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 4 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2024 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
The top 5 teams below the top ranked Chiefs lost to lower ranked teams last weekend, meaning the lower ranked team jumped them into the top 10.
The Chiefs beat the Chargers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Chiefs will hold the NFL Title Belt until their first loss of the 2024 season. The Saints will have a chance to take the title belt on Sunday.
With the loss of the Chargers to the Chiefs, the Chargers will remain last place until their next win. The Chargers will play the Chiefs Sunday to move out from last.
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| Ranking | 2024 Wk4 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Chiefs | – | The Chiefs beat the Chargers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Ravens | +9 | The Ravens jumped 9 spots by beating the Bills. | |
| 3 | Bills | -1 | ||
| 4 | Colts | +20 | The Colts jumped 20 spots by beating the Steelers. | |
| 5 | Steelers | -2 | ||
| 6 | Lions | +17 | The Lions jumped 17 spots by beating the Seahawks. | |
| 7 | Seahawks | -3 | ||
| 8 | Broncos | +13 | The Broncos jumped 13 spots by beating the Jets. | |
| 9 | Jets | -4 | ||
| 10 | 49ers | +10 | The 49ers jumped 10 spots by beating the Patriots. | |
| 11 | Patriots | -5 | ||
| 12 | Commanders | -5 | ||
| 13 | Bengals | -5 | ||
| 14 | Panthers | -5 | ||
| 15 | Raiders | -5 | ||
| 16 | Vikings | -4 | ||
| 17 | Texans | -4 | ||
| 18 | Bucs | +4 | The Bucs jumped 4 spots by beating the Eagles. | |
| 19 | Eagles | -5 | ||
| 20 | Falcons | +11 | The Falcons jumped 11 spots by beating the Saints. | |
| 21 | Saints | -6 | ||
| 22 | Cowboys | -6 | ||
| 23 | Giants | -6 | ||
| 24 | Browns | -6 | ||
| 25 | Bears | – | The Bears maintained their rank by beating and jumping the Rams. | |
| 26 | Rams | -7 | ||
| 27 | Packers | -1 | ||
| 28 | Titans | -1 | ||
| 29 | Dolphins | -1 | ||
| 30 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 31 | Cardinals | -1 | ||
| 32 | Chargers | – | The Chargers will remain last until their next win. |
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 was reset with the first game of the season.
TEAM Ranking Points Bucs 1 70 Chiefs 2 52 Steelers 3 51 Vikings 4 51 Seahawks 5 49 Falcons 6 40 Lions 7 34 Broncos 8 32 Texans 9 28 Chargers 10 18 Packers 11 16 49ers 12 13 Bills 13 10 Saints 14 7 Commanders 15 6 Colts 16 5 Ravens 17 3 Eagles 18 -7 Raiders 19 -7 Bears 20 -9 Cardinals 21 -10 Bengals 22 -15 Jets 23 -17 Cowboys 24 -24 Giants 25 -35 Dolphins 26 -36 Patriots 27 -43 Titans 28 -45 Rams 29 -52 Panthers 30 -54 Jaguars 31 -60 Browns 32 -71