2025 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Rankings

Updated: September 2, 2025

Throughout the 2025 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.

Previous iteration: Post-Draft 2025 NFL Power Rankings

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RankTeamAvg.Chg.ESPNNFLATHCBSUSATFOXYAHPFT
1Philadelphia Eagles1.13021111111
2Baltimore Ravens2.51.212252224
3Kansas City Chiefs3.38-0.634533342
4Buffalo Bills4-0.553425553
5Green Bay Packers4.883.366344466
6Detroit Lions6-1.545679935
7Washington Commanders7.88-1.9887878107
8Denver Broncos10.252.4119131081489
9Tampa Bay Buccaneers10.38-0.7157166121098
10Cincinnati Bengals10.751.17109111771213
11Los Angeles Rams11.63-4.8121111136151411
12Minnesota Vikings12.380.1131210141516712
13Houston Texans13.130.2141381516121710
14San Francisco 49ers13.251.9101515913171314
14Los Angeles Chargers13.25-2.6914121618111115
16Pittsburgh Steelers14.54.5161614181062016
17Arizona Cardinals17.381.31817222011131919
18Chicago Bears18.38-0.71718211921181617
19Seattle Seahawks18.502019172214201818
20Dallas Cowboys20.25-1.31921201225222221
21Jacksonville Jaguars21.134.22223251720191528
22Atlanta Falcons22.25-0.92520242122212322
22New England Patriots22.250.42622232419232120
24Las Vegas Raiders24.38-1.22425182827252424
25Miami Dolphins24.88-2.42124192528262729
26Indianapolis Colts26.25-0.62328282631272423
27New York Jets26.380.32930262323292625
28Carolina Panthers27.25-1.82829272724282926
29New York Giants27.632.22727302926242830
30Tennessee Titans29.50.73126313129303127
31Cleveland Browns30.63-13031323030313031
32New Orleans Saints31.63-1.53232293232323232

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