NFL Playoff Picture 2026, Week 10 Standings, Super Bowl Odds, Wild Card Bracket Hunt

Week 9 in the NFL brought with it continued dominance from the NFC North, excellence from the Jacksonville Jaguars, a close call for the New York Giants, and a loss the New England Patriots would like to forget.

Following the action from Sunday's slate, the NFL Playoff picture has shifted, but one thing remains consistent: the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills are at the top of their respective conferences.

Find out where each team falls in their hunt for the Lombardi Trophy, as well as updated Super Bowl odds, with this look at the current postseason standings.

Bears Overcome Turnovers for Statement Win

Chicago is still a young team, with a young head coach, looking to build on the success of last year's squad and make a legitimate play for the Lombardi Trophy this season.

They overcame an early injury scare to Caleb Williams, and on Sunday night, at home against Tampa Bay, they overcame their young franchise star's turnovers to secure a big win.

The Bears turned the ball over five times, including four interceptions from Williams, and allowed Tampa Bay to tie the game with just under three minutes left.

In previous years, that would have been enough for the team to fold, the Bucs to eek out the come-from-behind victory, and the fans to criticize the team's weaknesses.

Instead, Williams answered the Buccaneers score, finding tight end Colston Loveland 38 yards downfield to put his team in field goal range and, ultimately, win the game.

This is not your grandfather's Bears team. It is flashy, can win with a single flip of Williams' wrist, and knows how to overcome mistakes. The team has a franchise quarterback it believes in, a head coach who can put him in the right position to succeed, and young playmakers surrounding him who can find the end zone.

The defense is a little suspect and something that will bear watching, but the arrival of Jeffery Simmons from Tennessee will help on the line and in big game situations.

Chicago needed to win to keep pace in a jam-packed NFC North, which could very well have three or four teams represent it in the postseason come January. On a night in which it had to have the win, against a lesser team, they got it and look every bit the Super Bowl contender that their division rivals do.