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.
Yes, this is coming out a week late. The Divisional rankings will be out soon.
This is Wild Card weekend of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2025 season. See here for last week’s results.
3 of the 6 games ended with the lower ranked team winning. The largest jump was the 49ers who jumped 7 spots after they beat the Eagles. The Bears are the lowest ranked team to win their game.
The Falcons currently hold first and the NFL Title Belt. Because the Falcons did not make the playoffs, first place and the NFL Title Belt will remain with the Falcons. The Seahawks are ranked 3 and are the highest ranked team to make the playoffs. This means that the Super Bowl winner will end the post-season ranked 3.
The Colts lost to the Texans to fall to last. Because the Colts did not make the playoffs, last place will remain with 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 Wild Card Round | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Falcons | – | The Falcons will remain first until the next season. | |
| 2 | Saints | – | ||
| 3 | Seahawks | – | ||
| 4 | Bucs | – | ||
| 5 | Rams | +1 | The Rams jumped 1 spot by beating the Panthers. | |
| 6 | Panthers | -1 | ||
| 7 | Texans | – | ||
| 8 | Bills | +3 | The Bills jumped 3 spots by beating the Jaguars. | |
| 9 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 10 | Commanders | -1 | ||
| 11 | 49ers | +7 | The 49ers jumped 7 spots by beating the Eagles. | |
| 12 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 13 | Patriots | -1 | ||
| 14 | Steelers | -1 | ||
| 15 | Ravens | -1 | ||
| 16 | Browns | -1 | ||
| 17 | Bengals | -1 | ||
| 18 | Broncos | -1 | ||
| 19 | Lions | – | ||
| 20 | Bears | – | ||
| 21 | Vikings | – | ||
| 22 | Packers | – | ||
| 23 | Chargers | – | ||
| 24 | Giants | – | ||
| 25 | Cowboys | – | ||
| 26 | Dolphins | – | ||
| 27 | Jets | – | ||
| 28 | Cardinals | – | ||
| 29 | Titans | – | ||
| 30 | Raiders | – | ||
| 31 | Chiefs | – | ||
| 32 | Colts | – | The Colts will remain last until the next season. |
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 Seahawks 1 226 Texans 2 196 Rams 3 190 49ers 4 175 Jaguars 5 164 Broncos 6 131 Patriots 7 113 Bills 8 106 Chargers 9 57 Colts 10 45 Eagles 11 43 Bears 12 39 Steelers 13 17 Bucs 14 15 Panthers 15 3 Falcons 16 2 Vikings 17 -8 Lions 18 -13 Packers 19 -15.5 Ravens 20 -38 Chiefs 21 -71 Saints 22 -71 Dolphins 23 -73 Cowboys 24 -87.5 Titans 25 -95 Bengals 26 -95 Cardinals 27 -102 Commanders 28 -132 Browns 29 -148 Giants 30 -154 Raiders 31 -157 Jets 32 -171