Week 11 delivered another dose of NFL madness — Sam Darnold throwing four picks and nearly stealing one, the Chiefs finally losing a close game, and the Patriots quietly turning into the AFC’s scariest team. As we roll into Week 12 of the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Rams remain the clear class of the league, but the race behind them just got a lot more interesting.
Here’s where everyone stands heading into Thanksgiving week.
- Los Angeles Rams (1)
Five straight wins and they haven’t trailed in a single second since Week 6. That’s not dominance — that’s video-game stuff. Matthew Stafford is getting All-Pro level protection (only 14 sacks allowed), the run game is humming, and those “Midnight Mode” uniforms might be the best thing to happen to LA since In-N-Out opened a drive-thru on the 405. - New England Patriots (3) ↑
Nine wins already — more than the last two years combined — and they’re about to feast on the AFC’s softest remaining schedule. Drake Maye looks like the real deal, the defense is nasty again, and Bill Belichick 2.0 (whoever’s actually calling the shots) has this team playing with house money. Scared yet? - Seattle Seahawks (2) ↓
Sam Darnold’s four-interception disaster against the Rams dropped them a spot, but let’s be honest — they had no business being that close. Ernest Jones IV nearly fighting half the Rams roster in defense of his QB tells you everything about this team’s heartbeat. They’re not going away quietly. - Denver Broncos (4)
On pace for 75 sacks. SEVENTY-FIVE. They stuff the run like it owes them money (3.6 ypc allowed) and Patrick Surtain II is coming back after the bye. Good luck, rest of the AFC West. - Philadelphia Eagles (5)
The defense just held two top-10 offenses to a combined 15 points over the last two weeks. Losing Lane Johnson hurts, but this group is starting to look like the 2017 version that terrorized everyone on the way to a ring. - Buffalo Bills (7) ↑
Josh Allen decided Sunday was a good day to remind everyone he’s still the most talented quarterback on the planet. One more home game before a brutal holiday stretch — they need to stack wins now or watch the Patriots run away with the East. - Green Bay Packers (6) ↓
Survived a scare but kept Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, and (importantly) Micah Parsons upright. Three straight division games coming up. If they split, they’re fine. If they go 1-2 or worse… hello wildcard chaos. - Indianapolis Colts (10) ↑
Quietly leading the AFC South and now facing a murderer’s row schedule the rest of the way. This is the “prove it” portion of the season. Anthony Richardson versus real defenses — let’s see what happens. - Kansas City Chiefs (8) ↓
The one-score magic finally ran out. This roster might actually be better than last year’s Super Bowl team on paper, but 0-5 in close games tells a different story. Rested Colts coming to Arrowhead this week. Uh-oh. - Detroit Lions (9) ↓
Win one, lose one, repeat. That’s been the rhythm for six weeks. They don’t leave Ford Field again until mid-December — time to turn their house into a fortress or kiss the division goodbye.
11–32 Highlights (the chaos edition):
- Ravens (12 ↑) – Mark Andrews breaking records while Derrick Henry reminds everyone he’s still a freight train.
- Bears (16 ↑) – Somehow leading the NFC North despite not beating a single winning team. This can’t last… right?
- Steelers (18 ↓) – Waiting on Aaron Rodgers’ injury news like the rest of us wait for fantasy updates on Sunday morning.
- Bengals (23 ↓) – Lost their best defender because of a spitting incident. Peak Bengals.
- Commanders (27 ↓) – 3-8 and debating whether to throw Jayden Daniels back out there against Denver’s buzzsaw pass rush. Yikes.
- Titans (32) – First team mathematically eliminated from their division. The rebuild is officially in “blow it up” mode.
The Rams are still the team to beat, but the Patriots are charging hard, the Broncos are terrorizing quarterbacks, and half the league is one weird Sunday from total freefall.
Week 12 is going to be deliciously brutal. Buckle up.