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At the midway point of the 2025 NFL season, the contenders have begun to separate themselves from the pretenders, giving fans a look at the teams that will realistically compete for the Lombardi Trophy in February.

Monday's win over the Buccaneers catapulted the Lions' playoff chances, and put Detroit in the mix for the NFC North. Detroit has losses to Green Bay and Kansas City and has a brutal schedule remaining, but the Lions are one of the more talented teams in the NFL .

Week 9 NFL power rankings change with Texans, Ravens, Dolphins, Jets wins, Titans, Saints, Browns, Giants, Bengals, Cowboys, Vikings, Falcons losses.

Seven games into the season, the Broncos are currently the No. 3 seed in the AFC, and seven teams from the conference will reach the NFL playoffs. And if Denver wasn't leading the division, its 5-2 record would make the Broncos the top Wild Card seed.

The Jaguars are 4-3 on the season and will enter Sunday's games as the seventh seed in the AFC playoff picture. So naturally, the games that will have our attention are the ones that impact the playoff standings, along with the race for the AFC South title.

Each week of the NFL season, I’ll grade each AFC West team’s performance with a report card that goes beyond the box score. Offense, defense, and overall performance will all be measured. My grades aren’t about the box scores alone – they’ll reflect how well a team plays its opponent,

The NFL trade deadline is November 4th at 4:00 PM ET. For the week of October 27th, here are the latest NFL trade deadline rumors and reports for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars are reportedly "shopping" for help on defense at the NFL trade deadline, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini.

At least three AFC teams are expected to be at the forefront of potential trade discussions for Eagles star A.J. Brown.