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 Divisional Week of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
Three of the four games were won by the lower ranked team.
The Chiefs beat the Bills to take the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Ravens will now have a chance at taking the Title Belt and first. Since the Belt made the playoffs, first and the NFL Title Belt will eventually go to the Super Bowl champion.
With the Commanders losing to the Cowboys in the last game of the season, the Commanders will remain last place. Until their first win next year.
The lowest ranked team still in the playoffs is the 49ers at 16. That means that 17-32 are locked in until next season. But everyone else could shift.
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 Divisional Round | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Chiefs | +2 | The Chiefs beat the Bills to take the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Bills | -1 | ||
| 3 | Steelers | -1 | ||
| 4 | Bengals | – | ||
| 5 | Ravens | +2 | The Ravens jumped 2 spots by beating the Texans. | |
| 6 | Texans | -1 | ||
| 7 | Browns | -1 | ||
| 8 | Saints | – | ||
| 9 | Lions | +5 | The Lions jumped 5 spots by beating the Bucs. | |
| 10 | Bucs | -1 | ||
| 11 | Titans | -1 | ||
| 12 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 13 | Dolphins | -1 | ||
| 14 | Jets | -1 | ||
| 15 | Rams | – | ||
| 16 | 49ers | – | ||
| 17 | Packers | – | ||
| 18 | Bears | – | ||
| 19 | Seahawks | – | ||
| 20 | Cardinals | – | ||
| 21 | Colts | – | ||
| 22 | Raiders | – | ||
| 23 | Patriots | – | ||
| 24 | Falcons | – | ||
| 25 | Cowboys | – | ||
| 26 | Broncos | – | ||
| 27 | Giants | – | ||
| 28 | Eagles | – | ||
| 29 | Chargers | – | ||
| 30 | Vikings | – | ||
| 31 | Panthers | – | ||
| 32 | Commanders | – | The Commanders will remain last for the offseason. |
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 1 293 49ers 2 193 Browns 3 179 Bengals 4 147 Steelers 5 147 Rams 6 109 Texans 7 109 Lions 8 92 Jaguars 9 89 Seahawks 10 82 Colts 11 63 Chiefs 12 59 Cowboys 13 41 Eagles 14 32 Bills 15 31 Bucs 16 -7 Dolphins 17 -10 Titans 18 -17 Packers 19 -29 Saints 20 -41 Cardinals 21 -61 Broncos 22 -74 Raiders 23 -74 Vikings 24 -87 Jets 25 -98 Giants 26 -103 Falcons 27 -106 Bears 28 -112 Chargers 29 -151 Commanders 30 -176 Patriots 31 -184 Panthers 32 -224 Appreciate the work you’ve done this season, I get to watch only a few games so this adds to the overall league picture for me.
