Welcome to Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season . The trade deadline is here, and it's midseason. The Kansas City Chiefs are the lone undefeated team, after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday.
Three teams -- the Detroit Lions , Buffalo Bills and Washington Commanders -- boast seven wins this season, while nine teams have only two wins. In addition to the updated rankings, we asked NFL Nation reporters to pick the most important game of the second half of the season for each team. This could be a rivalry game, a matchup with playoff implications or one that might affect the team's draft standing.
Let's start with the Chiefs. Our power panel of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities evaluates how NFL teams stack up against one another, ranking them from 1 to 32. Previous rankings: Preseason | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 Jump to a team: ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF SEA | TB | TEN | WSH 1.
Kansas City Chiefs (8-0) Week 9 result: Beat the Buccaneers 30-24 (OT) Week 9 ranking: 1 Most important game remaining: Week 11 at the Bills The Chiefs lead in the race for the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed and the conference's only playoff bye. The Bills are one of the few teams that can realistically catch them.
If Buffalo wins, the race might get interesting down the stretch. If the Chiefs win, they can start making .