Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 1 of the 2025 playoffs and mocks himself for some preseason misses

In a dream season, Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions are trying to make history and restore the Motor City to ultimate football glory. West of the Mississippi, Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs are trying to achieve something no one ever has in the NFL’s modern era — a three-peat.

The Lions move back into the top spot after their decisive win over the Vikings, plus one lesson learned for every NFL team.

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The Lions and Bills have the most to lose in these NFL playoffs. More in our power rankings at the end of the regular season.

The Lions put on a defensive clinic Sunday night in their 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit finished the regular season 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history. The Lions now get the coveted first-round bye and enter the playoffs as the betting favorite to win Super Bowl LIX.

We rank all 14 teams in the NFL playoffs from least likely to most likely to win the Super Bowl this postseason, with the No. 1 seeded Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions given the best chances as they get byes during wild-card weekend and only need to win two games to make the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Savor the taste of hope while you can and enjoy our last power rankings of the year. Soon, you’ll be knee-deep in cap sheets and draft rankings, and all of this will be a distant memory. That’s a wrap on our 2024-25 power rankings!

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