The NFL playoff picture remains difficult to decipher with the early kickoffs from Week 10 in the books.

The season has crossed the halfway mark and nearly every division is fully up for grabs. The NFC North is the lone exception, as the Minnesota Vikings maintained their 4.5-game lead Sunday.

Plenty of twists and turns lie ahead on the road to the postseason.

Week 10 Scores

Carolina Panthers 25, Atlanta Falcons 15

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21, Seattle Seahawks 16

Miami Dolphins 39, Cleveland Browns 17

Kansas City Chiefs 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 17

Pittsburgh Steelers 20, New Orleans Saints 10

Minnesota Vikings 33, Buffalo Bills 30 (OT)

New York Giants 24, Houston Texans 16

Tennessee Titans 17, Denver Broncos 10

Detroit Lions 31, Chicago Bears 30

Indianapolis Colts 25, Las Vegas Raiders 20

Green Bay Packers 31, Dallas Cowboys 28 (OT)

Arizona Cardinals 27, Los Angeles Rams 17

San Francisco 49ers 22, Los Angeles Chargers 16

Standings

AFC East

1. Miami Dolphins (7-3) 
2. New York Jets (6-3) 
3. Buffalo Bills (6-3) 
4. New England Patriots (5-4)

AFC North

1. Baltimore Ravens (6-3)
2. Cincinnati Bengals (5-4)
3. Cleveland Browns (3-6)
4. Pittsburgh Steelers (3-6)

AFC South

1. Tennessee Titans (6-3) 
2. Indianapolis Colts (4-5-1) 
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7) 
4. Houston Texans (1-7-1)

AFC West

1. Kansas City Chiefs (7-2) 
2. Los Angeles Chargers (5-4) 
3. Denver Broncos (3-6) 
4. Las Vegas Raiders (2-7)

NFC East

1. Philadelphia Eagles (8-0) 
2. New York Giants (7-2) 
3. Dallas Cowboys (6-3) 
4. Washington Commanders (4-5) 

NFC North

1. Minnesota Vikings (8-1)
2. Green Bay Packers (4-6)
3. Detroit Lions (3-6) 
4. Chicago Bears (3-7)

NFC South

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5) 
2. Atlanta Falcons (4-6) 
3. Carolina Panthers (3-7) 
4. New Orleans Saints (3-7)

NFC West

1. Seattle Seahawks (6-4) 
2. San Francisco 49ers (5-4) 
3. Arizona Cardinals (4-6)
4. Los Angeles Rams (3-6) 

The Vikings and Bills combined for what's likely to be the game of the year.

After Kirk Cousins was stopped at the goal line on fourth down inside the final minute, it looked like Minnesota was heading toward its second defeat. Instead, Josh Allen gift-wrapped the Vikings the go-ahead score by fumbling the snap at his own 1-yard line.

Allen drove the Bills into position for a game-tying field goal but was guilty of another costly turnover in overtime. With his team trailing by three points and in need of at least a field goal, he threw an interception to Patrick Peterson in the end zone.

At 8-1, the Vikings still have a healthy advantage on the second-place Green Bay Packers, who overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-28 in overtime. The Bills, on the other hand, went from first to third in the AFC East with the result.

When the Cleveland Browns acquired Deshaun Watson, they knew he was likely to miss a significant chunk of games. Their hope was they could tread water in the playoff race long enough with Jacoby Brissett before Watson joined the team.

The three-time Pro Bowler is eligible to play starting in Week 13, but the postseason might be a lost cause by then. A 39-17 loss to the Dolphins dropped the Browns to 3-6 and provided another sobering indictment of Cleveland's defense.

Unless Watson can play on the front seven, his arrival won't address the Browns' most glaring issues.

The Dolphins, meanwhile, are now sitting in first place with Buffalo going down. Even their most ardent supporters couldn't have imagined them getting off to this kind of start.

Miami is off in Week 11 and gets the Houston Texans in Week 12. Buffalo can make up ground next week since a matchup with the Browns is ahead.

The odds of the Los Angeles Rams successfully defending their Super Bowl title grow worse and worse by the week. L.A. is now 3-6 and last in the NFC West after a 27-17 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals.

The Rams were missing starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, but the Cardinals didn't have their starter, Kyler Murray, either and hardly missed a beat on offense. Colt McCoy went 26-of-37 for 238 yards and one touchdown.

Making matters worse for Los Angeles, Cooper Kupp exited with an ankle injury. Sean McVay's squad can't catch a break.