2025 Week Nine Political Rankings

Doing this one early, because of how this week went...

AFC:

1) New England

It does seem to be lining up nicely for the Patriots, isn't it?  Six in a row for 7-2, but now a test as they go to Tampa Bay in what, shockingly, may well represent a Super Bowl preview if Herr Fatfuck has his way.

12-5 now appears to be their floor.  They beat a couple teams they might be going against in the playoffs, and the road to San Francisco might go through Foxboro again. 

2) Denver

a hair over

3) Indianapolis

because of the results this week, but Indianapolis lost and Denver barely got out of Houston.  Neither team looked that impressive.

4) Buffalo

A quiet 6-2, but they lost the first meeting to New England and the second one is in Foxboro Week 15.

Kayfabe:

The three 7-2 can't settle it HTH, so it's conference records at least the first step:

1) Indianapolis, 6-1 over the other two's 4-2. (7-2)

2) The two teams have only one common opponent, so it goes Strength of Victory, and that goes to New England, .333 to Denver's .325 (7-2)

3) Denver (7-2)

4) Pittsburgh (5-3) -- the bullshit IS real.

5) Buffalo (6-2)

6) LA Chargers (6-3)

7) Jacksonville (5-3)

Kansas City is a half-game and the tiebreaker out of the playoffs.  They lose HTH tiebreaks with all three current wild-card teams.

NFC:

Buenos Suerte now.  Your guess is as good as mine.  So I'll go through it in Kayfabe order and show why I'm not exactly 100% convinced on anybody right now.

We have 4 6-2 teams.  The Eagles, Seahawks, Rams, and Bucs.  First break the divisional tiebreaker, Seahawks/Rams.  They have not played yet.  Seahawks are 1-1 in the division, Rams 0-1 -- so the Seahawks go in with the Eagles and Bucs.

No HTH sweep, so...

1) Philadelphia, 5-1 in the conference.  (6-2) Philadelphia may end up being the NFC's choice after all, but there is ZERO CHANCE, barring some replay of last year or the one year KC beat San Francisco after a Super Bowl Week incident left the league with no choice. 

2) Tampa Bay (6-2), head to head over Seattle.  I still think Tampa is a far more palatable MAGA choice than most anyone else on this list, especially the current 6-2s.  That said, they have New England, in a game which will probably say a lot as to where both teams are when we do Week Ten.

3) Seattle (6-2), liberal West Coast, etc.  Can't see that as a palatable.

4) Green Bay (5-2-1)  Yes, Carolina is now shockingly 5-4, but YOU CAN'T LOSE TO THEM if you want anyone to take you seriously, and now you've lost your tight end to an ACL and possibly your WR as well.  A semi-palatable choice due to demographics and fanbase, but too many other factors will probably have Detroit in their place soon enough.  They get Philly next Monday Night in a massive NFC showdown.

5) LA Rams (6-2)  See Seattle.

6) San Francisco (6-3)  Goes double here!

7) Detroit (5-3 with a win over Chicago).  NFC North is lining up to be a juggernaut again, but I still don't see where Detroit gets chosen as a MAGA champion.  In anything!