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 Conference 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 2 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 Chiefs jumped 2 spots and are now the lowest ranked team still in the playoffs. Any team ranked lower than 5 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 | – | ||
| 3 | Rams | – | ||
| 4 | Patriots | – | ||
| 5 | Chiefs | +2 | The Chiefs jumped 2 spots by beating the Bills. | |
| 6 | Bills | -1 | ||
| 7 | Broncos | -1 | ||
| 8 | Commanders | – | ||
| 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.
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 Chiefs 1 255 Eagles 2 237 Lions 3 232 Vikings 4 167 Bills 5 150 Ravens 6 148 Commanders 7 132 Packers 8 104 Rams 9 92 Seahawks 10 62 Bucs 11 53 Broncos 12 44 Chargers 13 42 Steelers 14 41 Texans 15 34 Cardinals 16 23 Falcons 17 5 Bengals 18 1 Cowboys 19 -23 49ers 20 -26 Colts 21 -66 Bears 22 -76 Dolphins 23 -77 Saints 24 -99 Panthers 25 -107 Raiders 26 -129 Jets 27 -136 Giants 28 -139 Browns 29 -164 Patriots 30 -182 Jaguars 31 -183 Titans 32 -191