2025 Playoff Picture: Jaguars No. 3 in AFC Through Week 13

Dec 01, 2025 at 01:29 PM

John Oehser

Jaguars Senior Writer

JACKSONVILLE – Welcome to the Jaguars' playoff tracker.

Each week during the final weeks of the 2025 NFL regular season, we'll update where the Jaguars stand in the AFC South race and the AFC race.

The Jaguars on Sunday beat the Tennessee Titans, 25-3, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. – a victory that moved them into first place in the AFC South and moved them up in the AFC standings.

The Jaguars, who have won their last three games and four of their last five, are tied with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South and are in first place because of a better record than the Colts in "common games." They are now seeded No. 3 in the AFC.

The Colts and Jaguars play at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville Sunday with sole possession of first place at stake.

Here's a look at where the Jaguars stand:

AFC South Standings

(8-4)

T-1

Jacksonville Jaguars

Remaining Schedule: vs. IND, vs. NYJ, @ DEN, @ IND, vs. TEN

(8-4)

T-1

Indianapolis Colts

Remaining Schedule: @ JAX, @ SEA, vs. SF, vs. JAX, @ HOU

(7-5)

Houston Texans

Remaining Schedule: @ KC, vs. ARI, vs. LV, @ LAC, vs. IND

(1-11)

Tennessee Titans

Remaining Schedule: @ CLE, @ SF, vs. KC, vs. NO, @ JAX

What happened in Week 13: The Jaguars beat the Titans in Nashville. The Texans beat the Colts, 20-16, in Indianapolis.

What's next: The Jaguars play host to the Colts Sunday; the Texans visit the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday; the Titans visit the Cleveland Browns Sunday.

Outlook: The Jaguars and Colts are tied with five games remaining, with the Jaguars holding first place because of a better record in common games – 6-2 for the Jaguars and 5-3 for the Colts. The Colts and Jaguars play Sunday and again in Indianapolis in Week 17. The Jaguars and Texans split their games this season, with the Jaguars winning 17-10 in Jacksonville in Week 3 and the Texans winning 36-29 in Houston in Week 10. The Texans play host to the Colts in Week 18.

2025 AFC Standings

(10-2)

New England Patriots

AFC East leaders

(10-2)

Denver Broncos

AFC West leaders

(8-4)

Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC South leaders

(6-6)

Baltimore Ravens

AFC North leaders

(8-4)

Los Angeles Chargers

(8-4)

Indianapolis Colts

AFC South leaders

(8-4)

Buffalo Bills

(7-5)

Houston Texans

(6-6)

Pittsburgh Steelers

(6-6)

Kansas City Chiefs

(5-7)

Miami Dolphins

(4-8)

Cincinnati Bengals

(3-9)

New York Jets

(3-9)

Cleveland Browns

(2-10)

Las Vegas Raiders

(1-11)

Tennessee Titans

Outlook: The Jaguars with Sunday's victory moved out of a three-way tie with the Chargers and Bills, with those two teams now tied with the Colts for the last three "playoff spots." The tie means the tiebreaker is decided by conference record; the Chargers are 7-2 in AFC games, with the Colts at 6-3 and the Bills at 5-3. The Jaguars have head-to-head victories this season over the Chargers (35-6) and Kansas City Chiefs (31-28), meaning they would win the tiebreaker in a two-way tie with those teams.