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 3 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
There were a lot of shakeups in the bottom half of the rankings including a new bottom ranked team, again. The Seahawks beat the Panthers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. Next, the Seahawks will have to defend against the Giants.
Four of the bottom five ranked teams all beat higher ranked teams. This moved the Vikings, Giants, and Jets down to join the Bears at the bottom.
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 | 2023 Wk3 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Seahawks | – | The Seahawks beat the Panthers to take the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Lions | – | ||
| 3 | Chiefs | – | ||
| 4 | Steelers | – | ||
| 5 | Browns | – | ||
| 6 | Colts | +23 | The Colts jumped 23 spots by beating the Ravens. | |
| 7 | Ravens | -1 | ||
| 8 | Bengals | -1 | ||
| 9 | Falcons | -1 | ||
| 10 | Packers | +5 | The Packers jumped 5 spots by beating the Saints. | |
| 11 | Saints | -2 | ||
| 12 | Panthers | -2 | ||
| 13 | 49ers | -2 | ||
| 14 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 15 | Cardinals | +17 | The Cardinals jumped 17 spots by beating the Cowboys. | |
| 16 | Cowboys | -3 | ||
| 17 | Bucs | -3 | ||
| 18 | Bills | -2 | ||
| 19 | Raiders | -2 | ||
| 20 | Commanders | -2 | ||
| 21 | Dolphins | – | The Dolphins maintained their rank by beating the Broncos. | |
| 22 | Broncos | -3 | ||
| 23 | Texans | +7 | The Texans jumped 7 spots by beating the Jaguars. | |
| 24 | Jaguars | -4 | ||
| 25 | Titans | -3 | ||
| 26 | Chargers | -3 | ||
| 27 | Rams | -3 | ||
| 28 | Patriots | – | The Patriots maintained their rank by beating the Jets. | |
| 29 | Jets | -4 | ||
| 30 | Giants | -4 | ||
| 31 | Vikings | -4 | ||
| 32 | Bears | -1 | With the Cardinals beating the Cowboys, the Bears are now last. |
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.
Spotted a couple mistakes
The Seahawks beat the Giants
Seahawks played the Panthers, as per your table
Next, the Seahawks will have to defend against the Panthers.
Looks like you forgot to change that from last week
the Bears are now last
This one isn’t a mistake, but the 2023 Bears as a whole are a mistake
Wow, thanks. I don’t know how I messed that one up so bad.
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 has been reset with the first game of the season.
TEAM Ranking Points 49ers 1 61 Lions 2 45 Eagles 3 44 Packers 4 26 Browns 5 21 Bucs 6 17 Dolphins 7 15 Steelers 8 14 Bills 9 10 Patriots 10 8 Saints 11 7 Cowboys 12 6 Cardinals 13 6 Colts 14 5 Giants 15 0 Jets 16 -1 Rams 17 -1 Commanders 18 -2 Falcons 19 -4 Chiefs 20 -4 Chargers 21 -5 Seahawks 22 -6 Ravens 23 -9 Raiders 24 -10 Texans 25 -14 Bengals 26 -16 Panthers 27 -24 Jaguars 28 -27 Titans 29 -33 Bears 30 -38 Broncos 31 -43 Vikings 32 -48
