2. Denver Broncos, 7-2
The Denver Broncos appear to be doing it again. This team cannot stop winning one-score games. They have actually won 16-straight one-score games in the regular season, which is now an NFL record, and if you count the Divisional Round victory over Buffalo, it would be 17 in a row with Bo Nix at the helm.
This is getting out of hand, but it's turning into the identity of the team, and it has worked out. Nix himself is heating up over the last three weeks, and while the defense has taken a step back this year, the unit is still making big-time plays when necessary.
Some people might watch the Broncos and continue to roll their eyes at how they're winning, but they sit at 7-2 and are in second place in the AFC with a very soft schedule following their Week 10 bye. Denver is No. 2 in our power rankings.
Adding linebacker Daiyan Henley is also a huge move to bolster an already very good defense.
1. Jacksonville Jaguars, 6-2
The Jacksonville Jaguars got aggressive before the NFL Trade Deadline, adding Jessie Bates III, Jordan Davis, and Davon Godchaux to the defensive side of the ball. The Jags are clearly embracing the window they are in, and you can't blame them at all.
The top of the AFC is rather loaded, so the Jaguars see a chance to try and separate themselves from the rest of the pack. GM James Gladstone may have overpaid, but that is also the point - you have to make big-time moves to win a Super Bowl.
Arguably the most balanced team in the NFL, the Jaguars top our power rankings entering Week 10, as their aggressive deadline moves were enough to simply pump up the team another notch. A very rapid rise from the start of the 2025 season, the Jaguars take the top spot in our latest AFC power rankings.
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