There are just three weeks left in the 2025 NFL season and only 19 teams remain in the playoff hunt. In Week 15, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals were officially eliminated. The Chiefs' 10-year playoff streak came to an end following their loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Going into Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season, how good are the Houston Texans? Even with a 7-5 record, not every team is built the same because of scheduling and injuries. That's not Houston's case,

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The Jets, Browns and Raiders have hope for the offseason. The Giants might even field a playoff contender in 2026, if all goes right.

On a six-game win streak, are the Texans among the top five teams in the NFL entering Sunday afternoon's bout against the Raiders?

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The team announced on Tuesday that they had signed veteran kicker Michael Badgley to the practice squad. To make room for Badgley, Buffalo released cornerback M.J. Devonshire. Badgley, 30, was one of two kickers that the team worked out on Tuesday. His competition for the spot on the practice squad was Matthew Wright.

The best team in the NFL right now is the Los Angeles Rams, and the second-best team is the Seattle Seahawks. That much remains the same from our betting power ratings last week, though the gap between the two has widened after the Seattle offense and Sam Darnold had their third rough outing in a five-game stretch.