The trade deadline is fast approaching in the NFL , and so is the midway point. The league is heading toward a crucial stretch in the season as the calendar turns to November and the contenders and pretenders finally shine light.

This is why "decision day" around the NFL will go down to the wire. Entering Week 9, 13 teams have recorded at least five wins this season -- the third-most through Week 8 since 1970. There's a lot of parity in the league, as is evidenced by how the playoff races are panning out throughout the divisions.

The AFC West has three teams with 5+ wins, including the third-place Kansas City Chiefs . The Pittsburgh Steelers are hanging on in an AFC North no one wants to win, and the New England Patriots are giving the Buffalo Bills all they can handle in the

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