NFC South

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2)
2. Carolina Panthers (4-4)
3. Atlanta Falcons (3-4)
4. New Orleans Saints (1-7)

As expected, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers increased their lead in the NFC South with a win over the New Orleans Saints while the Carolina Panthers fell to the Buffalo Bills without Bryce Young at quarterback. The Atlanta Falcons also looked very bad on Sunday with a loss to the Miami Dolphins. As we near the halfway point, this feels like Tampa Bay’s division to lose.

NFC West

1. Los Angeles Rams (5-2)
2. Seattle Seahawks (5-2)
3. San Francisco 49ers (5-3)
4. Arizona Cardinals (2-5)

With both the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks on their bye weeks, the San Francisco 49ers had a chance to take sole possession of the NFC West lead with a win over the Houston Texans. Instead, they lost and now sit in third place. All four teams will be back in action this weekend, and each of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle are favored in their matchups. It seems like we could get more chaos before we see any resolution.

Editor’s Note: Information from Pro Football Reference helped with this article.