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 Divisional Week of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2024 season. See here for last week’s rankings.

Like last week, only one of the games were won by the lower ranked team. The only jump was 6 spots. The highest ranked team in the playoffs is the Eagles at number 2. That means that the Super Bowl champion will only reach 2 in the rankings.

The Eagles jumped 6 spots, and the Commanders are now the lowest ranked team to make the playoffs. Any team ranked lower than 11 will not move again until next season.

The Seahawks will keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. Because the Seahawks are not in the playoffs, they will remain first for the offseason.

The Falcons will remain last for the offseason.

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 Divisional Round Δ Notes
1 Seahawks The Seahawks will keep the NFL Title Belt and first for the offseason.
2 Eagles +6 The Eagles jumped 6 spots by beating the Rams.
3 Rams -1  
4 Patriots -1  
5 Bills -1  
6 Broncos -1  
7 Chiefs -1  
8 Commanders -1  
9 Ravens  
10 Cowboys  
11 Bucs  
12 Texans  
13 Chargers  
14 Lions  
15 Vikings  
16 Bears  
17 Packers  
18 Raiders  
19 Saints  
20 Bengals  
21 Steelers  
22 Jets  
23 Dolphins  
24 Browns  
25 Panthers  
26 Cardinals  
27 Giants  
28 Colts  
29 Jaguars  
30 Titans  
31 49ers  
32 Falcons The Falcons 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.

  • OmegaOP
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    19 days ago

    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 point total was reset with the first game of the season.

    TEAM Ranking Points
    Lions 1 232
    Chiefs 2 228
    Eagles 3 211
    Vikings 4 171
    Bills 5 157
    Ravens 6 142
    Commanders 7 135
    Packers 8 105
    Rams 9 92
    Seahawks 10 66
    Bucs 11 51
    Chargers 12 46
    Steelers 13 43
    Broncos 14 41
    Texans 15 34
    Cardinals 16 22
    Falcons 17 3
    Bengals 18 0
    49ers 19 -24
    Cowboys 20 -27
    Colts 21 -65
    Bears 22 -75
    Dolphins 23 -77
    Saints 24 -98
    Panthers 25 -108
    Raiders 26 -126
    Jets 27 -136
    Giants 28 -143
    Browns 29 -165
    Jaguars 30 -183
    Patriots 31 -184
    Titans 32 -194