NFL standings snapshot 2025, plus NFL+ guide and fresh Week 13 power tiers (Nov. 27)

Thanksgiving football has tightened playoff races across the league and shuffled the weekly power board. Here’s where things stand heading into the weekend, what NFL+ actually gets you this season, and who sits in the top tier right now.

League snapshot: who’s setting the pace

Through the Thanksgiving slate, a handful of clubs have separated from the pack on record and point differential:

• Top win totals:

  • New England: 10–2 — balanced, turnover-savvy defense with timely red-zone offense.

  • Los Angeles (Rams): 9–2 — explosive passing game and a defense closing games late.

  • Denver: 9–2 — defense carrying a long winning streak; offense getting just enough.

• Chasing group (examples): 8–3 teams like Philadelphia and Seattle are within striking distance, while several 7–4 clubs are alive for byes and home-field positioning.

Divisions remain tight in places—particularly the Wests—while parts of the North in both conferences have turned into tiebreaker battles. Expect more shuffling as injury lists and short-week turnarounds bite.

Playoff picture themes to watch

• Byes on the line: One stumble from the leaders opens the door for a December leap by the 8–3 crowd.

• Wild-card crunch: Multiple 6–5 and 7–4 teams are bunched; conference record and common-opponent tiebreakers loom large.

• Defense travels: Contenders with top-10 defenses are stealing close road wins that swing seeding.

Week 13 NFL power rankings: the top tier (and who’s rising)

Fresh composite read of this week’s rankings across major outlets and analytics trends:

1. Rams — Most complete profile right now: top-5 scoring, top-10 defense, strong late-game execution.

2. Patriots — Best record in the league; defense generating short fields and special-teams edges.

3. Broncos — Long winning streak anchored by red-zone defense; offense improving on scripted drives.

4. Eagles — Trenches give them a high floor; need cleaner two-minute defense.

5. Seahawks — Balanced, with explosive plays returning; secondary health will determine ceiling.
   6–10. Chargers, Ravens, Chiefs, Bears, Colts — All viable movers; small margins separate this band week to week.

Big risers: Chargers (situational offense trending up), Broncos (defensive EPA surge), Ravens (health stabilizing on offense).
On notice: Teams leaning on shootouts without pass protection consistency; late-November weather tends to expose one-dimensional attacks.

Quick metric tells: Teams pairing a positive turnover margin with a top-10 pressure rate have provided the steadiest returns over the last month.

NFL standings 2025: Thanksgiving-week context by conference

• AFC: One 10-win pace-setter, one 9-win challenger, then a deep middle. The West features a clear leader with a top-5 defense; the East has the league’s best record; the North and South are scrappy, with tiebreakers already in play.

• NFC: The West is a heavyweight race (two top-5 clubs); the East has a contender with elite lines; the North remains volatile week-to-week.

Pro tip for scoreboard-watchers: conference-record swings start to matter more than raw point totals from here out.

NFL+: what you get in 2025

NFL+ lives inside the league’s app and website and offers a tiered setup:

• Core NFL+

  • Live local and primetime regular-season games on mobile/tablet (in-market restrictions apply).

  • NFL Network live stream within the ecosystem.

• NFL+ Premium

  • Everything above, plus NFL RedZone, full and condensed replays, and Coaches Film (All-22).

• 2025 exclusives: The service includes a limited slate of exclusive live regular-season games this year (watch for those dates in the app).

• Blackouts & devices: Blackout rules still apply. Mobile live game rights remain the main live-game path; Premium expands replays and film study across supported devices.

If you mainly watch your local team on a phone or tablet and want RedZone on Sundays with replays after, Premium is the sweet spot. If you need out-of-market live games on your TV, you’ll still rely on your pay-TV/streaming bundle or other league partners.

Thanksgiving-to-December checklist for contenders

• Health management: Snap counts for stars on short weeks; soft-tissue injuries spike now.

• Situational mastery: Two-minute defense and red-zone efficiency decide seeds more than blowouts do.

• Weather plan: Run-game efficiency and special teams become tie-breakers in windy venues.

• Depth at OL/DB: Recent swings correlate strongly with protection and nickel depth, not just QB play.

As of Thanksgiving night, New England (10–2) holds the league’s best record, with the Rams and Broncos (both 9–2) pressing. A strong 8–3 cohort (Eagles, Seahawks) is poised to pounce on any slip. Power rankings favor teams coupling pass rush with mistake-free offense, and NFL+ remains the league’s direct-to-fan option for mobile live games, RedZone, and deep-dive replays—handy for tracking every pivot as December chaos begins.