As the number of teams competing for playoff spots begins to dwindle, those that will make field are jockeying in for top seeds.

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?

Week 16 of the 2025-26 NFL season kicks off on Thursday night, as the race for the playoffs heats up across the league. Thursday night's game features two of the best teams in the NFC, with the division rival Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams facing off at Lumen Field.

Microsoft Copilot earned double-digit wins picking NFL games last week. Can the AI chatbot find similar success with its Week 16 NFL picks?

The Arizona Cardinals suffered another blowout loss on Sunday. This time, it was not to an NFC West opponent. It was a 40-20 road loss to the Houston Texans. They have now lost six games in a row and 11 of their last 12. And in new NFL power rankings for Week 16 by USA TODAY's Nate Davis, they have fallen, which is understandable.

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2. New England Patriots (11-3), AFC East leaders: Their 10-game heater snapped, they failed to clinch the division Sunday and lost valuable ground in their bid for the No.1 seed. But the Pats are still in driver's seat to win AFC East and can wrap up a playoff spot with a win at Baltimore. Remaining schedule: at Ravens, at Jets, vs. Dolphins.

Alabama will make another case as 'NFLU' in the 2026 NFL Draft. Ty Simpson, Kadyn Proctor and two others make USA TODAY Sports' top draft prospects.

On a five-game win streak, are the Texans among the top 10 teams in the NFL entering Sunday afternoon bout against the Cardinals?

Week 11 looks like the toughest week to predict in the 2025 NFL regular season. That's tough, because it's not like our group of experts got Week 10 right, either. A modest slate of upsets last week gave way to a lineup of coin flip games. By my count ...