Nfl Power Rankings Based On Super Bowl Odds Ahead Of Week 9 (rams To No. 1? Bills Rising)

The halfway people of nan NFL play is here!

The Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals will wrap things up connected Monday nighttime successful Week 9, but Sunday's slate was afloat of upsets, contenders making connection wins and a awesome alteration successful this week's powerfulness rankings.

Sunday's marquee matchup was betwixt nan Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, and Josh Allen erstwhile again hit Patrick Mahomes successful nan regular play pushing Buffalo to 6-2 successful 2025 -- firmly successful nan operation for nan No. spot successful nan AFC.

Kansas City is conscionable 5-4 going into nan bye, and it's 2 games backmost of nan Denver Broncos successful nan AFC West standings.

There were upsets crossed nan committee for contenders, arsenic nan Detroit Lions mislaid arsenic 8.5-point favorites against nan Minnesota Vikings and nan Green Bay Packers mislaid arsenic 12.5-point favorites against nan Carolina Panthers. Those wins put Carolina (5-4) and Minnesota (4-4) successful nan chaotic paper operation successful nan NFC astatine nan halfway people of nan season.

The top-five successful this week's rankings are wholly different, arsenic a caller squad takes nan apical spot aft Detroit and Kansas City mislaid successful Week 9. Sean McVay and nan Los Angeles Rams (6-2) are 3rd successful nan likelihood to triumph nan Super Bowl, and they're looking for illustration nan astir complete squad successful a loaded NFC playoff picture.

Each week, I'll beryllium powerfulness ranking each NFL squad based connected nan likelihood to triumph nan Super Bowl successful nan 2025 season. Here's a look astatine who is up and who is down aft Sunday's Week 9 action.

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1. Los Angeles Rams (+750) LW: No. 5

Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen. / Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

3. Philadelphia Eagles (+1000) LW: No. 3

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts. / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

The Eagles were connected their bye successful Week 9.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield. / Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

The Buccaneers were connected nan bye successful Week 9.

5. Detroit Lions (+950) Last Week: No. 1

Detroit Lions caput coach Dan Campbell. / David Reginek-Imagn Images

Detroit mislaid arsenic a awesome favourite to J.J. McCarthy and nan Minnesota Vikings, dropping to 5-3 successful nan 2025 season. The Lions are +950 to triumph nan Super Bow, which remains successful nan apical 5 successful nan latest odds.

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye. / Eric Canha-Imagn Images

7. Kansas City Chiefs (+600) LW: No. 3

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes. / Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

The Chiefs stay successful nan apical group to triumph nan Super Bowl, but they now person 4 losses heading into their Week 10 bye. KC is apt looking astatine a chaotic paper spot, unless some nan Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers falter down nan stretch.

Denver Broncos backmost Bo Nix. / Sean Thomas-Imagn Images

9. Green Bay Packers (+950) LW: No. 7

Green Bay Packers caput coach Matt LaFleur talks to backmost Jordan Love. / Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

Green Bay had yet different puzzling crippled successful Week 9, losing astatine location arsenic a double-digit favourite against Carolina. The Packers are still +950 to triumph nan Super Bowl (down from +800), but they are reliable to spot astatine that value fixed nan up-and-down quality of their season.

Seattle Seahawks backmost Sam Darnold. / Amber Searls-Imagn Images

Seattle is firmly successful nan operation for nan No. 1 seed successful nan NFC aft blowing retired Washington connected Sunday night. Sam Darnold threw for 4 scores, and nan Seahawks jumped from +2200 to +1100 to triumph nan Super Bowl successful nan process.

11. Indianapolis Colts (+1000) LW: No. 4

Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones. / Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

Daniel Jones yet had a high-turnover game, and nan Colts mislaid to nan Pittsburgh Steelers successful nan process. Now, Indy is successful threat of losing nan No. 1 seed successful nan AFC pinch nan Broncos and Patriots some astatine 7-2 arsenic well.

San Francisco 49ers caput coach Kyle Shanahan. / Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

Kyle Shanahan's squad is now 6-3 successful nan 2025 season, going 5-2 successful Mac Jones' 7 starts. If Brock Purdy tin return, San Fran is successful nan operation for a apical seed successful nan NFC.

13. Los Angeles Chargers (+2800) LW: No. 13

Los Angeles Chargers backmost Justin Herbert. / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Chargers are now 6-3 successful nan 2025 season, knocking disconnected Tennessee successful Week 9. However, nan squad mislaid Joe Alt to different ankle injury, leaving nan violative statement successful shambles up of Week 10.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt. / Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

The Steelers' defense yet came to play, turning complete Daniel Jones aggregate times successful an upset win. Pittsburgh is 5-3 done 9 weeks and successful first spot successful nan AFC North, keeping it successful nan No. 14 spot again this week.

15. Baltimore Ravens (+1800) LW: No. 16

Baltimore Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Lamar Jackson is back, and truthful are nan Ravens. Baltimore blew retired Miami connected Thursday night, winning its 2nd crippled successful a statement retired of nan bye. The Ravens person a favorable schedule up that could get them correct backmost successful nan operation to triumph nan AFC North.

Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams. / Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

The Bears scored 47 points in Week 9, pinch Caleb Williams starring a precocious touchdown thrust to move to 5-3. There are a batch of concerns pinch Williams' shakiness arsenic a passer and Chicago's defense, but nan grounds is nan record. Chicago is successful nan operation to make nan playoffs successful nan NFC.

17. Jacksonville Jaguars (+6000) LW: No. 19

Jacksonville Jaguars backmost Trevor Lawrence. / Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Jacksonville survived overtime against nan Las Vegas Raiders, winning 30-29 down 2 rushing scores from Trevor Lawrence. It wasn't pretty, but nan Jags stay successful nan operation to make nan playoffs successful nan AFC astatine 5-3.

Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young. / Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

19. Minnesota Vikings (+12000) LW: No. 23

Minnesota Vikings backmost J.J. McCarthy. / David Reginek-Imagn Images

Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott. / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The Cowboys are 3-4-1 heading into their Monday nighttime matchup pinch nan Arizona Cardinals.

21. Houston Texans (+9000) LW: No. 15

Houston Texans caput coach DeMeco Ryans. / Sean Thomas-Imagn Images

Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels. / Amber Searls-Imagn Images

A blowout nonaccomplishment successful Week 9 whitethorn person spelled nan extremity of Washington's season. The Commanders are now 3-6, and Jayden Daniels was wounded again against Seattle. This squad is an utmost agelong changeable to make nan playoffs successful nan NFC.

23. Atlanta Falcons (+30000) LW: No. 22

Atlanta Falcons backmost Michael Penix Jr. / Eric Canha-Imagn Images

Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Flacco. / Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

25. New York Giants (+100000) LW: No. 25

New York Giants caput coach Brian Daboll. / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Brian Daboll's Giants were beaten by double digits by Mac Jones and nan San Francisco 49ers, but Jaxson Dart has continued to look for illustration a backmost nan franchise tin build astir successful nan future.

Arizona Cardinals backmost Jacoby Brissett. / Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Arizona has mislaid 5 games successful a row, and it'll commencement Jacoby Brissett for nan 3rd consecutive crippled pinch Kyler Murray (foot) still banged up. Arizona takes connected Dallas connected Monday nighttime successful Week 9.

27. Cleveland Browns (+80000) LW: No. 27

Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. / Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Cleveland Browns were connected a bye successful Week 9.

Las Vegas Raiders backmost Geno Smith. / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

The Raiders fought difficult successful Week 9 pinch Brock Bowers (three TD catches) back, but they mislaid erstwhile going for 2 (and nan win) against nan Jaguars successful OT. Geno Smith played overmuch amended pinch Bowers healthy, and nan Raiders are hoping they tin get thing rolling connected discourtesy successful nan 2nd half of nan 2025 season.

29. New Orleans Saints (+100000) LW: No. 28

New Orleans Saints backmost Tyler Shough. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

The Saints didn't get overmuch going successful Tyler Shough's first start, and Matthew Stafford and nan Los Angeles Rams diced them each crippled long. New Orleans is simply a existent campaigner to extremity up pinch nan No. 1 prime successful nan 2026 NFL Draft.

Miami Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Chris Grier is retired arsenic nan wide head of nan Dolphins aft an embarrassing nonaccomplishment to nan Baltimore Ravens connected Thursday night. Tua Tagovailoa whitethorn beryllium successful threat of getting benched, nan Dolphins could extremity up having a occurrence waste astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline pinch their play each but over.

31. New York Jets (+100000) LW: No. 31

New York Jets caput coach Aaron Glenn. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

The New York Jets were connected a bye successful Week 9.

Tennessee Titans backmost Cam Ward. / Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

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