2023 NFL Power Rankings: Week 17 Rankings
Updated: December 27, 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 17, 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 16 NFL Power Rankings
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| Rank | Team | W-L | Avg. | Chg. | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens | 12-3 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 11-4 | 2.25 | -1.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | 11-4 | 3.38 | +0.8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 9-6 | 4.88 | +0.1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11-4 | 5.25 | +0.1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | 11-4 | 5.5 | +1.6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Dallas Cowboys | 10-5 | 6.88 | -1.9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Cleveland Browns | 10-5 | 7.88 | +1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-6 | 8.63 | -2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Rams | 8-7 | 9.75 | +3.4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-7 | 10.63 | +5.1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Seattle Seahawks | 8-7 | 12.63 | +2.6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Houston Texans | 8-7 | 13.25 | -2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-7 | 14.38 | -2.1 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-7 | 16.38 | -4.6 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts | 8-7 | 16.63 | -2.9 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-7 | 17.88 | +3.8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 17 |
| 18 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-8 | 18.75 | -1.6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 23 |
| 19 | Green Bay Packers | 7-8 | 19.38 | +0.3 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-8 | 19.88 | +3.4 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
| 21 | Las Vegas Raiders | 7-8 | 20 | +2.4 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| 22 | Denver Broncos | 7-8 | 20.5 | -4.3 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 18 |
| 23 | New Orleans Saints | 7-8 | 21.63 | -2.3 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
| 24 | Chicago Bears | 6-9 | 22.88 | +0.3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| 25 | New York Jets | 6-9 | 25.38 | +1 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Tennessee Titans | 5-10 | 26.38 | -1 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
| 27 | New York Giants | 5-10 | 27.5 | -1.3 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| 28 | New England Patriots | 4-11 | 28 | +1.9 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 |
| 29 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5-10 | 28.63 | +0.8 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Arizona Cardinals | 3-12 | 29.25 | -1.4 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 31 | Washington Commanders | 4-11 | 30.75 | -0.6 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers | 2-13 | 32 | -0.3 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT
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