With no undefeated team left in the 2025 NFL season, every team’s weaknesses have now been exposed, and analysts are looking at this season with a new perspective. And given that the Detroit Lions have been mowing down opponents left and right, it should probably come as little surprise that they have climbed to the the top of most power rankings. It also helps when the two teams who were commonly put above them—the Eagles and Bills—were handed their first loss and look flawed.
Let’s take a look at how things shook out in this week’s power rankings.
The Ringer: 1 (Previous rank: 3)
From Diante Lee:
Let’s welcome the Lions back to a familiar place: the top spot in our power rankings.
While new offensive coordinator John Morton hasn’t (yet) captured the league’s attention in the same wa