The Lions’ Thursday night win over the Cowboys had major implications for the NFC wild card race. We look at the Lions, Cowboys and everyone else in the NFL playoff race below, with standings updated through Thursday Night Football in Week 14: 1. Patriots (11-2) Best record in the NFL.

Thirteen weeks of the 2025 NFL season have been completed. Each week, we’ll monitor every team in the AFC South with an eye towards their ability to compete for the divisional crown. Here’s how the four teams stack up after thirteen weeks of action.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/onsi as Why the Jaguars Are Poised to Take Control of the AFC South.

Indianapolis and Jacksonville, two 8-4 teams seemingly headed in opposite directions, meet Sunday with first place in the AFC South up for grabs. An equally intriguing subplot: The Colts are trying to win at EverBank Stadium for the first time since 2014.

Each week of the 2025 NFL season, I’ll take a look at all of the AFC South teams. I’ll give you a couple of takeaways from their latest games. Here’s what stood out from each franchise following Week 13.

Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by Eddie Maisonet of the Houston Chronicle to discuss why the Houston Texans have a shot at winning the AFC South. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.

Houston's in-division dominance is nothing new for Ryans, though. In fact, with a 13-4 record against the AFC South within the past three years, Ryans is now the winningest head coach facing division opponents since he was hired in 2023.

It is Week 14 of the 2025 season, and if you told me back in August that the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars would be locked in a dead heat at 8-4 for the AFC South crown, I probably would have asked to see your time machine.

Nate Tice & Charles McDonald join forces to preview Week 14 of NFL action, featuring huge playoff implications.