The Detroit Lions are back in their rightful place.
With the Green Bay Packers’ 10-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football,” the Lions have slid right back into first place in the NFC
North through 10 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. Here’s a look at the updated division standings.
NFC North standings through Week 10
- Lions: 6-3
- Bears: 6-3
- Packers: 5-3-1
- Vikings: 4-5
The Lions are above the Bears in the standings, because they have the head-to-head tiebreaker based on Detroit’s Week 2 victory over Chicago. The Packers have now lost two in a row, although next week they face off against a 2-8 New York Giants team that just fired their head coach. The Bears will head to Minnesota for a bout with the Vikings. And the Lions must travel to Philadelphia to take on a 7-2 Eagles team. Things could change in a hurry in this division.
Looking at the entire NFC playoff picture, the Lions have jumped from the seven seed last week all the way to the three seed after Week 10.
Division leaders:
- Eagles: 7-2
- Seahawks: 7-2
- Lions: 6-3
- Buccaneers: 6-3
Wild Card teams (top three advance):
- Rams: 7-2
- Bears: 6-3
- Packers: 5-3-1
- 49ers: 6-4
- Panthers: 5-5
- Vikings: 4-5
- Cowboys: 3-5-1
Note: The Lions jump the Buccaneers in the standings because of their Week 7 head-to-head win over Tampa Bay.
If the playoffs were to start this week, the Lions would host the Bears in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. The Seahawks would host the Packers, and the Buccaneers would host the Rams.
However, there is a lot of football to be played, and a lot can change between now and January.
