Printed: November 10, 2025
The NFL was fairly wild in Week 10, as so many good groups suffered robust losses, and loads of the league’s worst got here away with stunning wins. There’s parity like by no means earlier than within the league this 12 months, and that confirmed up in a giant method in Week 10. And because the mud settles, we now have a barely clearer image of the place groups stand within the playoff hunt.
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The Buffalo Payments is perhaps the largest losers from this stunning weekend of motion. Not solely did they get blown out by the lowly Miami Dolphins, which was a serious shock in and of itself, however they needed to watch the New England Patriots get an enormous win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, too. That places a bit of extra distance and a bit of extra wind behind the sails of a New England division title.
Talking of these Buccaneers, they might have misplaced, however they dodged a serious bullet. The Atlanta Falcons misplaced in time beyond regulation to the Indianapolis Colts, which pushed them additional into the basement within the NFC South. The Carolina Panthers had an opportunity to maneuver to inside half a sport of Tampa, however an embarrassing, inexplicable, inexcusable loss to the New Orleans Saints means Tampa stays precisely the identical regardless of a tricky loss.
Within the AFC North, issues bought a complete lot extra fascinating. The Pittsburgh Steelers misplaced to the Los Angeles Chargers, which helps Los Angeles increase its division title hopes though the Denver Broncos bought one other ugly win on Thursday. However with the Steelers dropping, a Baltimore Ravens win over a feisty Minnesota Vikings staff pushed them to at least one sport again after their 1-5 begin. The playoffs appear way more believable for Baltimore now.
The Colts’ time beyond regulation win over Atlanta helps proceed their march for the AFC’s prime seed, though Denver, Los Angeles, and New England are all within the working after additionally successful on Sunday. Within the NFC, the West is shaping as much as be a real battle. The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, who bludgeoned the Arizona Cardinals, are 7-2 and have the most effective information within the NFC. Additionally within the combine are the Philadelphia Eagles, who’ve but to play and are 6-2, and the Inexperienced Bay Packers, who face the Eagles tonight on Monday Evening Soccer. That matchup will likely be completely essential to seeding, though the Eagles are comfortably main their division anyway.
The Packers, nevertheless, don’t have any room to breathe. An enormous win over the Washington Commanders pushed the Lions to inside 21 proportion factors of first place (because of the Packers having a tie on their file), so a loss by Inexperienced Bay could be catastrophic. The Chicago Bears, who loved a comeback win over the New York Giants, are additionally 6-3, so a loss by Inexperienced Bay would ship them plummeting to 3rd of their division, which might be a shock after beginning 5-1-1.
The wild card is much more difficult in each leagues. All of the above-mentioned groups which can be inside placing distance of their division leaders are within the wild card hunt, clearly. The Chargers, Payments, and Jacksonville Jaguars (who suffered an inconceivable loss after main 29-10 within the fourth quarter) at present maintain the three spots within the AFC. Within the NFC, the Rams, Lions, and Bears are in, however they’re adopted carefully by a number of groups.
Nonetheless within the hunt within the AFC are:
- Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
- Houston Texans
- Baltimore Ravens
Within the NFC, it’s crowded:
- San Francisco 49ers
- Carolina Panthers
- Minnesota Vikings
Losses this week by the Panthers and Vikings imply they’re in all probability an extended shot to make it, particularly within the Panthers’ case. They’ve a gauntlet (Tampa Bay twice, San Francisco, Seattle, and the Rams) remaining, so that they’re more likely to fade from view totally.
