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NFL playoff picture: Updated AFC, NFC standings after Week 9 of 2025 season
Here's looking at the 14 teams that would be in the playoffs if the 2025 NFL season ended ahead of Week 10, from top seeds to final wild cards in both conferences.
A stunning home loss to the Minnesota Vikings — a rare happening in recent years — saw the Detroit Lions tumble down the board in this week’s power rankings roundup. Favored by many outlets to win the Week 9 division showdown, the Lions fell 27-24 to the Vikings, dropping them to 1-2 in the NFC North and 5-3 overall.
The Chiefs have head-to-head losses to the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars, the two teams directly ahead of it in the wild-card standings. Patrick Mahomes and Co. still have to play the Denver Broncos twice, with the first meeting coming out of Kansas City's bye in Week 11.
Somehow, the New England Patriots have burst onto the scene ahead of schedule, winning six straight games in impressive fashion to get to 7-2. Drake Maye is an MVP candidate, the defense is stout, and Mike Vrabel is as expected as the long-term solution as head coach of his former team.
The Lions, like the Packers, lost a game they probably should have won, and did so in their own stadium. Detroit was nearly a double-digit favorite against division rival Minnesota on Sunday, but instead allowed the Vikings to grab an early lead and largely control the game from start to finish.
Fantasy Draft NFL News LIONS Coming out of the bye week, the Detroit Lions are facing an NFC North rival in their Week 9 game. The Lions (5-2, second in NFC North) have a matchup with the Minnesota Vikings (3-4,
Not to be hyperbolic, but the Detroit Lions’ 27–24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings might go down as the most surprisingly unprepared and disappointing efforts of the Dan Campbell era. Coming off a bye,
The 2025 season has turned into one of the most unpredictable years in recent NFL history. The Chiefs have won the AFC West nine straight times but enter Week 10 in third place. The Bills have won every AFC East title since 2020 but currently look up at the Patriots in the standings.
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