2023 NFL Power Rankings: Week 18 Rankings

Updated: January 2, 2024

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will update our consensus NFL Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.

Below you will find a table of our NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 18, sorted by their average ranking. The table also lists their respective rankings at various sites (links at bottom of table).

Change is difference from last ranking: + number = improvement, - number = decline.

Previous iteration: Week 17 NFL Power Rankings

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RankTeamW-LAvg.Chg.ESPNNFLATHCBSUSATFOXYAHPFT
1Baltimore Ravens13-31011111111
2San Francisco 49ers12-42+0.322222222
3Dallas Cowboys11-54.13+2.833535644
4Buffalo Bills10-64.38+0.556743433
5Detroit Lions11-55.25+0.345475755
6Cleveland Browns11-55.88+277358386
7Miami Dolphins11-56.38-3646610568
8Kansas City Chiefs10-67.88+0.8988849710
9Los Angeles Rams9-79+0.810109107899
10Philadelphia Eagles11-59.38-4.189119912107
11Houston Texans9-711+2.31111101211101211
12Jacksonville Jaguars9-712.88+1.51312171113141112
13Tampa Bay Buccaneers8-814.38-3.81514151512131318
14Green Bay Packers8-814.5+4.91716131414111615
15Indianapolis Colts9-715+1.61413121818181413
16Pittsburgh Steelers9-715.25+2.61215141319201514
17Seattle Seahawks8-817.38-4.81619161920151816
18New Orleans Saints8-818.25+3.41917211615212017
19Chicago Bears7-919+3.92220192016171721
20Cincinnati Bengals8-819.63-3.31818201721241920
21Denver Broncos8-820.88-0.42022182327162219
22Minnesota Vikings7-922.38-3.62321222122252124
22Las Vegas Raiders7-922.38-2.42123232423192323
22Atlanta Falcons7-922.38-2.52424242217222422
25New York Jets6-1025.75-0.42525252626282625
26Arizona Cardinals4-1226.5+2.82929272524232926
27New York Giants5-1127.13+0.42728262828262529
28Tennessee Titans5-1127.75-1.42626282729302828
29New England Patriots4-1228.5-0.53030302925273027
30Los Angeles Chargers5-1128.75-0.12827293030292730
31Washington Commanders4-1231-0.33131313131313131
32Carolina Panthers2-143203232323232323232

Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT

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