Increase your hand in case you picked the Cardinals as a first-place crew greater than midway by means of the season.
Liars!
Kyler Murray is taking part in like a Professional Bowler in his first full season again from a torn ACL – he accomplished 17 straight passes in Sunday’s rout of the Jets – and the surging Cardinals have gained 4 straight. He’s simply the fourth quarterback in NFL historical past with not less than three dashing touchdowns in every of his first six seasons.
The NFC West may show to be the NFL’s most chaotic division, with simply 1 ½ video games separating the highest from the underside.
The 49ers – winners of three of their final 4 – additionally seem like hitting their stride after a gradual begin.
Neither crew cracked the highest 10 in The Put up’s energy rankings for Week 11, nonetheless. Who did?
1. Chiefs 9-0 (1)
Leo Chenal blocked a 35-yard subject aim as time expired to rescue an undefeated report from the jaws of defeat and seal a 16-14 victory in opposition to the Broncos. Winners of eight straight when trailing at halftime, the Chiefs’ 15-game total profitable streak is the NFL’s longest since 2010-11. Patrick Mahomes threw for 266 yards and a landing to previous dependable Travis Kelce.
2. Lions 7-1 (2)
Merely put, the Lions had no enterprise beating the Texans. However that’s what occurred when Texas native Jake Bates drilled a walk-off 52-yard subject aim to seal a 26-23 victory. The Lions turned the primary crew since 1970 to win after throwing 5 interceptions (all by Jared Goff) and trailing by not less than 15 factors (23-7 on the half).
3. Ravens 7-3 (3)
On the finish of a depressing sport for the protection, the Ravens pressured an incompletion on a two-point conversion and held on for a 35-34 victory in opposition to the Bengals. Lamar Jackson threw three of his landing passes within the fourth quarter to wipe out a 21-7 deficit. The Ravens had not trailed by 14 factors with Jackson on the sphere in three years.
4. Payments 8-2 (4)
A 30-20 victory in opposition to the Colts gave the Payments their first win in Indianapolis since 1998, their first 8-2 begin since 1993 and their fourth straight sport with not less than 30 factors scored. The protection pressured 4 takeaways, together with a pick-six by Taron Johnson. Josh Allen threw for 280 yards and scored the 57th dashing landing of his profession.
5. Packers 6-3 (5)
The Packers will come out of their bye with 4 division video games remaining after their first 0-2 begin throughout the NFC North since 2005. They’re close to the highest of the NFL with 32 completions overlaying 20 yards or extra, however Jordan Love’s 10 interceptions are just one fewer than all of final season. Xavier McKinney’s six interceptions are driving the protection.
6. Steelers 7-2 (8)
Commerce-deadline acquisition Mike Williams wasted no time making an affect, catching the game-winning landing within the last three minutes of a 28-27 victory in opposition to the Commanders. The Steelers stayed scorching out of the bye, profitable a fourth straight. Russell Wilson improved to 3-0 as a starter, throwing three touchdowns, together with George Pickens’ highlight-reel 16-yarder.
7. Commanders 7-3 (6)
A mind-boggling streak of 11 straight fourth-down conversions to begin the season ended on the Commanders’ last possession, when Zach Ertz was marked down simply shy of a primary down within the one-point loss. Johnny Newtown jumped offside on a late fourth-and-1, permitting the Steelers to expire the clock. Austin Ekeler ran for 2 touchdowns.
8. Vikings 7-2 (7)
An unsightly win remains to be a win. The Vikings held the Trevor Lawrence-less Jaguars to 143 yards of offense in a 12-7 victory, overcoming three interceptions thrown by Sam Darnold within the strategy of beating Mac Jones. Darnold’s offense managed simply three subject objectives by John Parker Romo (making his NFL debut) out of 5 journeys to the purple zone.
9. Eagles 7-2 (10)
Jalen Hurts threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for 2 extra – sufficient to make up for a misplaced fumble and an end-zone interception – in a 34-6 annihilation of the Dak Prescott-less Cowboys. The Eagles pressured 5 turnovers and held the Cowboys to 146 yards – their lowest complete at dwelling since AT&T Stadium opened in 2009.
10. Texans 6-4 (9)
Letting that near-win in opposition to the Lions get away goes to harm for some time. The Texans scored on 5 of their six first-half possessions after which have been shut out within the second half as C.J. Stroud threw two interceptions to Carlton Davis. Ka’imi Fairbairn missed a would-be go-ahead 58-yard subject aim within the last two minutes.
11. 49ers 5-4 (12)
12. Cardinals 6-4 (13)
13. Chargers 6-3 (14)
14. Falcons 6-4 (11)
15. Buccaneers 4-6 (15)
16. Broncos 5-5 (16)
17. Rams 4-5 (17)
18. Seahawks 4-5 (18)
19. Colts 4-6 (19)
20. Bengals 4-6 (22)
21. Cowboys 3-6 (20)
22. Patriots 3-7 (30)
23. Bears 4-5 (21)
24. Dolphins 3-6 (28)
25. Saints 3-7 (32)
26. Jets 3-7 (23)
Anybody who thought that the Jets may nonetheless carry playoff hopes even after shedding in New England two weeks in the past has to face actuality after a 31-6 loss to the Cardinals. The Jets missed 20 tackles on protection and didn’t have a play go for longer than 15 yards on offense. Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich fell to 1-4.
27. Panthers 3-7 (31)
28. Raiders 2-7 (25)
29. Browns 2-7 (27)
30. Titans 2-7 (29)
31. Jaguars 2-8 (26)
32. Giants 2-8 (24)
Favored for the primary time in 25 video games, the Giants laid an egg in Germany. In opposition to the worst scoring protection within the league, the Giants have been shut out within the first half and misplaced, 20-17, in additional time to the Panthers. Daniel Jones threw two red-zone interceptions, and Tyrone Tracy Jr. fumbled on the primary play of additional time to arrange the profitable subject aim.
