Likewise, each week brings new teams into the mix. The Cincinnati Bengals were a playoff afterthought until they upset the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday night. Suddenly, they're a game-and-a-half behind the first-place Steelers in the AFC North — just one game out of the last wild-card spot — with quarterback Joe Burrow possibly making a return to action in mid-December.

The Seahawks are the No. 5 seed in the NFC, holding a strength of victory tiebreaker (.478) over the Lions (.273). The Seahawks also hold the tiebreaker over the Rams for the No. 6 seed based on having a better division record than Los Angeles. Seattle is 1-1 in the NFC West while Los Angeles is 0-1.

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A softer schedule and a return to health are among five reasons Baltimore feels it can turn things around and make a run to the postseason.

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Ravens enter bye week 1-5 with historic playoff odds. Only 4 NFL teams have made postseason after such a start, but Harbaugh believes they can do it.

Six teams have mountains to climb if they hope to make the postseason in 2025 after losing their first three games.

The Detroit Lions have not lost back-to-back games since October 2022 and have won their last 10 games after a loss by an average of 17.8 points.