NFL Rankings
2026 season
Updated Wed, Sep 30 · 7:15 PM ET
About these rankings
GordStats is this site's own rating - points better than an average team on a neutral field - and the order the table opens in. FPI is ESPN's version of the same idea; Off, Def and ST split it into what each unit adds. Move is the change in whichever column the table is sorted by since the point the buttons pick; it opens on Before Wk 3 (Sep 22).
Odds is ESPN's season simulations: the projected record, and the chance of the playoffs, the division, the Super Bowl (Conf%) and winning it (SB%). SOS is strength-of-schedule rank, hardest first. Tap a header to sort, again to reverse; each team's page has its schedule and projected record.
| Team | Move | GordStats | FPI | Off | Def | ST | SOS | Rem SOS | Proj W-L | Playoff% | Div% | Conf% | SB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle Seahawks2-1 | · | 1+7.1-1.0 | 3+4.8 | +1.7 | +2.9 | +0.2 | 28 | 1 | 10.7-6.3 | 75.0% | 15.7% | 12.5% | 6.8% |
 Jacksonville Jaguars2-1 | ▲4 | 2+5.6+1.9 | 4+4.6 | +2.7 | +1.6 | +0.3 | 24 | 21 | 11.2-5.8 | 90.7% | 81.4% | 18.6% | 9.1% |
 Buffalo Bills3-0 | ▼1 | 3+4.9-0.2 | 5+4.5 | +5.0 | -0.7 | +0.2 | 11 | 24 | 12.2-4.8 | 96.8% | 89.8% | 23.9% | 11.6% |
 Los Angeles Rams1-2 | ▼1 | 4+4.3-0.5 | 6+4.1 | +2.7 | +1.9 | -0.5 | 8 | 6 | 9.6-7.3 | 56.4% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 3.9% |
 San Francisco 49ers3-0 | ▼1 | 5+3.8-0.4 | 1+7.3 | +6.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | 31 | 11 | 13.2-3.8 | 98.0% | 78.9% | 40.6% | 25.3% |
 Kansas City Chiefs3-0 | ▲4 | 6+3.0+0.8 | 2+4.8 | +3.0 | +1.8 | 0.0 | 30 | 12 | 11.9-5.0 | 95.5% | 79.7% | 24.5% | 12.4% |
 Minnesota Vikings3-0 | ▲1 | 7+3.0+0.2 | 12+0.7 | -2.7 | +3.1 | +0.3 | 12 | 19 | 10.6-6.4 | 75.5% | 34.4% | 6.1% | 2.5% |
 Chicago Bears2-1 | ▲5 | 8+2.8+1.0 | 20-1.2 | -2.4 | +0.9 | +0.4 | 18 | 18 | 10.4-6.5 | 71.8% | 27.2% | 10.9% | 5.3% |
 Baltimore Ravens2-1 | ▼2 | 9+2.7-0.2 | 7+3.7 | +3.3 | +0.7 | -0.2 | 13 | 29 | 11.2-5.8 | 88.6% | 55.5% | 15.0% | 7.2% |
 New England Patriots1-2 | ▼5 | 10+2.4-1.8 | 14+0.2 | -0.8 | +1.1 | -0.2 | 6 | 20 | 8.3-8.7 | 38.4% | 8.5% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
 Detroit Lions2-1 | ▼2 | 11+2.3-0.3 | 9+2.4 | +3.8 | -1.6 | +0.2 | 16 | 31 | 10.8-6.1 | 76.8% | 36.0% | 8.1% | 3.6% |
 Denver Broncos2-1 | ▲2 | 12+2.0+0.6 | 11+0.8 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +0.1 | 1 | 22 | 9.4-7.6 | 58.2% | 12.7% | 3.7% | 1.3% |
 Houston Texans0-3 | ▼1 | 13+1.7-0.1 | 13+0.6 | -1.3 | +1.9 | -0.1 | 7 | 26 | 7.7-9.3 | 22.0% | 8.2% | 1.3% | 0.5% |
 Philadelphia Eagles2-1 | ▼3 | 14+1.0-1.2 | 16-0.8 | -1.0 | +0.4 | -0.1 | 21 | 7 | 8.7-8.3 | 39.3% | 30.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
 Cincinnati Bengals2-1 | ▲1 | 15+0.1-0.2 | 10+1.9 | +2.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 22 | 30 | 10.6-6.3 | 79.8% | 35.2% | 8.2% | 3.3% |
 Indianapolis Colts1-2 | ▲1 | 16-0.4+0.4 | 18-1.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 | +0.2 | 4 | 28 | 8.0-8.9 | 28.0% | 10.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% |
 Pittsburgh Steelers2-1 | ▲2 | 17-1.0+0.1 | 24-2.4 | -3.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 17 | 23 | 8.4-8.6 | 33.9% | 7.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
 Green Bay Packers1-2 | ▼3 | 18-1.2-1.8 | 17-0.9 | +0.3 | -1.4 | +0.2 | 27 | 4 | 7.5-9.5 | 12.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
 Dallas Cowboys1-2 | ▲2 | 19-1.4+0.2 | 8+3.4 | +4.3 | -1.2 | +0.4 | 15 | 15 | 9.7-7.3 | 67.0% | 57.4% | 8.0% | 3.7% |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers0-3 | · | 20-1.6-0.4 | 30-6.9 | -7.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 20 | 17 | 5.5-11.5 | 9.1% | 8.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
 Los Angeles Chargers0-3 | ▲1 | 21-1.8+0.2 | 15-0.7 | -2.2 | +1.5 | 0.0 | 19 | 3 | 5.9-11.0 | 5.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
 New Orleans Saints1-2 | ▼4 | 22-1.9-0.8 | 19-1.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | +0.1 | 9 | 32 | 8.4-8.6 | 55.4% | 53.4% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
 Carolina Panthers1-2 | · | 23-2.4 | 21-2.0 | -1.5 | -0.6 | +0.1 | 25 | 16 | 7.0-9.9 | 27.9% | 26.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
 Washington Commanders1-2 | ▲2 | 24-2.7+0.7 | 23-2.3 | -0.7 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 14 | 7.6-9.3 | 18.8% | 11.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
 Atlanta Falcons1-2 | ▲5 | 25-2.8+1.8 | 26-3.5 | -3.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 26 | 8 | 6.2-10.7 | 13.1% | 11.9% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
 Las Vegas Raiders3-0 | ▲1 | 26-2.8+1.0 | 22-2.1 | -2.2 | +0.2 | 0.0 | 32 | 5 | 8.5-8.5 | 37.7% | 7.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
 New York Giants2-1 | ▼3 | 27-2.9-0.1 | 31-7.1 | -6.0 | -1.5 | +0.5 | 10 | 13 | 5.6-11.4 | 2.1% | 1.4% | · | · |
 Arizona Cardinals1-2 | ▼3 | 28-3.1+0.1 | 27-4.7 | -1.6 | -3.0 | -0.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.4-11.5 | 1.1% | · | · | · |
 Cleveland Browns2-1 | ▼1 | 29-3.9+0.3 | 28-5.2 | -5.1 | -0.1 | +0.1 | 14 | 27 | 6.9-10.0 | 10.7% | 1.4% | 0.1% | · |
 Miami Dolphins0-3 | ▼1 | 30-5.0-0.6 | 32-8.2 | -4.4 | -3.3 | -0.5 | 3 | 9 | 3.0-14.0 | 0.1% | · | · | · |
 New York Jets1-2 | · | 31-5.1 | 25-3.3 | -2.3 | -1.1 | +0.1 | 23 | 25 | 6.9-10.1 | 13.0% | 1.7% | 0.2% | · |
 Tennessee Titans0-3 | · | 32-6.6+0.1 | 29-5.5 | -3.8 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 29 | 10 | 4.3-12.6 | 0.9% | 0.3% | · | · |