Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season is coming to a close on Monday night when the Dallas Cowboys take on the Arizona Cardinals. After the conclusion of MNF, we’ll be exactly halfway through the NFL season,

Welcome back to the AFC Playoff Picture, a weekly look at where the Chargers stand in playoff chase. The Bolts currently sit at 5-3 and are firmly in the playoff field at the halfway point of the 2025 season. Here's the look at the AFC playoff picture — with standings, current playoff odds and a status update — as we head into Week 9.

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.

CJ Stroud and Dalton Schultz’s Houston Texans host the Denver Broncos at NRG Stadium with the goal of keeping their season alive.

Over the last couple weeks, for the first time in a long time, I’ve actually taken quite a few days of vacation (and almost all of the days were in succession, interrupted only by a show on the Monday after the Texans season finale!). It gave me a lot of ...

The 2018 Colts were the next team to start 1-5 and still make the playoffs. Similarly to the Chiefs above, the Colts lost in the divisional round after winning the wild-card game. The most recent team to achieve this feat was the 2020 Washington team led by Ron Rivera. They lost in the wild-card round.