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NFL power rankings, Week 11: 32 teams’ playoff picture outlook

By Peter Panacy

CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 10: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens waves at the crowd after the NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Bryan Woolston/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 10: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens waves at the crowd after the NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Bryan Woolston/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 26: A view of the helmet sticker honoring Robert C. McNair, the late owner of the Houston Texans, is shown prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium on November 26, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 26: A view of the helmet sticker honoring Robert C. McNair, the late owner of the Houston Texans, is shown prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium on November 26, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

Previous: . Houston Texans. 10. team. 10. . 6-3, 1st in AFC South

BYE

The Texans stay put in our NFL power rankings this week after their bye, and they have to be thrilled the No. 2 team in the AFC South, the Colts, lost a stunner at home against the Dolphins.

That keeps Houston in first place heading into Week 11, but the hold on the division is anything but guaranteed.

The Texans come off their bye week with a road contest against the red-hot Ravens, then host the Colts and Patriots in back-to-back weeks.

And in Weeks 15 and 17, Houston gets to play its two divisional games against the Titans, who are still nipping at the Texans and Colts’ heels within the AFC South.

A loss in any one of those aforementioned contests could be disastrous for Houston’s precarious hold.