With the 2025 NFL season at the midway point, every game takes on even greater significance as the playoff picture takes shape.

The conclusion of Week 9 will mark the midway point of the 2025 NFL season. What is the playoff picture if it ended today?

The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals played one of the most thrilling games of the NFL season Sunday, a rollercoaster ride that ended with a 47-42 win for the Bears.

Here is more on how Caleb Williams hit Colston Loveland for the improbable late-game score to earn huge win over Cincinnati in Week 9.

Follow for coverage from The Athletic's NFL writers as Week 9's Sunday action, including Chiefs-Bills, kicks off.

Halloween may have come and gone, but the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes remain Josh Allen's boogeyman. Kansas City again ended Buffalo's Super Bowl hopes during the Allen era earlier this year when they snatched a 32-29 AFC championship game victory.

Midway through the 2025 NFL season, the Denver Broncos are sitting in first place in the AFC West with a 7-2 record. The Los Angeles Chargers (6-3) defeated the Tennessee Titans o

Week 7 in the NFL had 12 games on Sunday, starting and ending with the NFC West. It started with the final London game of the year with the LA Rams blowing out the Jacksonville Jaguars. It ended with the San Francisco 49ers beating the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football.

The Lions, like the Packers, lost a game they probably should have won, and did so in their own stadium. Detroit was nearly a double-digit favorite against division rival Minnesota on Sunday, but instead allowed the Vikings to grab an early lead and largely control the game from start to finish.