Nine weeks of the 2025 NFL season have been completed. Each week, we’ll monitor every team in the AFC South with an eye towards their ability to compete for the divisional crown. Here’s how the four teams stack up after nine weeks of action.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been focused their AFC West rivals, which is both appropriate and expected. The Denver Broncos defense is a force to be reckoned with that’s carried the Broncos to an 8-2 record,

A new week of football is here as a the Jacksonville Jaguars begin preparations for their road trip to Texas to face AFC South division foes, the Houston Texans

Jacksonville’s Josh Hines-Allen, a seventh-year pro, needs half a sack to take sole possession of the franchise record. Allen notched No. 55 with an overtime takedown of Raiders quarterback Geno Smith last week, tying the mark set by Tony Brackens in 2003.

Two teams in the AFC South made blockbuster moves to fix their franchise and make a run to the postseason. Neither team was the Houston Texans.

Trevor Lawrence was far from perfect in the Jaguars' latest clash with the Las Vegas Raiders, but he did enough to get his team back in the win column.

CJ Stroud is out after he suffered a concussion following a big hit in the Texans' loss to the Denver Broncos. Davis Mills is stepping in Sunday, which is also the Salute to Service game.

The New York Jets likely took the Cincinnati Bengals out of the AFC North hunt with their upset win. The Dallas Cowboys' playoff chances took a massive hit with their loss to the Denver Broncos, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be cruising toward their fifth straight NFC South title.

The Colts have a short window to win a Super Bowl, and they're not the only AFC South team with big holes to fill at the trade deadline.