With the 2025 NFL season at the midway point, every game takes on even greater significance as the playoff picture takes shape.

For the fourth straight week, Tom Brady has a new No. 1 in his power rankings. This one has him "feeling sick."

We're putting the league into four buckets: the inner and outer circles of contenders, fringe playoff teams and draft preparations. Those tiers are below with the teams in them listed alphabetically.

How was the NFL hierarchy affected by a week full of lopsided results? Eric Edholm provides a fresh batch of Power Rankings, with Jim Harbaugh's Chargers among the league's biggest risers.

Despite the Cowboys' embarrassing showing in Week 8, the team remains in second place in the NFC East. With the next three weeks including a Monday Night Football showdown with the struggling Arizona Cardinals, a bye week, and another MNF outing against the lowly Las Vegas Raiders, there is an opportunity for the Cowboys to be sitting at 6-4-1.

This past week, teams dealing with questionable coaching futures had gut-checking wins. The New York Jets rallied to give Aaron Glenn his first win and the Miami Dolphins had a stunning blowout of the Atlanta Falcons a week after Mike McDaniel appeared to have lost the team.