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.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Ravens Looking to Make NFL Playoff History After Brutal 1-5 Start. The Ravens are looking to do something this season that only four teams since 1933 have done—make the playoffs after starting the year 1-5 or worse.

The New York Jets likely took the Cincinnati Bengals out of the AFC North hunt with their upset win. The Dallas Cowboys' playoff chances took a massive hit with their loss to the Denver Broncos, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be cruising toward their fifth straight NFC South title.

The first month of the 2025 NFL season is done, making this a great time for an early look at the potential playoff contenders that have emerged over the first four weeks of play.

It has been a wild six weeks into the 2025 NFL Season, and there are already high hopes and expectations for the Seattle Seahawks in the postseason. Going into Week 7, the Seahawks are projected to get the fifth seed in the NFC Playoffs. At 4-2, the ...