2026 NFL Power Rankings

All 32 teams ranked.

Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET

At a glance

Rating moves, last 4 games

Biggest gain: +92rating pts; Panthers
Biggest drop: −87rating pts; Eagles
Biggest one-game swing: +34rating pts; Panthers; Beat PHI 25–14

Best matchups

This week: SEAvsKC; Sun, Oct 25
Last week: SEAvsDEN; DEN won 17–14

Rankings

Based on 25,000 simulations, 34% into the season.

Playoff chancesLower oddsHigher odds

						Playoff Chances
Rank	Team
1	49ers6-0	Last 4 games: Elo up 50	1660	tied for 21	13.7	98%	48%	15%
2	Seahawks3-3	Last 4 games: Elo down 48	1656	tied for 14	10.6	84%	7%	10%
3	Bills5-1	Last 4 games: Elo up 9	1653	12	12.3	91%	30%	13%
4	Vikings5-0	Last 4 games: Elo up 53	1629	29	12.7	93%	30%	11%
5	Broncos4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 22	1614	1	11.3	83%	16%	7%
6	Patriots4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 6	1612	7	10.8	77%	13%	7%
7	Jaguars4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 36	1599	tied for 5	11.3	81%	10%	6%
8	Chiefs5-0	Last 4 games: Elo up 52	1580	30	11.6	79%	15%	6%
9	Ravens4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 19	1556	31	10.1	62%	5%	3%
10	Rams2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 30	1556	tied for 5	8.2	46%	<1%	2%
11	Bears4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 22	1555	tied for 19	9.7	65%	3%	3%
12	Lions3-2	Last 4 games: Elo down 9	1552	28	9.9	65%	5%	3%
13	Texans2-4	Last 4 games: Elo no change	1547	18	8.5	43%	<1%	2%
14	Steelers4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 36	1540	24	9.9	58%	4%	3%
15	Packers4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 19	1534	26	9.5	58%	3%	2%
16	Bengals3-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 26	1520	23	9.8	54%	3%	2%
17	Panthers3-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 92	1490	tied for 14	8.8	45%	2%	1%
18	Eagles2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 87	1485	tied for 21	7.7	33%	<1%	<1%
19	Browns4-2	Last 4 games: Elo up 26	1449	17	9.2	39%	1%	<1%
20	Falcons2-4	Last 4 games: Elo up 40	1448	10	6.8	19%	<1%	<1%
21	Giants3-2-1	Last 4 games: Elo no change	1425	32	7.2	29%	<1%	<1%
22	Cowboys2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 33	1425	25	6.7	16%	<1%	<1%
23	Colts2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 5	1422	tied for 19	6.6	11%	<1%	<1%
24	Buccaneers1-5	Last 4 games: Elo down 17	1422	9	5.6	11%	<1%	<1%
25	Saints2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 46	1416	11	6.7	17%	<1%	<1%
26	Raiders3-3	Last 4 games: Elo down 3	1410	16	7.1	12%	<1%	<1%
27	Chargers0-6	Last 4 games: Elo down 39	1406	tied for 3	3.9	1%	<1%	<1%
28	Commanders1-4-1	Last 4 games: Elo down 20	1406	8	5.5	12%	<1%	<1%
29	Cardinals2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 29	1384	tied for 3	6.0	9%	<1%	<1%
30	Jets2-4	Last 4 games: Elo down 2	1370	13	5.6	5%	<1%	<1%
31	Dolphins0-5	Last 4 games: Elo down 54	1366	2	3.7	1%	<1%	<1%
32	Titans1-5	Last 4 games: Elo up 2	1313	27	4.0	1%	<1%	<1%

Trend: Elo change over each team’s last 4 games (all games so far until a team has played 4)
SoS Rk: SoS Played Rank
Bye: 1st-Round Bye
Title: Win Super Bowl

Battle for No. 1

Who has held No. 1 in our rankings this season, week by week.

Rank comparison

Our rank beside Sagarin, TeamRankings, Massey and ESPN, sorted by their consensus (the average of their ranks).

Rank 32Rank 1

					The other sites
Rank	Team
1	49ers6-0	1	1.0	Agree	1	1	1	1
2	Chiefs5-0	8	2.3	We rank them lower by 5.7	2	2	3	2
3	Bills5-1	3	3.5	We rank them higher by 0.5	3	4	4	3
4	Jaguars4-2	7	4.5	We rank them lower by 2.5	4	3	7	4
5	Patriots4-2	6	6.8	We rank them higher by 0.8	5	6	6	10
6	Vikings5-0	4	7.3	We rank them higher by 3.3	6	8	2	13
tied for 7	Seahawks3-3	2	7.5	We rank them higher by 5.5	7	5	12	6
tied for 7	Bears4-2	11	7.5	We rank them lower by 3.5	8	9	8	5
9	Rams2-4	10	10.0	Agree	9	7	17	7
10	Broncos4-2	5	10.5	We rank them higher by 5.5	10	13	5	14
tied for 11	Ravens4-2	9	11.8	We rank them higher by 2.8	11	10	10	16
tied for 11	Bengals3-2	16	11.8	We rank them lower by 4.2	12	11	15	9
13	Lions3-2	12	12.5	We rank them higher by 0.5	13	12	14	11
14	Packers4-2	15	13.3	We rank them lower by 1.7	14	15	9	15
15	Texans2-4	13	14.0	We rank them higher by 1.0	15	14	19	8
16	Steelers4-2	14	15.5	We rank them higher by 1.5	16	17	11	18
17	Panthers3-2	17	16.5	We rank them lower by 0.5	17	16	16	17
18	Cowboys2-4	22	18.5	We rank them lower by 3.5	18	18	26	12
19	Raiders3-3	26	20.3	We rank them lower by 5.7	22	20	18	21
20	Eagles2-4	18	21.5	We rank them higher by 3.5	19	19	20	28
21	Falcons2-4	20	22.3	We rank them higher by 2.3	20	22	24	23
22	Colts2-4	23	22.5	We rank them lower by 0.5	23	23	25	19
23	Browns4-2	19	23.8	We rank them higher by 4.8	26	29	13	27
24	Buccaneers1-5	24	24.0	Agree	21	21	29	25
25	Chargers0-6	27	25.0	We rank them lower by 2.0	25	24	31	20
26	Giants3-2-1	21	25.5	We rank them higher by 4.5	24	25	22	31
27	Jets2-4	30	25.8	We rank them lower by 4.2	28	28	21	26
28	Saints2-4	25	26.0	We rank them higher by 1.0	27	26	27	24
29	Commanders1-4-1	28	26.5	We rank them lower by 1.5	29	27	28	22
30	Cardinals2-4	29	28.5	We rank them lower by 0.5	31	31	23	29
31	Titans1-5	32	30.0	We rank them lower by 2.0	30	30	30	30
32	Dolphins0-5	31	32.0	We rank them higher by 1.0	32	32	32	32

Guru: Power Rankings Guru
SAG: Sagarin
TR: TeamRankings
MR: Massey