2023 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Rankings
Updated: September 6, 2023
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 1, 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.
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| Rank | Team | Avg. | Diff | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2.13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3.5 | -0.5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 4.5 | -0.4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 4.88 | -0.2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | New York Jets | 8.13 | 0.4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | 8.13 | 0.2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8.63 | 0.4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | 8.75 | -1.3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | 9.38 | 0.5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Detroit Lions | 12 | -0.7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | -0.9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| 13 | Seattle Seahawks | 12.13 | 0.6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13.5 | 1.8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | 15.88 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 22 |
| 16 | New Orleans Saints | 17.13 | 3.4 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 24 |
| 17 | Green Bay Packers | 17.38 | 2.2 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | New York Giants | 17.5 | -3.1 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 11 |
| 19 | Minnesota Vikings | 17.75 | -2.5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | New England Patriots | 21 | -1 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | Denver Broncos | 21.75 | 2.8 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
| 22 | Washington Commanders | 22.13 | 3.2 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
| 23 | Atlanta Falcons | 22.5 | 1.8 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 26 |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans | 22.63 | 1.7 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 17 |
| 25 | Carolina Panthers | 24.5 | -0.9 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Chicago Bears | 24.88 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 21 |
| 27 | Las Vegas Raiders | 27.25 | -4.5 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27.38 | 0.3 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| 29 | Los Angeles Rams | 28.75 | -4.5 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 29 | -0.4 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| 31 | Houston Texans | 30 | 0.4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 |
| 32 | Arizona Cardinals | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, Fox Sports, Yahoo! Sports, and PFT.
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