2025 Nfl Playoff Picture, Week 9: Who’s In And Who’s Out At The Midway Point

The AFC and NFC playoff pictures some saw immoderate activity successful Week 9. 

Both apical seeds coming into Sunday lost, pinch nan Colts and Packers faltering arsenic favorites. Indianapolis fell 27–20 to nan Steelers because of 5 Daniel Jones turnovers, while Green Bay mislaid astatine location contempt holding Bryce Young to conscionable 102 passing yards and an interception.

Elsewhere, nan Bills won their yearly conflict pinch nan Chiefs, 28–21, pinch Josh Allen having arsenic galore touchdowns (three) arsenic incompletions. As a result, Buffalo maintained its fifth-seed position while Kansas City fell conscionable extracurricular nan playoff picture, arsenic nan Jaguars hit nan Raiders successful overtime. 

In nan NFC, nan Lions besides mislaid and fell to nan seventh seed alternatively of gaining crushed connected nan Packers. The Eagles mightiness beryllium nan happiest of all, moving into nan conference’s apical seed while sitting connected a bye week.  

AFC: Who’s In

Record: 7–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 94%

Even pinch their nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers, nan Colts stay atop nan AFC and still person a 1.5-game lead successful nan AFC South. That said, Indianapolis now goes overseas to Germany for a day pinch nan Falcons earlier playing nan Chiefs astatine Arrowhead Stadium aft nan bye week.

No. 2: New England Patriots

Record: 7–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 2

Playoff probability: 97%

The Patriots are beating up connected a ton of sub-.500 teams, but they support rolling. New England is still a half-game up of nan Bills aft winning 24–23 complete nan Falcons, pinch Drake Maye throwing different brace of touchdowns. Next week brings a roadworthy crippled against nan 6–2 Buccaneers.

Record: 7–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 4

Playoff probability: 85%

Another week, different fourth-quarter comeback. Denver hit nan Texans pinch 10 unanswered points successful nan 4th quarter, maintaining a one-game lead successful nan AFC West and 2 games amended than nan Chiefs. The adjacent fewer weeks are key, pinch nan Raiders and Kansas City coming to Mile High.

No. 4: Pittsburgh Steelers

Record: 5–3

Remaining opponents supra .500: 4

Playoff probability: 44%

After losing 2 games to nan Bengals and Packers, it appeared Pittsburgh mightiness beryllium backsliding. But connected Sunday, nan Steelers scored 27 points and handled nan Colts connected nan spot of six takeaways, 5 coming disconnected Daniel Jones. With nan victory, Pittsburgh is still 2 games up successful nan AFC North.

Record: 6–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 4

Playoff probability: 96%

Buffalo faced plentifulness of questions complete nan past fewer weeks, but answered each of them connected Sunday successful a 28–21 triumph complete nan Chiefs. Dalton Kincaid and James Cook each had 100-yard games while Josh Allen was 23-of-26 pinch 3 touchdowns. It was a connection for nan Bills successful a cardinal spot.

No. 6: Los Angeles Chargers

Record: 6–3

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 77%

Los Angeles hit nan Titans, but location are concerns aft Joe Alt had to beryllium carted disconnected pinch an ankle injury. If Alt is retired long-term, nan Chargers will person to activity astir an violative statement that allowed six sacks to Tennessee. Next week? The Steelers are astatine SoFi Stadium connected Sunday night.

Record: 5–3

Remaining opponents supra .500: 4

Playoff probability: 45%

Jacksonville needed to clasp connected successful overtime to triumph 30–29 complete nan hapless Raiders, but nan Jaguars did truthful and earned backmost a playoff spot. The large mobility is whether Jacksonville tin clasp disconnected teams for illustration nan Chiefs and Ravens, who are trying to drawback them pinch amended rosters.

NFC: Who’s In

No. 1: Philadelphia Eagles

Record: 6–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 93%

Philadelphia is connected a bye and moved up to nan apical seed owed to Green Bay losing to nan Panthers. The Eagles will travel disconnected their remainder week to play nan Packers connected Monday Night Football astatine Lambeau Field.

Record: 6–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 93%

The Buccaneers are connected their bye week arsenic good and will adjacent big nan 7–2 Patriots. Tampa Bay is 1.5 games up connected nan astonishing Panthers successful nan NFC South, making nan tilt against New England an important one.

No. 3: Los Angeles Rams

Record: 6–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 6

Playoff probability: 91%

The Rams hammered nan Saints successful Tyler Shough’s debut, winning 34–10 astatine home. Matthew Stafford threw for 281 yards and 4 touchdowns, putting Los Angeles successful premier position to situation for nan NFC West and nan conference’s apical seed.

Record: 5–2–1

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 90%

Green Bay has immoderate terrific wins against teams for illustration nan Lions and Steelers, but it besides has a fewer stunning defeats. Despite being a double-digit favourite astatine location against nan Panthers, Carolina won 16–13 and dropped nan Packers from nan apical seed to nan No. 4 spot.

No. 5: Seattle Seahawks

Record: 5–2

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 83%

This abstraction will beryllium updated aft nan conclusion of nan Seahawks-Commanders crippled connected Sunday night.

Record: 6–3

Remaining opponents supra .500: 4

Playoff probability: 82%

San Francisco took attraction of nan punchless Giants, pinch Christian McCaffrey totaling 173 yards and 2 touchdowns successful a 34–24 win. The Niners will now big nan Rams earlier drafting nan Cardinals, Panthers, Browns and Titans complete their adjacent 4 games.

No. 7: Detroit Lions

Record: 5–3

Remaining opponents supra .500: 5

Playoff probability: 76%

Detroit had a chance to make a move successful nan NFC North pinch Green Bay’s loss, but promptly mislaid astatine location to J.J. McCarthy and nan Vikings. The Lions now sojourn nan Commanders earlier hosting nan Eagles successful a cardinal NFC affair.

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