At the midway point of the 2025 NFL season, the contenders have begun to separate themselves from the pretenders, giving fans a look at the teams that will realistically compete for the Lombardi Trophy in February.

With a few results still pending in Week 8, here's how the AFC playoff field currently looks: New England Patriots: 6-2 Los Angeles Chargers: 5-3 Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-3 With six losses already on their ledger, the Dolphins still have a lot of work to do before the postseason becomes even a faint possibility.

Monday's win over the Buccaneers catapulted the Lions' playoff chances, and put Detroit in the mix for the NFC North. Detroit has losses to Green Bay and Kansas City and has a brutal schedule remaining, but the Lions are one of the more talented teams in the NFL .

Week 9 NFL power rankings change with Texans, Ravens, Dolphins, Jets wins, Titans, Saints, Browns, Giants, Bengals, Cowboys, Vikings, Falcons losses.

The Carolina Panthers were blown out by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, however, they are sitting pretty in second place with a 4-4 record. Lastly, the last-place New Orleans Saints were defeated, 23-2, by the Buccaneers to fall to 1-7 on the season.

NFL Research spotlights the best nuggets from each slate of games. Here are the most eye-popping statistical accomplishments from Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has lit up the NFL in his second season, setting a franchise record last weekend with his 91% pass completion percentage. Not bad when you consider the guy he's succeeded - seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady.

The Indianapolis Colts visit the Pittsburgh Steelers for NFL Week 9 action. Here's the injury report for both teams coming out of Week 8.