This is an objective, unbiased ranking in the same vein as the NFL Title Belt. As such, the number 1 ranked team will always be the same as the current NFL Title Belt holder.
This is Week 0 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. I will link to the previous week’s rankings in the future.
Because the NFL Title Belt reached the playoffs, it along with the 1 ranking went to the Super Bowl champions, the Chiefs. The Chiefs have kept the NFL Title Belt and first ranking through the offseason. Their first regular season game of this year, against the Lions, will be the next opportunity to lose the Title Belt.
Let me know if you’d like to see more of this, if you’re curious about how I came up with these rankings, or if you noticed any mistakes.
| Ranking | 2023 Wk0 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Chiefs | – | The Chiefs beat the Eagles to keep the NFL Title Belt and first through the offseason. | |
| 2 | Bengals | – | ||
| 3 | Panthers | – | ||
| 4 | Saints | – | ||
| 5 | Steelers | – | ||
| 6 | Browns | – | ||
| 7 | Eagles | – | ||
| 8 | 49ers | – | ||
| 9 | Falcons | – | ||
| 10 | Cowboys | – | ||
| 11 | Bucs | – | ||
| 12 | Lions | – | ||
| 13 | Packers | – | ||
| 14 | Broncos | – | ||
| 15 | Jaguars | – | ||
| 16 | Chargers | – | ||
| 17 | Seahawks | – | ||
| 18 | Rams | – | ||
| 19 | Raiders | – | ||
| 20 | Bills | – | ||
| 21 | Commanders | – | ||
| 22 | Giants | – | ||
| 23 | Vikings | – | ||
| 24 | Ravens | – | ||
| 25 | Patriots | – | ||
| 26 | Dolphins | – | ||
| 27 | Jets | – | ||
| 28 | Texans | – | ||
| 29 | Titans | – | ||
| 30 | Bears | – | ||
| 31 | Cardinals | – | ||
| 32 | Colts | – | With the Colts losing to the Texans, the Colts will remain last until their first win next season. |
Please see below for the ranking explanation: This ranking assumes that there are never any fluke games and all teams are appropriately ranked. If you beat a team that is higher ranked than you, you move ahead of them and they move down one spot. However, other teams can jump in front of teams that are higher ranked than you, moving you further down the rankings.
Special thanks to @YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world. I used one of your posts as a template for formatting purposes.
Bonus rankings! This one is more straightforward. Teams get points for wins. They get more points for beating good teams and fewer points for beating bad teams. (+32 for beating the best team, +1 for beating the worst) Teams lose points for losses. They lose more points for losing to bad teams and fewer points for losing to good teams. (-32 for losing to the worst team, -1 for losing to the best) The points total is what was calculated from the end of last year. After week1 is over, totals will be reset.
| TEAM | TEAM | Ranking | Points | |
| PHI | Eagles | 1 | 247 | |
| BUF | Bills | 2 | 225 | |
| CIN | Bengals | 3 | 192 | |
| MIN | Vikings | 4 | 184 | |
| KC | Chiefs | 5 | 167 | |
| DAL | Cowboys | 6 | 166 | |
| NYG | Giants | 7 | 108.5 | |
| DET | Lions | 8 | 88 | |
| SF | 49ers | 9 | 76 | |
| MIA | Dolphins | 10 | 74 | |
| BAL | Ravens | 11 | 62 | |
| GB | Packers | 12 | 61 | |
| WSH | Commanders | 13 | 60.5 | |
| PIT | Steelers | 14 | 38 | |
| NE | Patriots | 15 | 29 | |
| NYJ | Jets | 16 | 15 | |
| JAX | Jaguars | 17 | 5 | |
| CLE | Browns | 18 | -27 | |
| TEN | Titans | 19 | -47 | |
| TB | Bucs | 20 | -55 | |
| LAC | Chargers | 21 | -56 | |
| SEA | Seahawks | 22 | -67 | |
| CHI | Bears | 23 | -82 | |
| NO | Saints | 24 | -83 | |
| CAR | Panthers | 25 | -95 | |
| ATL | Falcons | 26 | -103 | |
| IND | Colts | 27 | -126.5 | |
| LV | Raiders | 28 | -157 | |
| LAR | Rams | 29 | -164 | |
| HOU | Texans | 30 | -171.5 | |
| DEN | Broncos | 31 | -183 | |
| ARI | Cardinals | 32 | -190 |