NFL power Rankings: patriots, Bears Surge as Playoff Picture โTakes Shape
Week 14 of the 2025 โNFL season delivered notable shifts in the league’s powerโฃ structure, โwith โthe new England Patriots and Chicago Bears experiencing notable rises while established contendersโ like the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles rams,โ and Philadelphia eagles โคstumbled. These movements come as โฃteams battle for playoff positioning with just โweeks remaining in the โregular season.
The Patriots’ recent โขsuccess and the Bears’ surprising competitiveness highlight the volatility of theโข NFL, while โขthe struggles of traditionally strongโข teams underscore the importance of consistent performance โand injury management. Draft positioning is also becoming โฃa critical focus for teams โalready โฃeliminated from playoff contention.
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30. New Orleans Saints (2-10)
Last โขweek: 29
Sunday: Lost toโข Dolphins 21-17
Best-case scenario: A Week โ17 loss
The Saints’ loss to the Dolphins further solidifies their position โnear the bottomโข of the league.โ A โคWeek 17 matchup against the Titans presents an chance to improve their draft standing, with a loss givingโ them a 28 percentโ chance โขof โฃlanding the No. 1 overall pick.
Up next: at Buccaneers, Sunday, 1 โคp.m. ET
31.Las Vegas raiders (2-10)
Last week: 31
Sunday: Lost to Chargers 31-14
Best-case scenario: Clarity with their decision-making
The Raiders’ offense continuedโข to โฃstruggle in a loss to theโ Chargers, managing only 156 yards. The firing of Chip Kelly โhas raisedโค questions about โขthe organization’s structure.โข The Raidersโ have been eliminated from playoff contention, extending their playoff-win drought sinceโ 2003.
Up next: vs. โBroncos, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
32. Tennessee Titans (1-11)
Last week: 32
Sunday: Lost โคto Jaguars 25-3
Best-case โscenario: โThe No. 1 overall pick
The Titans’ โคdefeat against the Jaguars โคreinforces their status as โคone ofโ the league’s worst teams. They currently haveโข a โฃ52โ percent chance of earning theโฃ No. 1 pick and a 95 percent chance of securing โฃa top-five pick.
Upโ next: at Browns,Sunday,1 p.m. ET
Notably, Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was injured in a game against the Patriots, suffering a hit from โขPatriots linebacker Christian โฃElliss along the sideline. The incident highlighted the need for Dart to learn to slide andโฃ protect himself to prolong his career.
