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 Super Bowl Week of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
The Chiefs beat the 49ers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Chiefs will now hold the NFL Title Belt until their first loss of the 2024 season.
With the Commanders losing to the Cowboys in the last game of the season, the Commanders will remain last place until their first win of the 2024 season.
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 Divisional Round | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Chiefs | – | The Chiefs beat the 49ers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Bills | – | ||
| 3 | Steelers | – | ||
| 4 | Bengals | – | ||
| 5 | Ravens | – | ||
| 6 | Texans | – | ||
| 7 | Browns | – | ||
| 8 | Saints | – | ||
| 9 | 49ers | – | ||
| 10 | Lions | – | ||
| 11 | Bucs | – | ||
| 12 | Titans | – | ||
| 13 | Jaguars | – | ||
| 14 | Dolphins | – | ||
| 15 | Jets | – | ||
| 16 | Rams | – | ||
| 17 | Packers | – | ||
| 18 | Bears | – | ||
| 19 | Seahawks | – | ||
| 20 | Cardinals | – | ||
| 21 | Colts | – | ||
| 22 | Raiders | – | ||
| 23 | Patriots | – | ||
| 24 | Falcons | – | ||
| 25 | Cowboys | – | ||
| 26 | Broncos | – | ||
| 27 | Giants | – | ||
| 28 | Eagles | – | ||
| 29 | Chargers | – | ||
| 30 | Vikings | – | ||
| 31 | Panthers | – | ||
| 32 | Commanders | – | The Commanders will remain last for the offseason. |
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.
TEAM Ranking Points Ravens 1 281 49ers 2 213 Browns 3 175 Bengals 4 145 Steelers 5 141 Rams 6 106 Texans 7 105 Lions 8 92 Jaguars 9 89 Chiefs 10 88 Seahawks 11 84 Colts 12 61 Cowboys 13 39 Bills 14 38 Eagles 15 32 Dolphins 16 -6 Bucs 17 -7 Packers 18 -21 Titans 19 -23 Saints 20 -41 Cardinals 21 -65 Broncos 22 -66 Raiders 23 -67 Vikings 24 -79 Jets 25 -98 Bears 26 -104 Falcons 27 -106 Giants 28 -107 Chargers 29 -143 Commanders 30 -180 Patriots 31 -185 Panthers 32 -226 Excellent work all season!
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