Nine weeks of the 2025 NFL season have passed. Some teams are riding high, while others are grasping for wins.

Much of what we believed we knew when it all began in September has been validated -- but lots of surprises, and injuries, have changed the course of our early season predictions.

The quarterback carousel spins in Arizona, New Orleans and San Francisco with injuries forcing backups to step up while Jaxson Dart has impressed as a rookie QB in New York. The NFC West is one of the strongest divisions halfway through the season and the New England Patriots are making a push for the AFC East title over the Buffalo Bills . The descent of the Cleveland Browns and the Tennessee Titans is indisputable. Jackson Smith-Njigba is seemingly unstoppable.

With that in mind, ESPN'

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