ust when it looked like they were back on track with their offense, thanks to the run defense letting them down big-time. The lo s gave the Patriots first place ahead of the teams meeting in two weeks, but the win over the Saints to open Week 12 allowed the Bills to jump back up based on a perfect and better record in divsion play.Remaining strength of schedule:.5084. Kansas City Chiefs (7-4), firstplace, AFC West.The Chiefs stay here aftertheir Cowboys winning result because they lost to both the Titans and Ravens and the Patriots have the superior conference record, too. A win was huge to keep staying ahead of the Chargers.Remaining strength of schedule: .5495. New England Patriots (7-4), second place Charles Cross Jersey , AFC East.The Patriots jumped up from wild-card status after ripping the Falcons to open Week 11 and then seeing the Bills gets upset by the Colts on Sunday, but fell back with the records evened coming out ot Thursday. The Patriotshave a key game against the Titans before facing the Bills and those same Colts on the road after a Week 14 bye. Theyhold a 5-1 record in AFC play, losing only to the Dolphins, but they need a win on Sunday.Remaining strength of schedule:.5236. Cincinnati Bengals (6-4), third place, AFC North.The Bengals had a huge bye with the rest of their division going 0-2-1 and followed that up by beating the Raiders handily coming out of it in Week 11. The Bengals are ahead of the Steelers, whom they beat earlier,and also jumped the Bills and Chargers, whom they host in Week 13,for because of conference tiebreakers.Remaining strength of schedule:.5767. Los Angeles Chargers (6-4), second place, AFC West. The Chargers outlasted the Steelers to stay in playoff position and a half-game behind the Chiefs in the division. Justin Herbert gives them a chance every week and Brandon Staley remains on his coach of the year path. Remaining strength of schedule: .472Who can get there? 8. Pittsburgh Steelers(5-4-1)9. Indianapolis Colts(6-5)10. Las Vegas Raiders(6-5)11. Cleveland Browns(6-5)12. Denver Broncos (5-5)The Steelers tumbled down here after losing to the Chargers on Sunday night.The Colts got a big win to put pre sure Brian Bosworth Jersey on them and stay ahead of the Browns. The Bengals beat the Raiders inWeek 11, which helped create some more separation in the muddled middle.The Broncos have the standings stacked against them.Who's set to be out?13. Miami Dolphins (4-7)14. Houston Texans (2-8)15. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8)16. New York Jets(2-8)The Texans pulled even with the Jaguars and Jets after beating the Titans. The Dolphins helped there by beating the Jets.NFL PICKS WEEK 12:| NFC playoff pictureWho would be in? 1. Arizona Cardinals (9-2), first place, NFC West.The Cardinals did their best togrind home an impre sive road victory in Seattle once again without Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. They already jumped up back here after the Packers lost to the Vikings in the early Week Warren Moon Jersey 11 Sunday window.Remaining strength of schedule: .4302. Green Bay Packers (8-3), first place, NFC North.The Packers couldn't win the back-and-forth thriller with the Vikings. That lo s hurt them more in the NFC seeding race for No. 1 between them, the Cardinals, Cowboys and Buccaneers given their division lead is still at three games.Remaining strength of schedule:.4683. Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7-3), first place, NFC South.The Buccaneers used Monday night's win over the Giants to push closer to the top seed with the Packers and Cowboys losing and also paddedthe division lead over the losing Saints, Panthers and Falcons. Tampa Bay neededthe victorybadly after losing two consecutive games around a bye with Tom Brady having rare interception woes.Remaining strength of schedule: .4533. Dallas Cowboys(7-4), first place, NFC East.The Cowboys failed to stay ahead of the Packers by losing badly to the AFC's Chiefs on the road in Week 11. They dropped down to No. 4 after the Buccaneers, who beat them in Week 1, won on Monday night. The Cowboysdon't need to worry about dropping down into the wild cards, because the division is a foregone conclusion with everyone else in the East still under .500. The lo s to the Raiders to open Week 12 kept them here.Remaining strength of schedule:.4765. Los Angeles Rams (7-3), secondplace, NFC West. The Rams hada bye in Week 11 so they should like how severalof the teams around them lostto gain some ground even when idle, save for the Cardinals, the team they are still chasing in the division and trail by two games.The Ramsneed to get back on track in Week 12after recent bad lo ses to the Titans and 49ers.Remaining strength of schedule: .5426. Minnesota Vikings (5-5), second place, NFC North. Al Woods Jersey The Vikings have been doing better in close games and the last-second win over the Packers was ma sive to get
