NEW YORK — Nov. 4, 2025 — As the 2025 season crosses the halfway point in Week 10, six of the eight divisions have a team in first place or tied for first that did not win its division last season. Denver (7-2), Indianapolis (7-2), and New England (7-2) are tied for the best record in the NFL while seven teams – Buffalo, the Los Angeles Chargers, the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Tampa Bay – have six wins through Week 9.
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Here’s a look at a few interesting storylines entering Week 10:
- Berlin bound: As part of the league’s commitment to playing regular-season games in Germany, the NFL will continue its international slate of games with the first-ever regular season game in Berlin in Week 10 as the Atlanta Falcons (3-5) meet the Indianapolis Colts (7-2) (Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network) at the Olympic Stadium Berlin.
- Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor ranks second in the NFL with 1,113 scrimmage yards this season while Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson ranks third with 1,058 scrimmage yards. It will mark the first game since Week 10, 2002 (Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and LaDainian Tomlinson) to feature opposing players each with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in Week 10 or earlier.
- Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor ranks second in the NFL with 1,113 scrimmage yards this season while Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson ranks third with 1,058 scrimmage yards. It will mark the first game since Week 10, 2002 (Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and LaDainian Tomlinson) to feature opposing players each with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in Week 10 or earlier.
- Primetime in Week 10: Five of the six teams appearing in primetime this week (7 p.m. ET or later) have at least five wins, including four teams that currently sit in first place in their division.
- Las Vegas (2-6) at Denver (7-2) (Thursday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video): The Broncos have won six consecutive games since Week 4 and since Week 8 last season, have won nine consecutive home games. Denver leads the NFL with 40 sacks, becoming the 10th team ever with at least 40 sacks in its first nine games of a season and first since the 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (41 sacks).
- The Broncos +31-sack differential (40 sacks, nine sacks allowed) is the largest through a team’s first nine games of a season in NFL history, surpassing the 1990 Miami Dolphins (+29).
- Denver quarterback Bo Nix, with at least two touchdown passes on Thursday night, can become the fourth quarterback ever with at least two touchdown passes in 10 home games within his first two career seasons, joining Justin Herbert (11 home games with multiple touchdown passes), Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (10) and Kyler Murray (10).
- Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers last week became the sixth tight end all-time with at least 10 receptions, 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Kellen Winslow Sr. (twice), Antonio Gates and Shannon Sharpe as well as Todd Christensen and Keith Jackson.
- Bowers, who has 143 receptions in 22 career games, can become the fastest tight end and second fastest player to reach 150 career receptions in NFL history, surpassing Michael Thomas (24 games). Only Odell Beckham Jr. (21 games) reached the mark faster.
- Pittsburgh (5-3) at the Los Angeles Chargers (6-3) (Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): The Steelers are set to appear in their third primetime game in four weeks while the Chargers look to improve to 4-0 in primetime games this season.
- Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers is tied for third in the NFL with 17 touchdown passes this season and is one of four quarterbacks with a passer rating of 95-or-higher in at least seven games. Rodgers has 166 career touchdown passes in primetime, the most all-time.
- Rodgers, with two touchdown passes, can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (165 games) for the third-most games with multiple touchdown passes in NFL history. Only Tom Brady (204 games) and Drew Brees (173) have more.
- Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert ranks second in the NFL in both passing yards (2,390) and touchdown passes (18). Last week, he recorded his 50th career game with multiple touchdown passes, one of five quarterbacks all-time with 50 such games in their first six career seasons.
- Philadelphia (6-2) at Green Bay (5-2-1) (Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC): Last season, Philadelphia defeated Green Bay, 34-29, in São Paulo in Week 1 and 22-10, in Philadelphia in the 2024 NFC Wild Card round.
- Prior to the team’s Week 9 bye, Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts had three touchdown passes with a 158.3 passer rating – the highest attainable mark – in Week 7 and four touchdown passes, including his 100th regular-season touchdown pass, with a 141.5 passer rating in Week 8. Only Aaron Rodgers (2011) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner (1999) have recorded three-or-more touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140-or-higher in three consecutive games.
- Since entering the NFL in 2019, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs has 71 career rushing touchdowns in 98 career games, second-most in the NFL during that span. He has at least one rushing touchdown in 49 career games and with a rushing touchdown in his next two games, can become the sixth player since 2000 with a rushing touchdown in 50 of his first 100 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (64 games), Adrian Peterson (60), Shaun Alexander (58), Ezekiel Elliott (52) and Derrick Henry (50).
- Las Vegas (2-6) at Denver (7-2) (Thursday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video): The Broncos have won six consecutive games since Week 4 and since Week 8 last season, have won nine consecutive home games. Denver leads the NFL with 40 sacks, becoming the 10th team ever with at least 40 sacks in its first nine games of a season and first since the 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (41 sacks).
- Matchups of five-plus win teams: There are four matchups in Week 10 – New England at Tampa Bay on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco on Sunday, Pittsburgh at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night and Philadelphia at Green Bay on Monday night – between teams each with at least five wins this season. It marks the first time since Week 9, 2020 that there were four such games in Week 10 or earlier of a season.
- New England (7-2) at Tampa Bay (6-2) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Patriots, tied with the Broncos and Colts for the best record in the AFC, and the Buccaneers, tied with the Eagles and Seahawks for the best record in the NFC, will mark the first time since Week 16, 2023 (Baltimore vs. San Francisco) that the teams with the best record or tied for the best record in each conference will meet.
- New England quarterback Drake Maye became the first player under the age of 24 and fourth player in NFL history to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in eight consecutive games, joining Aaron Rodgers (12 consecutive games in 2011 and eight in 2020), Tom Brady (eight in 2007) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (eight in 2004).
- In Week 8, Tampa Bay safety Antoine Winfield Jr. recorded his first two takeaways (one interception, one fumble recovery) of the season and since entering the NFL in 2020, is one of two, along with Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt, with 10 fumble recoveries.
- Los Angeles Rams (6-2) at San Francisco (6-3) (Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX): On Thursday Night Football in Week 5, the 49ers defeated the Rams, 26-23, in overtime as running back Christian McCaffrey recorded eight receptions, 139 scrimmage yards (82 receiving, 57 rushing) and a touchdown reception in the win.
- McCaffrey leads the NFL with 1,222 scrimmage yards (626 receiving, 596 rushing) in 2025, including a league-leading eight games with at least 100 scrimmage yards. Last week, he recorded his 33rd career touchdown reception, second-most among running backs in the Super Bowl era and had his 16th career game with both a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (15 games) for the most such games in NFL history.
- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the NFL with 21 touchdown passes this season, including nine in his past two games, and became the fourth quarterback ever with at least 20 touchdown passes and two-or-fewer interceptions (two) in his first eight games of a season, joining Tom Brady (2007 and 2015), Patrick Mahomes (2020) and Aaron Rodgers (2020).
- Stafford enters Week 10 with 398 career regular-season touchdown passes and can become the ninth quarterback all-time with 400 career regular-season touchdown passes.
- Rams wide receiver Davante Adams leads the NFL with eight touchdown receptions this season, including five in his past two games, and became the fifth wide receiver in the Super Bowl era with at least eight touchdown receptions in six consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (11 from 1986-96), Marvin Harrison (eight from 1999-2006) and Cris Carter (six from 1995-2000) as well as Antonio Brown (six from 2013-18).
- Adams enters Week 10 with 111 career regular-season touchdown receptions, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (111) for the eighth-most regular-season touchdown receptions in NFL history.
- New England (7-2) at Tampa Bay (6-2) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Patriots, tied with the Broncos and Colts for the best record in the AFC, and the Buccaneers, tied with the Eagles and Seahawks for the best record in the NFC, will mark the first time since Week 16, 2023 (Baltimore vs. San Francisco) that the teams with the best record or tied for the best record in each conference will meet.
- Six wins in the NFC West: Three teams – the Los Angeles Rams (6-2), San Francisco (6-3) and Seattle (6-2) – each have six wins this season, marking the sixth time since 2002 that a division has had three teams with at least six wins through the first nine weeks of a season. The previous occurrences: 2024 NFC North, 2022 AFC East and NFC East, 2016 AFC West and 2011 AFC North.
- Arizona (3-5) at Seattle (6-2) (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS): In Week 4 on Thursday Night Football, Seattle defeated Arizona, 23-20, as kicker Jason Myers kicked a game-winning 52-yard field goal as time expired. The Seahawks are one of two NFC teams, along with the Rams, to allow fewer than 20 points per game this season (18.8) and are one of two teams in the NFL, along with Houston, to allow 20-or-fewer points in seven games in 2025.
- Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with 948 receiving yards and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce (938 receiving yards in 1995) for the most receiving yards by a player under the age of 25 in his team’s first eight games of a season in NFL history.
- Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with six games of 100-or-more receiving yards, including each of his past four, and can become the fifth player all-time with at least eight receptions and 100 receiving yards in five consecutive games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Isaac Bruce (six consecutive games in 1995) and Calvin Johnson (five in 2012) as well as Anquan Boldin (five in 2005) and Michael Thomas (five in 2019).
- Arizona tight end Trey McBride has at least five receptions in 10 consecutive games and became the third tight end in NFL history with at least five receptions in 10 consecutive games, joining Travis Kelce (15 consecutive games in 2018 and 11 from 2020-21) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (13 from 2008-09).
- Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell had two sacks in Week 9 and has five sacks this season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Bruce Smith (18 seasons), Julius Peppers (16) and Reggie White (15) as the only players since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, with at least five sacks in 15-or-more career seasons.
- Arizona (3-5) at Seattle (6-2) (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS): In Week 4 on Thursday Night Football, Seattle defeated Arizona, 23-20, as kicker Jason Myers kicked a game-winning 52-yard field goal as time expired. The Seahawks are one of two NFC teams, along with the Rams, to allow fewer than 20 points per game this season (18.8) and are one of two teams in the NFL, along with Houston, to allow 20-or-fewer points in seven games in 2025.
- Buffalo (6-2) at Miami (2-7) (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): In Week 3 on Thursday Night Football, Buffalo defeated Miami, 31-21, as quarterback Josh Allen had three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead touchdown pass with 7:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. Allen is 13-2 in 15 career starts against the Dolphins, with 45 touchdowns (40 passing, five rushing) and a 110.3 passer rating.
- Allen has 79 career rushing touchdowns, including the postseason, and with his two rushing touchdowns last week, surpassed Cam Newton (77 rushing touchdowns) for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, including the playoffs, in NFL history.
- Allen, who has seven rushing touchdowns this season, became the first quarterback and sixth player ever with at least six rushing touchdowns in eight consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk (10 consecutive seasons from 1994-2004), LaDainian Tomlinson (10 from 2001-10), Jim Brown (nine from 1957-65) and Thurman Thomas (eight from 1989-96) as well as Derrick Henry (eight from 2018-25).
- Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott has 99 wins (92 regular season, seven postseason) since he was hired in 2017 and with his next victory, can become the sixth head coach ever with at least 100 wins in his first nine seasons, joining George Seifert (116 wins), Pro Football Hall of Famers Paul Brown (104), John Madden (103) and Joe Gibbs (102) as well as Mike McCarthy (101).
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