This season feels a little different because of just how much work—in the draft, at the negotiating table and in free agency—needs to be done in the trenches. The Chiefs need help bolstering both sides of the line after the limits of their collective potential were displayed in a humbling Super Bowl loss .

Despite coming off a disappointing 6-11 season, the 49ers managed to land in the top 15 of The Ringer’s early set of NFL power rankings.

All of the post-Super Bowl power rankings are now out and NFL experts have the Bills among the top NFL teams heading into the 2025 season. Buffalo roughly ranks as the third-best team (average rank of 3.11) in the league as free agency, where the Bills could lose several starters, looms on the horizon.

Sports Illustrated has released its end-of-season NFL power rankings as we prepare for the 2025 offseason, and the Dallas Cowboys have a lot of work to do.

Before we get to free agency and the NFL draft, expectations for the New Orleans Saints are at a low point to start the offseason:

ESPN revealed its early 2025 NFL Power Rankings list the day after Super Bowl LIX, and commenters reacted in full force to criticize the piece for the worldwide leader's odd choice at the top of the list. The Kansas City Chiefs are atop the power rankings, and the Philadelphia Eagles weren't even in the top three but were ranked No. 4.

All of the confetti had yet to hit the turf at the Super Bowl before ESPN released their 2025 NFL Power Rankings. Where do the Atlanta Falcons fall?

In the first year of new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's tenure, the ESPN writers slotted Dallas in the middle of the league at No. 18. They were the third-highest NFC East team, behind Philadelphia Eagles (No. 4) and Washington Commanders (No. 6).