Now that Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books, it’s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they’re
THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. Let’s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.
1 – Philadelphia Eagles (Last Week: 1) – If you think about it, the Eagles’ flat out ineptitude at times (zero second half completions!) really just makes their 4-0 record that much more impressive. What could this team be if they actually played well? Answer: repeat Super Bowl champions. Of course, the question is if they can actually get their act together and play a full 60 minutes for once.
2 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 2) – The Bills are the only remaining undefeated team in the AFC. The four one-loss teams right behind them: LAC, PIT, INDY, JAX. Not exactly the most threatening bunch. Also, Buffalo has the fifth-easiest remaining schedule in the NFL. The No. 1 seed is theirs as long as they don’t really mess up.
3 – Detroit Lions (LW: 3) – Following their Week 1 loss to Green Bay, the Lions have arguably been the most impressive team in the NFL. Detroit owns the league’s best point differential at +49.
4 – Los Angeles Rams (LW: 8) – Matthew Stafford is cooking. His undeniable connection with Puka Nacua is alive and well.
5 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 5) – This Bucs team has a lot of fight. Just tough for them that injuries continue to take a toll. They might be able to grit their way through them anyway.
6 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 9) – Surprise, surprise: the Chiefs have turned it around after an 0-2 start. Blasting Baltimore was impressive.
7 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 4) – The Ravens are 1-3 with damaging losses to Buffalo and KC, who now hold valuable head-to-head tiebreakers over Baltimore. If Lamar Jackson’s injury is serious, they’re clearly cooked.
8 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 7) – Some of the early season shine is already starting to wear off. What happened to the defense that looked so dominant through the first three weeks of the season? Also, bad game management from Matt LaFleur continues to be a concern. The Packers were a second away from badly botching a tie into a loss.
9 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 6) – Rashawn Slater being out for the season and Joe Alt getting banged up just isn’t ideal. Neither is losing to Jaxson Dart in his first NFL start.
10 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 13) – The No. 1 team in DVOA also owns the league’s second-best point differential. It’s hard to take them over the Rams to win the NFC West. But they’re not a team to sleep on.
11 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 16) – Don’t look now but the Steelers are in a strong position to win the AFC North with Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson both banged up to varying degrees. Would be their first division win since 2020.
12 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 10) – The 49ers are on fraud watch. In part because they’re just so banged up.
13 – Washington Commanders (LW: 11) – Jayden Daniels’ return won’t change the fact that their defense is old and vulnerable. The Marshon Lattimore trade has been a big bust for Washington.
14 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 12) – The Colts looked like they belonged in their loss to the Rams. Would’ve really helped if Adonai Mitchell didn’t needlessly forfeit a touchdown.
15 – Denver Broncos (LW: 19) – Not really sure what we learned by the Broncos beating up on a listless Bengals team. Denver has beaten some bad teams at home but struggled to beat better teams on the road. Seems like their .500 record is fitting for them.
16 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 17) – Dak Prescott played at a very high level on Sunday night. But that Dallas defense is just so terrible. Add it together and you likely have an average team at best. Would be very funny if the Cowboys go 8-8-1.
17 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 20) – The same team that lost 30-0 to the Panthers had a lot of success against Dan Quinn’s defense. Make it make sense.
18 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 21) – The Jags have been better than anyone really expected. And yet … is anyone truly buying their stock right now?
19 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 14) – Through two games, the Vikings have already lived through the highs and the lows of the Carson Wentz experience. Minnesota has talent but they seemingly do not have a viable quarterback.
20 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 15) – Jonathan Gannon couldn’t stop good quarterbacks as a defensive coordinator. Now he can’t beat good teams as a head coach. Shocker.
21 – Chicago Bears (LW: 22) – Two straight wins! Just took facing some pretty bad defenses. They’re not the worst of the worst but they’re not actually good.
22 – Houston Texans (LW: 23) – The Texans are on the board with a win. And now they might be getting a break with Lamar Jackson potentially missing Week 5. If they can’t beat Cooper Rush, just call it a season.
23 – New England Patriots (LW: 25) – The Pats have a chance to prove they can actually contend for the AFC East crown by beating Buffalo. They probably won’t.
24 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 24) – Geno Smith? More like Geno Stinks. Gottem. Seriously, though, that trade always felt like a win for the Seahawks to me. Not sure why people love to overrate Geno so much.
25 – New York Giants (LW: 30) – It was hardly a scintillating start for Jaxson Dart but that doesn’t really matter. Giants fans can at least be happy they have a young quarterback to watch develop as they got to see a win. Just sucks for them that Malik Nabers is now out for the season.
26 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 18) – Jake Browning ain’t gonna cut it. The Bengals don’t need to make an aggressive move for a quarterback in what’s likely a lost season anyway … but they need to at least try another option.
27 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 26) – Will be interesting to see how the Browns fare with Dillon Gabriel. He showed some promise in the summer. We’ll see if he can fend off Shedeur Sanders from overtaking him.
28 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 29) – With a win over the 0-3 Jets, the Dolphins are officially not the worst team in the AFC East. Congrats! Mike McDaniel survives at least one more week.
29 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 27) – Last week, we wrote about how the Panthers being 5.5-point underdogs against the Pats was not a good sign for them. Indeed, the betting line was telling. Carolina is simply not a good football team.
30 – New York Jets (LW: 28) – Let’s face it: Justin Fields isn’t a quarterback to build around.
31 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 31) – The Titans own the NFL’s worst point differential at -69. Not so nice. They’re also dead last in DVOA. Only reason I don’t have them lower is because Cam Ward’s presence presents some potential upward mobility that I don’t see for the Saints.
32 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 32) – Spencer Rattler is 0-10 as a starter. Can he get on the board with his first career win this week in a home game against the Giants?
