With just a week until Thanksgiving, the NFL playoff picture is beginning to take shape.

But seven weeks remain in the regular season, giving teams on the outside looking in time to turn things around. Below, we rank the five most dangerous teams currently not in the playoff field.

5. Houston Texans (5-5, eight in AFC)

Remaining opponents stats | Record: 40-31 (.563) • Currently in playoff field: 4 • Above .500: 4

With a defense as good as Houston's, it can't be taken lightly despite a brutal remaining schedule. Over the Texans' final seven games, they only play two teams currently with a losing record — the Arizona Cardinals (3-7) and Las Vegas Raiders (2-8). With C.J. Stroud (concussion) out for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills (7-3), the team's hopes of remaining in c

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