Jets, Jaqs and the Raiders are really the only teams in a almost insurmountable hole to dig out of. They already have 7 losses, and 9-7 will probably not be good enough this year. 8-8 won't be good enough, forgetabout 7-9. (the NFC South division champion is a different story, they're in a league of their own. Even TB at 1-6 trails Carolina at 3-4-1 by only 2.5 games.)
The Rams and the Titans are next at 3 games out, and neither is looking like they're about to figure something out
Every other team can sit back and say we're still in this thing (for now). Of course, they would have to start playing better and that's the hard part