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 14 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
There were a lot of moves this week. The Patriots left last place and jumped 24 spots. Vikings, Titans, and Bears got boosts away from last. The Jets and Browns got a boost close to first.
The Bengals beat the Colts to take the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Bengals will play the Vikings next weekend for control of the NFL Title Belt and first.
With the Patriots beating the Steelers, the Panthers are now last place. The Panthers can move up next week when they play the Falcons.
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 Wk14 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Bengals | – | The Bengals beat the Colts to keep the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Browns | +7 | The Browns jumped 7 spots by beating the Jaguars. | |
| 3 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 4 | Jets | +18 | The Jets jumped 18 spots by beating the Texans. | |
| 5 | Texans | -2 | ||
| 6 | Ravens | -2 | ||
| 7 | Cardinals | -2 | ||
| 8 | Patriots | +24 | The Patriots jumped 24 spots by beating the Steelers. | |
| 9 | Steelers | -3 | ||
| 10 | Broncos | -3 | ||
| 11 | Rams | -3 | ||
| 12 | 49ers | -2 | ||
| 13 | Cowboys | -2 | ||
| 14 | Seahawks | -2 | ||
| 15 | Giants | +8 | The Giants jumped 8 spots by beating the Packers. | |
| 16 | Packers | -3 | ||
| 17 | Bears | +11 | The Bears jumped 11 spots by beating the Lions. | |
| 18 | Lions | -4 | ||
| 19 | Eagles | -4 | ||
| 20 | Bills | – | The Bills maintained their rank by beating and jumping the Chiefs. | |
| 21 | Chiefs | -5 | ||
| 22 | Chargers | -5 | ||
| 23 | Titans | +4 | The Titans jumped 4 spots by beating the Dolphins. | |
| 24 | Dolphins | -6 | ||
| 25 | Vikings | +4 | The Vikings jumped 4 spots by beating the Raiders. | |
| 26 | Raiders | -7 | ||
| 27 | Bucs | -1 | The Bucs only dropped 1 spot by beating and jumping the Falcons. | |
| 28 | Falcons | -7 | ||
| 29 | Commanders | -5 | ||
| 30 | Colts | -5 | ||
| 31 | Saints | – | The Saints avoided last by beating and jumping the Panthers. | |
| 32 | Panthers | -2 | The Panthers will drop to last after losing to the Saints. |
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 has been reset with the first game of the season.
TEAM Ranking Points Ravens 1 179 49ers 2 154 Browns 3 140 Jaguars 4 112 Bengals 5 103 Eagles 6 88 Steelers 7 71 Cowboys 8 66 Rams 9 50 Colts 10 46 Chiefs 11 42 Lions 12 33 Texans 13 32 Seahawks 14 21 Dolphins 15 3 Broncos 16 -5 Bills 17 -13 Titans 18 -14 Bucs 19 -22 Vikings 20 -23 Packers 21 -31 Saints 22 -56 Falcons 23 -61 Cardinals 24 -62 Chargers 25 -63 Jets 26 -68 Raiders 27 -82 Bears 28 -89 Giants 29 -97 Commanders 30 -118 Patriots 31 -140 Panthers 32 -196