This is an objective, unbiased ranking in the same vein as the NFL Title Belt. As such, the number 1 ranked team will always be the same as the current NFL Title Belt holder.
This is Week 3 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
There were a lot of shakeups in the bottom half of the rankings including a new bottom ranked team, again. The Seahawks beat the Panthers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. Next, the Seahawks will have to defend against the Giants.
Four of the bottom five ranked teams all beat higher ranked teams. This moved the Vikings, Giants, and Jets down to join the Bears at the bottom.
Let me know if you’d like to see more of this, if you’re curious about how I came up with these rankings, or if you noticed any mistakes.
| Ranking | 2023 Wk3 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Seahawks | – | The Seahawks beat the Panthers to take the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Lions | – | ||
| 3 | Chiefs | – | ||
| 4 | Steelers | – | ||
| 5 | Browns | – | ||
| 6 | Colts | +23 | The Colts jumped 23 spots by beating the Ravens. | |
| 7 | Ravens | -1 | ||
| 8 | Bengals | -1 | ||
| 9 | Falcons | -1 | ||
| 10 | Packers | +5 | The Packers jumped 5 spots by beating the Saints. | |
| 11 | Saints | -2 | ||
| 12 | Panthers | -2 | ||
| 13 | 49ers | -2 | ||
| 14 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 15 | Cardinals | +17 | The Cardinals jumped 17 spots by beating the Cowboys. | |
| 16 | Cowboys | -3 | ||
| 17 | Bucs | -3 | ||
| 18 | Bills | -2 | ||
| 19 | Raiders | -2 | ||
| 20 | Commanders | -2 | ||
| 21 | Dolphins | – | The Dolphins maintained their rank by beating the Broncos. | |
| 22 | Broncos | -3 | ||
| 23 | Texans | +7 | The Texans jumped 7 spots by beating the Jaguars. | |
| 24 | Jaguars | -4 | ||
| 25 | Titans | -3 | ||
| 26 | Chargers | -3 | ||
| 27 | Rams | -3 | ||
| 28 | Patriots | – | The Patriots maintained their rank by beating the Jets. | |
| 29 | Jets | -4 | ||
| 30 | Giants | -4 | ||
| 31 | Vikings | -4 | ||
| 32 | Bears | -1 | With the Cardinals beating the Cowboys, the Bears are now last. |
This ranking assumes that there are never any fluke games and all teams are appropriately ranked. If you beat a team that is higher ranked than you, you move ahead of them and they move down one spot. However, other teams can jump in front of teams that are higher ranked than you, moving you further down the rankings.
Bonus rankings! This one is more straightforward. Teams get points for wins. They get more points for beating good teams and fewer points for beating bad teams. (+32 for beating the best team, +1 for beating the worst) Teams lose points for losses. They lose more points for losing to bad teams and fewer points for losing to good teams. (-32 for losing to the worst team, -1 for losing to the best) The points total has been reset with the first game of the season.