The races are heating up.
Kansas City rolls Miami to maintain a one game advantage over the Raiders in the AFC West who rebounded this week against Denver. San Diego's slide continues as they lose their 3rd straight and are now fighting for their playoff lives.
While Miami loses to drop to 6-5 in the AFC East, so does Buffalo who fell to the NFC's New Orleans Saints to remain one game behind the Dolphins.
Cleveland continues their great season with a win over division foe Baltimore. They hold a two game lead over Cincinnati in the AFC North. The Bengals win their 3rd straight and quietly surging Pittsburgh wins their 4th in a row by knocking off Tennessee.
The Indianapolis Colts have tied up the AFC South division with Jacksonville by destroying Houston while the Jags drop a tough one to Seattle 10-7. Holding the high flying Seahawks to 10 points was a huge feat and shows that Jacksonville's defense is one of the toughest in Paydirt.
Washington brutal schedule continues as they drop a tough one to the 49ers. But they maintain a narrow one game lead over the Eagles in the NFC East as new GM CoachSimpson guides Philadelphia to a big win over a tough Los Angeles Rams team.
Seattle maintains their two game lead over the 49ers in the NFC West while LA drops out of division championship contention. The Rams are still in the wild card conversation but trail the 49ers and Carolina but two games in that category.
The NFC North races has heated up in recent weeks. The Packers rebounded this week with a win over the winless Vikings. But hot on their tail is Chicago who won their 2nd straight and out of the depths comes Detroit who won their 3rd straight to trail Green Bay by only two games.
New Orleans commands the NFC South with a two game lead and a 7 game win streak in their pocket. Carolina is desperately trying to keep pace with 5 game win streak of their own. They have found their stride as of late and could be a dangerous team to face down the stretch. After a fantastic and surprising start to the season the Atlanta Falcons have faltered a bit to 6-5 but beat the Jets to get back into the win column. Like the Rams and Bears, they trail the wild card race by two games with 5 to play.
Big games week 12:San Francisco @ Jacksonville
Los Angeles @ Chicago
Philadelphia @ Cleveland
Green Bay @ New Orleans
Kansas City @ Oakland (Game of the Week)