After the convincing win over the Chiefs, the Bills are No. 3 in the latest power rankings and could re-take first place in the AFC East in Week 10.

After nine weeks through the 2025 NFL season, we’ve seen some major separation in the AFC East. The New England Patriots (7-2) and Buffalo Bills (6-2) have positioned themselves as playoff teams, while the Miami Dolphins (2-7) and New York Jets (1-7) have positioned themselves for top-10 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.

With a few results still pending in Week 8, here's how the AFC playoff field currently looks: New England Patriots: 6-2 Los Angeles Chargers: 5-3 Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-3 With six losses already on their ledger, the Dolphins still have a lot of work to do before the postseason becomes even a faint possibility.

The Bills head south with a chance to regain the lead in the AFC East. Here's an early look ahead to the matchup.

When the New England Patriots get their next win – and with a schedule this easy, that seems almost a sure thing – they will have matched their win total from the last two seasons combined. That’s how far the six-time Super Bowl champions had fallen under Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo,

The Miami Dolphins need to start over but there's a problem. The Bills are a juggernaut. The Patriots are back. And the Jets have 5 first-rounders.

The 2025 season has turned into one of the most unpredictable years in recent NFL history. The Chiefs have won the AFC West nine straight times but enter Week 10 in third place. The Bills have won every AFC East title since 2020 but currently look up at the Patriots in the standings.

In first place in the AFC East at 6-2, the Patriots have been one of the NFL’s biggest surprises in the first half of 2025.