The Indianapolis Colts are all in on their 2025 squad that currently sits atop the AFC standings with a 7-2 record through the first nine weeks of the season. Running back Jonathan Taylor is the NFL's top rusher, and quarterback Daniel Jones is playing at a Pro Bowl-caliber level, which no one could have foreseen before the season kicked off.

Well, things escalated quickly. Which teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action.

During today's NFL trade deadline, a few big moves were made, while some other mediocre teams decided to stand firm and be content

N ow that the 2025 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, every deal will shape the playoff chase or accelerate a rebuild. Movement really began in early October, nearly a month before the deadline, when the Cleveland Browns sent Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals in a rare in-division trade as part of Cincinnati's effort to stabilize their quarterback room,

You saw the mayhem. The Colts traded two first-round picks for a cornerback who’s been living off his rookie-year reputation for the past four seasons. The Cowboys coughed up a first and a second-rounder for a good player who is almost certainly going to stage a highly publicized mid-summer holdout for a new contract.

Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes did not make an NFL trade deadline move for the first time since 2021 despite injury problems on the OL.

They are simply a reflection of what our model says are the best teams in the NFL right now and how they should be expected to perform moving forward. Disagree with the order? Let us know in the comments or on social media.