The Los Angeles Chargers kept on the right track in a middling AFC with a win over Tennessee to move to 6-3, then acted as buyers at the NFL trade deadline. But that’s enough to drop Justin Herbert and the Chargers in the power rankings these days.

Mahomes falters, rankings plummet. Is this shocking slide a true crisis for the reigning champs, or just a temporary bump?

Another week in the NFL has passed, which means that we need to update the AFC West power rankings once more. Let’s see how the division stacks up. Trending: Steady The Raiders mercifully had a bye this past week,

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.

The Chiefs have head-to-head losses to the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars, the two teams directly ahead of it in the wild-card standings. Patrick Mahomes and Co. still have to play the Denver Broncos twice, with the first meeting coming out of Kansas City's bye in Week 11.

Here's looking at the 14 teams that would be in the playoffs if the 2025 NFL season ended ahead of Week 10, from top seeds to final wild cards in both conferences.

And just like that, the Denver Broncos are in first place in their division. After a wild 33-32 comeback win over the New York Giants on Sunday, the Broncos are now 5-2, the best record in the AFC West. Denver's got an edge over the Los Angeles Chargers (4 ...

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.

Picks are getting slim as we pass the midway point of the season, and now is the time to take the Bears in your NFL survivor pool.