NEW YORK — Nov. 18, 2025 — Sunday of Week 11 was one of the most competitive, exciting days in NFL history as five teams recorded a game-winning score on the final play– Carolina, Chicago, Denver, Houston, and Miami – tied for the most on a single day all-time (Week 10, 2023; Week 4, 2018). There have been 43 games with a game-winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime this season, the most-ever through Week 11.
Week 12 is set to feature five games between teams that have a .500-or-better record, including two games, Pittsburgh at Chicago and Tampa Bay at the Los Angeles Rams, between division-leading teams. Of the five teams with at least eight wins this season, three – Indianapolis, New England and Philadelphia – are on the road.
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Here’s a look at a few interesting storylines entering Week 12:
- Indianapolis (8-2) at Kansas City (5-5) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Colts lead the NFL with 32.1 points per game and 396.9 total yards of offense per game, paced by the league’s leading passer, quarterback Daniel Jones (265.9 passing yards per game) and leading rusher, running back Jonathan Taylor (113.9 rushing yards per game).
- In Week 10 in Berlin, Taylor set a franchise record with 286 scrimmage yards (244 rushing, 42 receiving) and became the fourth player in NFL history with three touchdowns in five games within a single season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (six games in 2006) and Marshall Faulk (five in 2000) as well as Chuck Foreman (five in 1975).
- Taylor, who had 20 scrimmage touchdowns in 2021, leads the NFL with 17 scrimmage touchdowns and with three more touchdowns this season, can become the sixth player ever with at least 20 scrimmage touchdowns in multiple seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk, Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson as well as Shaun Alexander and Priest Holmes.
- Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has 40,791 career passing yards, including the playoffs, and can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (41,082) for the most passing yards, including the postseason, by a player in his first nine seasons in NFL history.
- Mahomes has 1,112 passing yards (278 per game) and 13 touchdown passes for a 121.9 rating in his past four at home, with at least 250 passing yards and three touchdown passes in each game. Only three players all-time –Steve Beuerlein (1999 with Carolina), Drew Brees (2015 with New Orleans) and Aaron Rodgers (2011 with Green Bay) – have at least 250 passing yards and three touchdown passes in five consecutive home games within a single season.
- New England (9-2) at Cincinnati (3-7) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Patriots enter Week 12 having won eight consecutive games, tied with Denver (on a bye this week) for the longest active winning streak in the NFL. New England is 5-0 on the road this season, the only team with an undefeated road record in 2025.
- New England can become the second team in NFL history to win nine consecutive games with at least 23 points scored and 23-or-less points allowed in each game, joining the 1961 Houston Oilers.
- Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who leads the NFL with 2,836 passing yards and ranks second among qualified passers with a 113.2 rating, can become the third quarterback under the age of 24 with at least 10 games of 200-or-more passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in NFL history, joining Patrick Mahomes (13 games in 2018) and Matthew Stafford (10 games in 2011).
- New England rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson, who had two rushing touchdowns in Week 10 and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in Week 11, can become the third rookie in the Super Bowl era with multiple rushing touchdowns in three consecutive games, joining Mike Anderson (2000 with Denver) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Curtis Martin (1995 with New England).
- Philadelphia (8-2) at Dallas (4-5-1) (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX): The Eagles defeated the Cowboys, 24-20, to open the 2025 season as quarterback Jalen Hurts rushed for two touchdowns in the victory. Philadelphia head coach Nick Sirianni has 56 regular-season wins since being hired by the team in 2021 and with a win, can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Brown (57) for the second-most regular-season wins by a head coach in his first five seasons all-time, trailing only George Seifert (62).
- Hurts, who has 16 touchdown passes this season, is one of six quarterbacks all-time with at least 250 pass attempts and only one interception in his team’s first 10 games of a season, joining Drew Brees (2018 with New Orleans), Justin Herbert (2024 the L.A. Chargers), Bernie Kosar (1991 with Cleveland), Patrick Mahomes (2019 with Kansas City) and Aaron Rodgers (2018 with Green Bay).
- Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott recorded four touchdown passes and a season-high 138.6 rating in Week 11. Since entering the NFL in 2016, he is one of three with at least three touchdown passes in 40-or-more games (41), joining Patrick Mahomes (46 games) and Aaron Rodgers (41).
- Tampa Bay (6-4) at the Los Angeles Rams (8-2) (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): The Rams have won five consecutive games, the longest active win streak in the NFC, and rank second in the NFL in scoring defense (17.2 points per game allowed) entering Week 12
- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the NFL with 27 touchdown passes this season and can become the first since Tom Brady (2021 with Tampa Bay) with at least 30 touchdown passes in his team’s first 11 games of a season.
- Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams recorded his 10th touchdown reception of the season, his 1,000th career reception, last week and became the fifth wide receiver in NFL history with at least 1,000 receptions in their first 12 seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (1,050 receptions), Marvin Harrison (1,042) and Andre Johnson (1,012) as well as Larry Fitzgerald (1,018).
- Adams is one of five players in NFL history with at least 10 touchdown receptions in seven career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (nine seasons), Jerry Rice (nine), Marvin Harrison (eight) and Terrell Owens (eight).
- Pittsburgh (6-4) at Chicago (7-3) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Steelers-Bears matchup is one of two, along with Buccaneers-Rams, in Week 12 between division-leading teams. Chicago leads the NFL in takeaways (22) and turnover differential (+16) this season, the fourth-highest turnover differential by a team in its first 10 games of a season in the past 20 years (2006-25).
- The Bears have won six of their past seven games, with five of the wins featuring the game-winning score in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime. Since 1970, only seven teams have had more wins with the game-winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime in a single season.
- Carolina (6-5) at San Francisco (7-4) (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN): Carolina and San Francisco are two of the seven teams that missed the postseason in 2024 with a winning record this season.
- Last week, Panthers quarterback Bryce Young recorded a franchise-record 448 passing yards and rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan became the sixth rookie since 2000 with at least eight receptions, 130 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions in a game, joining Odell Beckham Jr. (three times), Anquan Boldin, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Roy Williams.
- San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 1,439 scrimmage yards and ranks tied for second with 11 scrimmage touchdowns (six rushing, five receiving). He has four career seasons with at least five rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (three seasons) for the most such seasons in NFL history.
- New York Jets (2-8) at Baltimore (5-5) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Ravens have won four consecutive games and are the fifth team in the past six seasons (2020-25) to reach a .500 record after beginning 1-5, joining the 2023 Denver Broncos, 2022 Detroit Lions, 2021 Miami Dolphins and 2020 Minnesota Vikings.
- Baltimore is one of five teams, along with Carolina, Chicago, Houston and Kansas City, with a .500-or-better entering Week 12 after beginning the season 0-2.
- Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has 26 TDs (25 passing, one rushing) and a 121.7 rating in his past 10 home starts, with at least two touchdown passes in each of his past seven at home. He can become the first quarterback since Drew Brees (2018) with at least three touchdown passes, no interceptions and a passer rating of 125-or-higher in three consecutive home starts.
- Baltimore running back Derrick Henry has a rushing touchdown in 83 career games, including the playoffs, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer John Riggins (83 games) for the fifth-most games with a rushing touchdown, including the postseason, in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (130 games), Marcus Allen (100) and LaDainian Tomlinson (96), as well as Adrian Peterson (89) have more.
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