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 7 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2024 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
Only 4 of the 15 games ended with the lower ranked team winning.
The Chiefs beat the 49ers 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 Raiders will have a chance to take the title belt this Sunday.
The Titans lost to the Bills and will remain last until their next win. The Titans will have a chance to move out from last when they play the Lions.
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 | 2024 Wk7 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Chiefs | – | The Chiefs beat the 49ers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Ravens | – | ||
| 3 | Packers | +16 | The Packers jumped 16 spots by beating the Texans. | |
| 4 | Texans | -1 | ||
| 5 | Bills | -1 | ||
| 6 | Bears | -1 | ||
| 7 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 8 | Colts | -1 | ||
| 9 | Lions | -1 | ||
| 10 | Cowboys | -1 | ||
| 11 | Steelers | -1 | ||
| 12 | Bengals | -1 | ||
| 13 | Eagles | +15 | The Eagles jumped 15 spots by beating the Giants. | |
| 14 | Giants | -2 | ||
| 15 | 49ers | -2 | ||
| 16 | Seahawks | -2 | ||
| 17 | Cardinals | +3 | The Cardinals jumped 3 spots by beating the Chargers. | |
| 18 | Chargers | -3 | ||
| 19 | Broncos | -3 | ||
| 20 | Vikings | -3 | ||
| 21 | Jets | -3 | ||
| 22 | Dolphins | -1 | ||
| 23 | Patriots | -1 | ||
| 24 | Commanders | -1 | ||
| 25 | Falcons | -1 | ||
| 26 | Panthers | -1 | ||
| 27 | Rams | +4 | The Rams jumped 4 spots by beating the Raiders. | |
| 28 | Raiders | -2 | ||
| 29 | Bucs | -2 | ||
| 30 | Saints | -1 | ||
| 31 | Browns | -1 | ||
| 32 | Titans | – | The Titans are 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 Chiefs 1 118 Lions 2 76 Vikings 3 75 Ravens 4 74 Bucs 5 60 Steelers 6 58 Packers 7 51 Falcons 8 49 Eagles 9 46 Texans 10 43 Broncos 11 35 Commanders 12 26 Bills 13 17 Cowboys 14 13 Chargers 15 9 Colts 16 8 Seahawks 17 7 Cardinals 18 3 Bears 19 -7 Saints 20 -12 49ers 21 -29 Rams 22 -29 Bengals 23 -38 Jets 24 -44 Giants 25 -51 Raiders 26 -53 Panthers 27 -72 Dolphins 28 -75 Titans 29 -76 Jaguars 30 -77 Browns 31 -107 Patriots 32 -120