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.
Yes, I know I’m late.
This is Week 9 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2026 season. See here for last week’s results.
7 of the 15 games ended with the lower ranked team winning. The largest jump was the 49ers who jumped 18 spots after they beat the Raiders. The Cowboys are the lowest ranked team to win their game.
The Giants beat the Eagles keep first and the NFL Title Belt. The Commanders will have a chance to beat the Giants and take first (spoilers, they do). With the Chargers loss to the Texans, the Chargers will remain last. They will have a chance to leave last when they play the Ravens.
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 | 2026 Wk9 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Giants | - | The Giants remain first after beating the Eagles. | |
| 2 | Texans | - | ||
| 3 | Jaguars | - | ||
| 4 | Bears | - | ||
| 5 | Packers | +7 | The Packers jumped 7 spots by beating the Patriots. | |
| 6 | Patriots | -1 | ||
| 7 | Lions | +11 | The Lions jumped 11 spots by beating the Dolphins. | |
| 8 | Dolphins | -2 | ||
| 9 | 49ers | +18 | The 49ers jumped 18 spots by beating the Raiders. | |
| 10 | Raiders | -3 | ||
| 11 | Chiefs | +10 | The Chiefs jumped 10 spots by beating the Jets. | |
| 12 | Jets | -4 | ||
| 13 | Steelers | -4 | ||
| 14 | Saints | +10 | The Saints jumped 10 spots by beating the Browns. | |
| 15 | Browns | -5 | ||
| 16 | Bucs | -5 | ||
| 17 | Broncos | +3 | The Broncos jumped 3 spots by beating the Panthers. | |
| 18 | Panthers | -5 | ||
| 19 | Bengals | -5 | ||
| 20 | Bills | -5 | ||
| 21 | Ravens | -5 | ||
| 22 | Falcons | -5 | ||
| 23 | Seahawks | -4 | ||
| 24 | Rams | -2 | ||
| 25 | Vikings | -2 | ||
| 26 | Titans | -1 | ||
| 27 | Cowboys | +3 | The Cowboys jumped 3 spots by beating the Colts. | |
| 28 | Colts | -2 | ||
| 29 | Commanders | -1 | ||
| 30 | Cardinals | -1 | ||
| 31 | Eagles | - | ||
| 32 | Chargers | - | The Chargers remain last after losing to the Texans. |
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 Broncos 1 108 Bills 2 104 49ers 3 96 Bears 4 89 Vikings 5 80 Steelers 6 70 Lions 7 70 Packers 8 68 Chiefs 9 63 Jaguars 10 60 Patriots 11 50 Seahawks 12 50 Bengals 13 38 Rams 14 10 Browns 15 5 Raiders 16 -4 Panthers 17 -4 Saints 18 -12 Falcons 19 -15 Bucs 20 -17 Giants 21 -23.5 Cardinals 22 -36 Ravens 23 -40 Dolphins 24 -50 Jets 25 -53 Texans 26 -72 Cowboys 27 -72 Commanders 28 -88.5 Colts 29 -102 Chargers 30 -107 Eagles 31 -119 Titans 32 -147