The Divisional Round of the 2025-26 NFL Playoffs is in the books, and the four Conference Championship finalists have emerged.

The Denver Broncos defeated Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills 33-30 in overtime last week, and should be riding high heading in to the AFC Championship Game they host on Sunday afternoon. The only problem? Second-year quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle in the overtime win over the Bills, so now Denver will need to rely on Jarrett Stidham to send the team to Super Bowl 60.

On the opposing side, Drake Maye and the New England Patriots will continue looking to take advantage of their “schedule” after dispatching the Houston Texans last week. The Patriots are 5.5-to-4.5-point road favorites with Nix out, but the Broncos have gone 9-1 at Empower Field at Mile High this season.

In the NFC, Sam Darnold the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks absolutely obliterated Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers: in fact, the Seahawks scored more points on Rashid Shaheed’s opening kickoff than the 49ers scored all game.

MVP-candidate Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams also advanced to the NFC Championship, needing overtime to overcome the Chicago Bears after Caleb Williams forced overtime with a once-in-a-lifetime throw.

Here, I’ll rank all eight teams that participated in the Divisional Round: there’s no rule that says the four teams advancing have to be the first four teams ranked, as one of the loser’s could stand out as more powerful, but that’s not the case here.

Read on for my 2025-26 NFL Post-Divisional Round 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!

2025-26 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 11, Post-Week 12, Post-Week 13, Post-Week 14, Post-Week 15, Post-Week 16, Post-Week 17, Post-Week 18, Wildcard, Divisional

Post-Divisional Round Power Rankings

1. Seattle Seahawks (15-3) [Last Week: 1]
2. New England Patriots (16-3) [Last Week: 2]
3. Los Angeles Rams (14-5) [Last Week: 8]
4. Denver Broncos (15-3) [Last Week: 4] (Would be ranked higher if Nix wasn’t injured)
5. Buffalo Bills (13-6) [Last Week: 7]
6. Chicago Bears (12-7) [Last Week: 6]
7. Houston Texans (13-6) [Last Week: 8]
8. San Francisco 49ers (13-6) [Last Week: 5]

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