NFC Power Rankings Week 9 feat. Cowboys at 11, Commanders at 3 & Eagles at 6

The NFL Power Rankings reflect how each team has performed so far in the 2024 season. They may change each week based on teams' recent outcomes and general outlook for the remainder of the year. Here's how all 16 NFC teams currently stack up ahead of Week 9, as well as where the Playoff Picture currently stands.

Week 9 NFC Power Rankings

Week 9 power rankings

The Detroit Lions appear to be separating themselves from the pack in the NFC as the most complete team with the best overall record in the conference. They top the Week 9 NFC Power Rankings and are on a five-game winning streak.

Here's how the rest of the NFC stacks up behind them:

1. Detroit Lions
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Washington Commanders
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. Minnesota Vikings
6. Philadelphia Eagles
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9. Arizona Cardinals
10. Chicago Bears
11. Dallas Cowboys
12. Seattle Seahawks
13. Los Angeles Rams
14. New York Giants
15. New Orleans Saints
16. Carolina Panthers

Week 9 NFL Playoff Picture for NFC

NFL Playoff Predictor

Entering Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season, the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles currently hold playoff spots in the NFC. Sportskeeda's Playoff Predictor doesn't expect either of them to hold on to their current rankings by the end of the year. The tool instead projects the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks to replace them.

The Washington Commanders have been one of the biggest brekout teams this season so far and the predictor believes that they will keep it rolling. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has led his team to an impressive 6-2 record so far and they are predicted to finish as the second seed in the NFC with a 13-4 record at the end of the year.

Two of the biggest surprises on the outside looking in of the NFC Playoff picture are the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. The tool doesn't expect them to fight their way back in and actually predicts that both teams will finish the season with losing records. The same can be said for the Eagles, who are projected to lose six of their final 10 games and miss out on the postseason.

The trio of NFC contenders missing out on the playoff would be a shocking result as all of them entered the season with hopes of winning the conference. The predictor instead thinks the NFC playoffs will feature four new teams that failed to make it there last season, with the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings joining the Seahawks and Commanders.