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 7 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
There were a few big jumps in the rankings. But most notably, the four lowest ranked teams from last weekend all won their games and moved up in the rankings. The Bengals had a bye and kept the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Bengals will play the 49ers next weekend for control of the NFL Title Belt and first.
The Giants moved up by beating the Commanders. The Chargers are now ranked last. The Chargers can move up next weekend by beating the Bears.
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 Wk7 | Δ | Notes | |
1 | Bengals | -- | The Bengals beat the bye week to keep the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
2 | Seahawks | -- | ||
3 | Ravens | +6 | The Ravens jumped 6 spots by beating the Lions. | |
4 | Lions | -1 | ||
5 | Chiefs | -1 | ||
6 | Giants | +26 | The Giants jumped 26 spots by beating the Commanders. | |
7 | Commanders | -2 | ||
8 | Falcons | -2 | ||
9 | Texans | -2 | ||
10 | Steelers | -2 | ||
11 | Browns | -1 | ||
12 | Jets | -1 | ||
13 | Eagles | -1 | ||
14 | Rams | -1 | ||
15 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
16 | Colts | -1 | ||
17 | Titans | -1 | ||
18 | Bears | +11 | The Bears jumped 11 spots by beating the Raiders. | |
19 | Raiders | -2 | ||
20 | Broncos | +10 | The Broncos jumped 10 spots by beating the Packers. | |
21 | Packers | -3 | ||
22 | Bucs | -3 | ||
23 | Saints | -3 | ||
24 | Vikings | -3 | ||
25 | Dolphins | -3 | ||
26 | Panthers | -3 | ||
27 | 49ers | -3 | ||
28 | Cardinals | -3 | ||
29 | Cowboys | -3 | ||
30 | Patriots | +1 | The Patriots jumped 1 spot by beating the Bills. | |
31 | Bills | -4 | ||
32 | Chargers | -4 | With the Giants winning over the Commanders, the Chargers 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.
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.