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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.
Detroit Lions hold the final wild-card spot in NFC playoffs. The Eagles remain aggressive at trade deadline as we wait for Lions to strike.
The Los Angeles Rams play in the second Sunday window. The San Francisco 49ers won convincingly to stay in wild card position. The Detroit Lions lost but hang on to the final playoff spot on a tiebreaker. The Chicago Bears are tied with the Lions but Detroit has the better division record.
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NFC Playoff Picture: The 49ers are sitting pretty with a near perfect conference record
Seattle is the best team in the NFC, as painful as that may be to read. They’re complete defensively, have a star wide receiver, an offensive line to protect Sam Darnold, and a bright head coach. But if Darnold has to go on the road in the playoffs, all bets are off.
Green Bay and Detroit are locked in a fierce divisional battle with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. All four teams are seperated by less than two games. The NFC West is also crowded with the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers all with six wins.
The Buccaneers currently own the second spot in the NFC playoff seeding, but there are four teams with 6-2 records and a long list of legitimate contenders as the second half of the season begins