In some ways, the herd is thinning: the NFL only has six teams left with two losses, holding either an 8-2 or 7-2 record.

Daniel Jones, Jonathan Taylor, and the Indianapolis Colts are still my team to beat, with an impressive resume of wins and an NFL-high +115 point differential. The Colts needed overtime to overcome the Atlanta Falcons in Germany in Week 10, but still took care of business to keep the pace as the NFL’s best team.

After that, the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams are both looking great after improving to 7-2. Both teams are riding four-game win streaks, only lose to quality opponents, and are within a couple points of each other in terms of differential. These two NFC West powerhouses face each other for the first time this season in Week 11.

The Philadelphia Eagles also improved to 7-2, albeit with an ugly 10-7 win over the Green Bay Packers. Defensive battles are okay and Green Bay’s defense is strong, but Jalen Hurts and the Eagles still seem just a step shy from last year’s Super Bowl team. But hey, being ranked fourth in the NFL while not playing up to your full potential? Plenty of teams are in worse situations.

Rounding out the two-loss teams, Drake Maye’s 8-2 New England Patriots and Bo Nix’s 8-2 Denver Broncos just keep winning. Sure, there are complaints about these teams having soft schedules, but all you can do is beat the teams in front of you. Both the Broncos and Patriots are on red-hot seven-game winning streaks.

But thinking the contenders stop there would be foolish: there is a tier of teams bubbling up right underneath. Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers are 7-3 after handling the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. The Detroit Lions are 6-3 following a 44-22 road win over the Washington Commanders. Baker Mayfield and the 6-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a narrow loss to the Patriots in Week 10, but have consistently gone toe-to-toe with the league’s best teams.

And for the 6-3 Buffalo Bills and 5-4 Kansas City Chiefs to be “struggling”, yet still right in the mix, should probably scare teams come playoff time.

Read on for my 2025-26 NFL Post-Week 10 Power Rankings, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any rankings, join the conversation with Sakmann Sports on Twitter/X, on Facebook, or by commenting directly on this post!

2025 NFL Power Rankings: Preseason, Post-Week 1, Post-Week 2, Post-Week 3, Post-Week 4, Post-Week 5, Post-Week 6, Post-Week 7, Post-Week 8, Post-Week 9, Post-Week 10

Post-Week 10 Power Rankings

(Sports Illustrated)
  1. Indianapolis Colts (8-2) [Last Week: 1]
  2. Seattle Seahawks (7-2) [Last Week: 5]
  3. Los Angeles Rams (7-2) [Last Week: 8]
  4. Philadelphia Eagles (7-2) [Last Week: 3]
  5. New England Patriots (8-2) [Last Week: 6]
  6. Denver Broncos (8-2) [Last Week: 5]
  7. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) [Last Week: 11]
  8. Detroit Lions (6-3) [Last Week: 7]
  9. Buffalo Bills (6-3) [Last Week: 4]
  10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3) [Last Week: 9]
  11. Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) [Last Week: 10]
  12. Green Bay Packers (5-3-1) [Last Week: 13]
  13. Baltimore Ravens (4-5) [Last Week: 16]
  14. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4) [Last Week: 12]
  15. San Francisco 49ers (6-4) [Last Week: 14]
  16. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4) [Last Week: 15]
  17. Chicago Bears (6-3) [Last Week: 17]
  18. Houston Texans (4-5) [Last Week: 18]
  19. Carolina Panthers (5-5) [Last Week: 19]
  20. Minnesota Vikings (4-5) [Last Week: 20]
  21. Atlanta Falcons (3-6) [Last Week: 22]
  22. Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1) [Last Week: 21]
  23. Arizona Cardinals (3-6) [Last Week: 23]
  24. Miami Dolphins (3-7) [Last Week: 27]
  25. New York Giants (2-8) [Last Week: 25]
  26. Cincinnati Bengals (3-6) [Last Week: 26]
  27. Washington Commanders (3-7) [Last Week: 24]
  28. Las Vegas Raiders (2-7) [Last Week: 29]
  29. New York Jets (2-7) [Last Week: 30]
  30. New Orleans Saints (2-8) [Last Week: 31]
  31. Cleveland Browns (2-7) [Last Week: 28]
  32. Tennessee Titans (1-8) [Last Week: 32]

Biggest Winners: Los Angeles Rams (+5), Los Angeles Chargers (+4)

Biggest Losers: Buffalo Bills (-5), Washington Commanders (-3), Cleveland Browns (-3)

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