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 6 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
There were a few big jumps in the rankings. But the rest of the rankings are mostly the same. The Bengals beat the Seahawks to take the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Bengals have a bye week for week 7 and cannot lose the NFL Title Belt and first.
The Giants lost to the Bills, so they will remain last rank. The Giants will now have a chance to move up next week when they play the Commanders.
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 Wk6 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Bengals | +12 | The Bengals beat the Seahawks to take the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Seahawks | -1 | ||
| 3 | Lions | -1 | ||
| 4 | Chiefs | -1 | ||
| 5 | Commanders | +22 | The Commanders jumped 22 spots by beating the Falcons. | |
| 6 | Falcons | -2 | ||
| 7 | Texans | -2 | ||
| 8 | Steelers | -2 | ||
| 9 | Ravens | -2 | ||
| 10 | Browns | -2 | ||
| 11 | Jets | +18 | The Jets jumped 18 spots by beating the Eagles. | |
| 12 | Eagles | -3 | ||
| 13 | Rams | -3 | ||
| 14 | Jaguars | – | The Jaguars maintained their rank by beating the Colts. | |
| 15 | Colts | -4 | ||
| 16 | Titans | -4 | ||
| 17 | Raiders | -2 | ||
| 18 | Packers | -2 | ||
| 19 | Bucs | -2 | ||
| 20 | Saints | -2 | ||
| 21 | Vikings | -2 | ||
| 22 | Dolphins | +6 | The Dolphins jumped 6 spots by beating the Panthers. | |
| 23 | Panthers | -3 | ||
| 24 | 49ers | -3 | ||
| 25 | Cardinals | -3 | ||
| 26 | Cowboys | -3 | ||
| 27 | Bills | -3 | ||
| 28 | Chargers | -3 | ||
| 29 | Bears | -3 | ||
| 30 | Broncos | – | ||
| 31 | Patriots | – | ||
| 32 | Giants | – | With the Giants losing the Bills, the Giants will keep the last ranking. |
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.