With NFL training camps finally upon us, nearly every major offseason variable has been solved.
We know where (most) free agents went. We know which players were and weren’t traded — although we still don’t know what the future holds for Brandon Aiyuk. We know which prospects were selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. And now we know the dates, times, and locations of all 272 games on the regular-season calendar.
Obviously, a lot can happen in August. But with most of the pieces in place, we fired up the Pro Football Network Playoff Predictor and made win-loss predictions for the entire NFL season.
NFL Win-Loss Predictions: Every Game, Final Standings, Playoff Results, Draft Order
To keep things simple, we broke the season up into four sections: after Week 4, after Week 8, after Week 12, and after Week 18. We then picked each playoff game, including Super Bowl 59, and finished by generating the order for the 2025 NFL Draft.
NFL Standings Through Week 4
Key Games
- Ravens beat Chiefs (Week 1)
- Jets beat 49ers (Week 1)
- Bills beat Dolphins (Week 2)
- Chiefs beat Bengals (Week 2)
- Cowboys beat Ravens (Week 3)
- Rams beat 49ers (Week 3)
- Texans beat Jaguars (Week 4)
- Ravens beat Bills (Week 4)
How about the Texans? With Stefon Diggs in the fold, C.J. Stroud justifies the hype, leading Houston to a strong start. Jordan Love and the Packers also prove that last season wasn’t a fluke by winning their first four games.
There are some anomalies in the standings, most notably the Panthers holding a playoff spot over the Eagles and the 49ers — trust, that won’t last. The Chiefs also get off to a sluggish start as they look to win their third consecutive Super Bowl title.
NFL Standings Through Week 8
Key Games
- Ravens beat Bengals (Week 5)
- Bills beat Texans (Week 5)
- Rams beat Packers (Week 5)
- Browns beat Eagles (Week 6)
- Lions beat Cowboys (Week 6)
- Bengals beat Browns (Week 7)
- 49ers beat Chiefs (Week 7)
- Ravens beat Browns (Week 8)
- Jets beat Patriots (Week 8)
- 49ers beat Cowboys (Week 8)
The Panthers finally fall apart, and the Niners course-correct with Kyle Shanahan’s offense once again tearing up the opposition. The Cowboys are treading water a bit, but they’re about to take off in Dak Prescott’s contract season.
Over in the AFC, Jim Harbaugh has the Chargers outperforming expectations, including earning a statement victory over the Chiefs. Some of their victories are against inferior opponents, such as the Cardinals and Saints, but who cares? Finally, the Ravens assume the top spot in the conference — but will they ever relinquish it?
NFL Standings Through Week 12
Key Games
- Texans beat Jets (Week 9)
- Bills beat Dolphins (Week 9)
- Packers beat Lions (Week 9)
- Ravens beat Bengals (Week 10)
- Cowboys beat Eagles (Week 10)
- Texans beat Lions (Week 10)
- Rams beat Patriots (Week 11)
- Chiefs beat Bills (Week 11)
- Cowboys beat Texans (Week 11)
- 49ers beat Packers (Week 12)
What’s going on with the Lions? They sink to 7-4 following losses to the Packers and Texans and hold the No. 3 spot in the NFC standings. Spoiler alert: They figure things out.
Elsewhere, the Eagles continue spinning their wheels at 6-5 but can hang their hats on wins over the Jaguars and Rams. The Chiefs also start looking more like the Chiefs, and the Dolphins are sitting pretty after an 8-3 start.
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At this point, you might be asking a couple of questions about the AFC: Why are the Patriots 6-6? Why are the Titans 2-9? Well, you can click here to read why Tennessee might be overhyped, and you can click here to read why New England might be better than you think.
By the way, don’t forget about the Bengals. With wins over the Eagles and Browns, they’re looking like real contenders.
Final NFL Standings and Playoff Seedings
Key Games
- Packers beat Dolphins (Week 13)
- Jaguars beat Texans (Week 13)
- Bills beat 49ers (Week 13)
- Lions beat Packers (Week 14)
- Jets beat Dolphins (Week 14)
- Cowboys beat Bengals (Week 14)
- 49ers beat Rams (Week 15)
- Browns beat Chiefs (Week 15)
- Bengals beat Browns (Week 16)
- Chiefs beat Texans (Week 16)
- Bills beat Patriots (Week 16)
- Ravens beat Texans (Week 17)
- Bills beat Jets (Week 17)
- Cowboys beat Eagles (Week 17)
- Lions beat 49ers (Week 17)
- Browns beat Ravens (Week 18)
- Bills beat Patriots (Week 18)
- Dolphins beat Jets (Week 18)
The AFC North sends three teams to the playoffs, while the AFC East has just one postseason participant in the Bills. Miami falls apart down the stretch, losing five of its final six games. The Chiefs, meanwhile, finish with the No. 2 seed, and the Jags and Texans both qualify with 10-7 records.
The NFC is mostly chalk as the preseason favorites take care of business. As you can see, Kirk Cousins and the new-look Falcons disappoint with a 9-8 record and miss the playoffs. The Lions also claim the conference’s top seed via a tiebreaker over the Niners.
NFL Playoff Results and Super Bowl LIX Winner
We told you not to forget about the Bengals.
Back in May, we looked at each team’s roster weakness after free agency and the draft. We struggled to find any Achilles heel on the Bengals, who addressed their needs on the offensive and defensive lines.
Cincinnati is just loaded. And with Joe Burrow back under center and motivated after a lost season, the Bengals win three road playoff games and top the Lions in Super Bowl 59. Rejoice, Bengals fans: Your suffering is over.
2025 NFL Draft Order
Note: This order is based solely on final records and strength of schedule, as we didn’t input scores for each regular-season game. The final order likely would be slightly different to account for all tiebreakers.
It’s probably too early to talk about next year’s draft. That said, our accuracy with the 2024 big board and draft projections proves that getting a head start on film review and prospect gradings yields great results when the draft arrives.
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We don’t know how the teams will finish, but we have a good idea of which players will emerge as the top prospects in the 2025 draft class. To that end, here are the top 15 prospects on Ian Cummings’ 2025 NFL Draft Big Board:
- Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
- Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
- Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky
- Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
- Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
- Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
- Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss
- James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee
- Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
- Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
- Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
- Shedeur Sanders, QB, Coloardo
- Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
- Earnest Greene III, OT, Georgia
- Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Florida
We’ve already completed multiple 2025 NFL Mock Drafts. You can get in on the fun, too, by checking out our multi-user Mock Draft Simulator, which includes next year’s projected top prospects and draft order.
