| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kansas City Chiefs (16-3) | 1.3610 | - | 0.0710 (13) | 1.5068 (1) | 1.3284 (3) | 1.2518 (1) |
| 2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (15-5) | 1.0748 | +1 | 0.1872 (6) | 1.0145 (3) | 1.3931 (1) | 0.8200 (5) |
| 3. New Orleans Saints (13-5) | 0.9841 | +1 | 0.0867 (12) | 0.7083 (5) | 1.3668 (2) | 0.8803 (4) |
| 4. Buffalo Bills (15-4) | 0.9366 | -2 | 0.1591 (8) | 1.1240 (2) | 1.1357 (4) | 0.5528 (8) |
| 5. Green Bay Packers (14-4) | 0.9240 | - | -0.0227 (23) | 0.7503 (4) | 1.1186 (5) | 0.9057 (2) |
| 6. Baltimore Ravens (12-6) | 0.6919 | - | -0.0382 (24) | 0.5015 (7) | 0.6843 (6) | 0.8919 (3) |
| 7. Seattle Seahawks (12-5) | 0.5964 | - | 0.0025 (20) | 0.4612 (8) | 0.6142 (7) | 0.7155 (6) |
| 8. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-5) | 0.5463 | - | -0.1675 (31) | 0.5105 (6) | 0.4753 (9) | 0.6548 (7) |
| 9. Los Angeles Rams (11-7) | 0.4669 | - | 0.0955 (11) | 0.3493 (11) | 0.5852 (8) | 0.4676 (10) |
| 10. Tennessee Titans (11-6) | 0.3862 | - | 0.0006 (21) | 0.3197 (12) | 0.4367 (10) | 0.4033 (11) |
| 11. Indianapolis Colts (11-6) | 0.3796 | - | -0.1924 (32) | 0.2887 (13) | 0.3472 (12) | 0.5039 (9) |
| 12. Miami Dolphins (10-6) | 0.2251 | - | -0.0824 (27) | 0.4263 (9) | 0.3834 (11) | -0.1337 (18) |
| 13. Cleveland Browns (12-6) | 0.1606 | - | -0.1009 (29) | 0.3583 (10) | 0.0659 (14) | 0.0580 (14) |
| 14. Arizona Cardinals (8-8) | 0.0918 | - | -0.0640 (26) | -0.0812 (16) | 0.1078 (13) | 0.2492 (12) |
| 15. Las Vegas Raiders (8-8) | -0.0295 | - | 0.1746 (7) | 0.1927 (14) | -0.2076 (20) | -0.0736 (17) |
| 16. New England Patriots (7-9) | -0.0655 | - | 0.1063 (9) | -0.0641 (15) | -0.0958 (18) | -0.0369 (16) |
| 17. San Francisco 49ers (6-10) | -0.0693 | - | 0.2772 (1) | -0.2446 (20) | -0.0132 (15) | 0.0498 (15) |
| 18. Minnesota Vikings (7-9) | -0.1176 | - | 0.0106 (19) | -0.2252 (18) | -0.2180 (21) | 0.0901 (13) |
| 19. Chicago Bears (8-9) | -0.1642 | - | 0.0655 (14) | -0.1601 (17) | -0.0511 (17) | -0.2818 (23) |
| 20. Atlanta Falcons (4-12) | -0.2593 | - | 0.2357 (4) | -0.5795 (27) | -0.0181 (16) | -0.1811 (19) |
| 21. Carolina Panthers (5-11) | -0.4007 | +1 | 0.2269 (5) | -0.4725 (25) | -0.3015 (22) | -0.4294 (24) |
| 22. Los Angeles Chargers (7-9) | -0.4036 | -1 | 0.0377 (16) | -0.2256 (19) | -0.7914 (27) | -0.1951 (20) |
| 23. Washington Football Team (7-10) | -0.4239 | - | -0.0856 (28) | -0.3759 (23) | -0.1907 (19) | -0.7065 (27) |
| 24. Philadelphia Eagles (4-11-1) | -0.4730 | - | 0.0359 (18) | -0.5168 (26) | -0.6868 (26) | -0.2168 (22) |
| 25. Dallas Cowboys (6-10) | -0.5054 | - | -0.1051 (30) | -0.4540 (24) | -0.6004 (24) | -0.4634 (26) |
| 26. Denver Broncos (5-11) | -0.5453 | - | 0.2636 (2) | -0.2991 (21) | -0.6234 (25) | -0.7151 (28) |
| 27. New York Giants (6-10) | -0.5791 | - | -0.0155 (22) | -0.3258 (22) | -0.5704 (23) | -0.8428 (29) |
| 28. Houston Texans (4-12) | -0.6524 | - | 0.1005 (10) | -0.8373 (31) | -0.9141 (30) | -0.2077 (21) |
| 29. Detroit Lions (5-11) | -0.6614 | - | 0.0565 (15) | -0.6387 (29) | -0.9030 (29) | -0.4443 (25) |
| 30. Cincinnati Bengals (4-11-1) | -0.8378 | - | -0.0540 (25) | -0.5919 (28) | -0.8164 (28) | -1.1078 (30) |
| 31. New York Jets (2-14) | -1.0648 | - | 0.2626 (3) | -0.7916 (30) | -1.1469 (31) | -1.2592 (32) |
| 32. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-15) | -1.5611 | - | 0.0369 (17) | -1.6006 (32) | -1.8807 (32) | -1.2068 (31) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current NFL Football computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these NFL Football ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our NFL predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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