2026 NFL Power Rankings: Week 1 Rankings
Updated: September 8, 2026
Throughout the 2026 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, sorted by their average ranking, heading into Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. 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 2026 NFL Power Rankings
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| Rank | Team | Avg. | Chg. | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Rams | 1.25 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 2.13 | -0.8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | 3.75 | -0.9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 4.13 | 0.9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | New England Patriots | 7.75 | -0.9 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | 8.13 | 1.9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Houston Texans | 9 | 1.2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Chicago Bears | 9.5 | -0.7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9.63 | -1.5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11.13 | 5.5 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
| 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 11.25 | -4.4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11.38 | 0.3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 |
| 13 | Dallas Cowboys | 11.63 | 4.7 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 17 |
| 14 | Detroit Lions | 12.63 | 1.2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 14 |
| 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13.25 | -0.6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | 13.5 | -1.3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 13.63 | -1.1 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| 18 | Minnesota Vikings | 18.88 | 1.8 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19.38 | -0.9 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19.88 | -0.7 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Indianapolis Colts | 20.5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| 22 | Carolina Panthers | 23 | -3.7 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
| 23 | New Orleans Saints | 23.13 | 0.4 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | New York Giants | 23.25 | 0.9 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| 25 | Washington Commanders | 25 | -1.3 | 20 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 27 |
| 26 | Atlanta Falcons | 25.88 | -2.2 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 25 |
| 27 | Tennessee Titans | 27 | 0.8 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | New York Jets | 28.25 | 1.6 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | Las Vegas Raiders | 28.25 | 0.6 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| 30 | Arizona Cardinals | 30.13 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| 31 | Cleveland Browns | 30.38 | -2.6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| 32 | Miami Dolphins | 31.5 | -1.5 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT