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 2 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2025 season. See here for last week’s results.
4 of the 16 games ended with the lower ranked team winning. The largest jump is 15 spots.
The 49ers beat the Saints to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Cardinals will have a chance to take the belt in week 2.
The Falcons beat the Vikings to move out of last. The Titans are now last. They will have a chance to move out of last when they play the Colts.
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 | 2025 Wk2 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | 49ers | – | The 49ers beat the Seahawks to jump 30 spots and take the NFL Title Belt. | |
| 2 | Seahawks | – | ||
| 3 | Eagles | – | ||
| 4 | Rams | – | ||
| 5 | Chargers | +2 | The Chargers jumped 2 spots by beating the Raiders. | |
| 6 | Raiders | -1 | ||
| 7 | Patriots | -1 | ||
| 8 | Chiefs | – | ||
| 9 | Bills | – | ||
| 10 | Colts | +15 | The Colts jumped 15 spots by beating the Broncos. | |
| 11 | Broncos | -1 | ||
| 12 | Packers | +4 | The Packers jumped 4 spots by beating the Commanders. | |
| 13 | Commanders | -2 | ||
| 14 | Ravens | -2 | ||
| 15 | Cowboys | -2 | ||
| 16 | Bucs | -2 | ||
| 17 | Texans | -2 | ||
| 18 | Lions | -1 | ||
| 19 | Falcons | +13 | The Falcons jumped 13 spots by beating the Vikings. | |
| 20 | Vikings | -2 | ||
| 21 | Bears | -2 | ||
| 22 | Cardinals | -2 | ||
| 23 | Saints | -2 | ||
| 24 | Bengals | -2 | ||
| 25 | Steelers | -2 | ||
| 26 | Jets | -2 | ||
| 27 | Dolphins | -2 | ||
| 28 | Browns | -1 | ||
| 29 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 30 | Panthers | -1 | ||
| 31 | Giants | -1 | ||
| 32 | Titans | -1 | The Falcons beat the Vikings to move out of 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 point total was reset with the first game of the season.
TEAM Ranking Points Packers 1 32 Bengals 2 27 Chargers 3 26 Eagles 4 24 Bills 5 21 Bucs 6 21 Rams 7 20 Colts 8 20 Falcons 9 19 Seahawks 10 17 Lions 11 13 Commanders 12 11 49ers 13 10 Cardinals 14 7 Cowboys 15 6 Ravens 16 2 Raiders 17 1 Broncos 18 0 Vikings 19 -8 Chiefs 20 -8 Texans 21 -11 Patriots 22 -12 Jaguars 23 -13 Saints 24 -14 Jets 25 -15 Titans 26 -21 Panthers 27 -21 Steelers 28 -22 Bears 29 -29 Giants 30 -30 Browns 31 -33 Dolphins 32 -40