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With the 2025 NFL season at its midpoint, our analysts update their preseason predictions for the full 14-team playoff field.

Participating analysts: , Michael Baca, Mike Band, , , , , , , Eric Edholm, , Michael F. Florio, Christian Gonzales, Grant Gordon, Anthony Holzman-Escareno, Maurice Jones-Drew, , Bobby Kownack, , , , Chad Reuter, Marc Ross, Nick Shook, Lance Zierlein.

NOTE: Odds are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook and are current as of 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

AFC EAST CHAMPS

AFC NORTH CHAMPS

AFC SOUTH CHAMPS

AFC WEST CHAMPS

AFC WILD CARD TEAMS

We asked voters to pick the three wild-card teams from each conference, ranking their picks from 1 to 3 based on where they project the squads to land in the pecking order. Here are the vote totals for the AFC:

1) New England Patriots, 7-2 (57 points)

• Fifth seed (15 votes): Abdoo, Band, Bergman, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Filice, Florio, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Shook.
• Sixth seed (6 votes): Baca, Battista, Edholm, Gonzales, Koplowitz-Fleming, Zierlein.

2) Denver Broncos, 7-2 (37 points)

• Fifth seed (7 votes): Baca, Battista, Edholm, Gonzales, Gordon, Koplowitz-Fleming, Zierlein.
• Sixth seed (7 votes): Abdoo, Cersosimo, Holzman-Escareno, Okada, Parr, Reuter, Shook.
• Seventh seed (2 votes): Carr, Jones-Drew.

3) Kansas City Chiefs, 5-4 (18 points)

• Fifth seed (1 vote): Ross.
• Sixth seed (7 votes): Band, Bergman, Blair, Chadiha, Filice, Florio, Kownack.
• Seventh seed (1 vote): Patra.

4) Los Angeles Chargers, 6-3 (14 points)

• Sixth seed (2 votes): Gordon, Patra.
• Seventh seed (10 votes): Blair, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Kownack, Ross, Zierlein.

5) Pittsburgh Steelers, 5-3 (12 points)

• Sixth seed (2 votes): Carr, Jones-Drew.
• Seventh seed (8 votes): Baca, Band, Edholm, Gordon, Koplowitz-Fleming, Okada, Parr, Shook.

6) Buffalo Bills, 6-2 (8 points)

• Fifth seed (2 votes): Blair, Okada.
• Sixth seed (1 vote): Ross.

7) Jacksonville Jaguars, 5-3 (2 points)

• Seventh seed (2 votes): Abdoo, Reuter.

T-8) Baltimore Ravens, 3-5 (1 point)

• Seventh seed (1 vote): Battista.

T-8) Indianapolis Colts, 7-2 (1 point)

• Seventh seed (1 vote): Bergman.

• AFC: East | North | South | West | Wild Card
• NFC: East | North | South | West | Wild Card

NFC EAST CHAMPS

NFC NORTH CHAMPS

NFC SOUTH CHAMPS

NFC WEST CHAMPS

NFC WILD CARD TEAMS

1) Seattle Seahawks, 6-2 (43 points)

• Fifth seed (12 votes): Abdoo, Baca, Battista, Blair, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Okada, Parr, Patra.
• Sixth seed (3 votes): Bergman, Reuter, Ross.
• Seventh seed (1 vote): Gordon.

2) Green Bay Packers, 5-2-1 (32 points)

• Fifth seed (2 votes): Bergman, Chadiha.
• Sixth seed (12 votes): Battista, Cersosimo, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Koplowitz-Fleming, Okada, Parr, Patra, Shook, Zierlein.
• Seventh seed (2 votes): Edholm, Jones-Drew.

3) Los Angeles Rams, 6-2 (29 points)

• Fifth seed (9 votes): Band, Carr, Cersosimo, Edholm, Gordon, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Shook, Zierlein.
• Sixth seed (1 vote): Chadiha.

4) San Francisco 49ers, 6-3 (19 points)

• Sixth seed (3 votes): Edholm, Jones-Drew, Kownack.
• Seventh seed (13 votes): Abdoo, Baca, Band, Battista, Blair, Cersosimo, Florio, Koplowitz-Fleming, Okada, Parr, Reuter, Ross, Shook.

5) Detroit Lions, 5-3 (18 points)

• Fifth seed (2 votes): Reuter, Ross.
• Sixth seed (6 votes): Abdoo, Baca, Band, Blair, Carr, Holzman-Escareno.

6) Chicago Bears, 5-3 (7 points)

• Seventh seed (7 votes): Bergman, Carr, Chadiha, Filice, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Zierlein.

T-7) Carolina Panthers, 5-4 (1 point)

• Seventh seed (1 vote): Patra.

T-7) Minnesota Vikings, 4-4 (1 point)

• Seventh seed (1 vote): Kownack.

• AFC: East | North | South | West | Wild Card
• NFC: East | North | South | West | Wild Card