Picking Each Division Winner Entering the Heart of the 2025 NFL Season

The Leader: Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)

The Challengers: Cincinnati Bengals (3-4), Baltimore Ravens (1-5)

Who’ll Win It: Pittsburgh

I’m not counting the Ravens out just yet because Pittsburgh has its flaws on both sides of the ball and there’s no telling how Aaron Rodgers will deal with the second half of the season.

Baltimore is too good not to rebound and make this interesting, but this team has defensive problems beyond the Lamar Jackson injury and still has six more road games after this week’s tough matchup with Chicago. 

Cincinnati is intriguing because the Bengals beat Pittsburgh in Week 7 and could still get Joe Burrow back. I just can’t see that team surviving a post-Week 10 bye stretch against the Steelers, Patriots, Ravens, Bills and Ravens again.