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3 NFL teams who could dethrone division winners in the 2025 season

Kansas City Chiefs v Denver Broncos

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There could be a few division winners from the 2024 NFL Season who could be on thin ice approaching the2025 season.

With the amount of parity present in the NFL, division winners change all the time, honestly. And as we slowly but surely approach the 2025 NFL Season, there could be more than three 2024 division winners on the cusp of being dethroned in the 2025 season.

However, we picked three for the sake of this article, as these three teams could be the most likely to not win their division again. Let's get into it here.

3 NFL teams who could dethrone division winners in the 2025 season

Denver Broncos ousting the Kansas City Chiefs

The Denver Broncos have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs two times in their last three games, so it's not like the Broncos are getting blown out by KC anymore. Denver shocked the NFL world in 2024, winning 10 games and winning nine of them by more than one score.

Denver is quite close to turning into a legitimate contender, and with the Chiefs not really being a dominant team anymore, they could be at risk of losing their status atop the AFC West.

Cincinnati Bengals toppling the Baltimore Ravens

The Cincinnati Bengals are good enough offensively to win the Super Bowl, so all this team is truly missing is an average defense - and that's all they need to win a ton of games and win back the AFC North. Cincy really does not need to field a top-10 offense, as Joe Burrow and the offense are just so efficient that they are able to carry the load most weeks.

If Cincy can get the defense situated, the Ravens will need to watch out.

Green Bay Packers ascending to the top of the NFC North?

With the Detroit Lions losing both Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson, they could be at risk of regressing a bit, and that could pave the way for the Green Bay Packers to make some progress in the NFC North and perhaps win the division. Between them, the Vikings, and Bears, Green Bay is the best-positioned team to dethrone the Lions, as the Bears and Vikes do have some QB questions.

Could we see the Packers winning the NFC North in 2025?

NFL Power Rankings, Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes

NFL Power Rankings, Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes | Kevin Sabitus/GettyImages

There’s nothing like a good offseason list of NFL Power Rankings to bring fans of every team together. It’s nice to have something to finally unanimously agree upon, isn’t it?

Our latest NFL Power Rankings are going to take a look at the always highly contested head coach/quarterback duos across the NFL landscape. Which teams have the best duos? Who has the worst?

Our judging criteria will be an obvious mix of what these duos have already proven together, projecting into the future a bit, and we will give as much weight to both the head coach and quarterback as possible. Some of these duos will be ranked higher or lower on the list because of one or the other, which is sure to cause some fun debate.

NFL Power Rankings: Every head coach-quarterback duo ranked worst to best in 2025

32. New Orleans Saints: Kellen Moore & Spencer Rattler/Tyler Shough

The New Orleans Saints are combining a rookie head coach with an inexperienced or rookie quarterback in 2025. That’s not always a bad combination automatically, but in this team’s context, it’s much easier to see the Saints being competitive for the #1 overall pick in next year’s draft than being in the mix for a playoff spot, even in a rather weak division in the NFC South.

31. Cleveland Browns: Kevin Stefanski & Joe Flacco

I hate to be so negative about the combination of Kevin Stefanski and Joe Flacco, because these two made it to the playoffs just a couple of seasons ago. Maybe I should be putting them higher, but part of this ranking is the longevity of this duo. It was one thing to catch lightning in a bottle during a time of desperation for the Browns. This is something else.

30. Tennessee Titans: Brian Callahan & Cam Ward

The Titans have a young and unproven head coach in Brian Callahan, and he’s now got himself a talented #1 overall pick to work with. Cam Ward could be the reason this duo really vaults into the upper half of the league sooner rather than later, but the jury is still out and there is a lot of work to be done. We haven’t seen anything from Callahan as a head coach to justify a ranking any higher than this, even with Ward’s talent.

29. New York Jets: Aaron Glenn & Justin Fields

Aaron Glenn is rightfully getting his first opportunity as an NFL head coach with the New York Jets, and his career as a head coach will begin with Justin Fields as his starting quarterback. I have said all offseason that I felt the addition of Fields was a worthwhile dart throw for the Jets, who are clearly punting the long-term situation to next year. And you never know with Fields. He could still be a viable franchise QB option and the Jets are fixing to find out.