Now that Week 9 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 – Los Angeles Rams (Last Week: 3) – If Jordan Davis doesn’t block a game-winning field goal attempt, the Rams are 7-1 with their sole loss coming by three points in overtime to a division rival. They’ve yet to look bad this year. Matthew Stafford has been red hot lately; he’s thrown 16 touchdowns and zero interceptions over his last five starts.
2 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 2) – The Bucs will be majorly tested upon returning from their Week 9 bye. Their next three games: vs. Patriots, at Bills, at Rams.
3 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 5) – The Seahawks are one point away from being tied with the Rams for second in point differential. They rank first in DVOA. Seattle is a legit force in the NFC playoff picture.
4 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 7) – The Eagles had an awesome bye week. All of their NFC East rivals lost. And so did two of their top competitors in the NFC. If the season ended today, which it doesn’t, the Birds would be the No. 1 seed. There’s reason to believe the best is yet to come. They seem to be figuring things out and the roster could be better now that they’re getting healthier and Jaelan Phillips is here to help the pass rush.
5 – Detroit Lions (LW: 1) – The Vikings were playing with much more purpose than the Lions were playing with in Week 9. Detroit’s offense has cooled off a bit by their usual standards with their banged up offensive line proving to be an issue.
6 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 4) – Ah, there’s the Daniel Jones we’re all more familiar seeing. The Colts probably don’t have to worry about him turning it over five times in one game again soon but this was a reminder that that snowball potential is there.
7 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 8) – On one hand, a very good win over a hot Chiefs team. On the other hand, Josh Allen beating Patrick Mahomes in the regular season won’t be interesting until Allen’s eventually able to beat Mahomes in the playoffs. If that ever happens.
8 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 6) – If the season ended today, the 5-4 Chiefs would not make the playoffs. Perhaps the weight of being the Super Bowl losers is taking a toll on them as it’s done with many other teams.
9 – Denver Broncos (LW: 10) – It feels like the Broncos stage a comeback every week. Probably not the most sustainable way to win games. But you can’t question their resilience.
10 – New England Patriots (LW: 11) – The Pats are 7-2 and they have the NFL’s easiest remaining schedule. This weekend’s game against the Bucs will arguably be the toughest test they’ve faced thus far.
11 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 12) – Very big game for the Niners on Sunday with an opportunity to sweep the Rams and earn a valuable head-to-head tiebreaker over LA in the NFC West. With that division being so competitive, there isn’t much room to stumble.
12 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 9) – Are the Packers frauds? They only have two losses but they were home games against the Bengals and Panthers. And they failed to beat the Cowboys, who don’t look so good. Jordan Love is coming off his worst game of the season.
13 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 15) – Should’ve known better than to bet against Mike Tomlin as a home underdog. The Steelers won’t be able to rely on going +5 in turnover differential each week but this was a big win for them as the Ravens loom large to eventually overtake the AFC North.
14 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 13) – Good teams win but great teams cover. The Chargers did not cover in a win over the Titans. Good, not great.
15 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 20) – The 3-5 Ravens have the next four games: at Vikings, at Browns, vs. Jets, vs. Bengals. Very possible they go on a run here now that Lamar Jackson is back. Adding Dre’Mont Jones to their defense was a nice and much-needed move.
16 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 18) – Tired of the Jags winning when they’re clearly not actually any good.
17 – Chicago Bears (LW: 16) – You know how I know the Bears aren’t good? They have the best turnover differential in the NFL by far and they still have a negative point differential.
18 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 23) – The Panthers have the worst point differential of any team with a winning record. They’re not seriously contending but they’re no longer a complete pushover.
19 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 22) – Big win by the Vikings to go into Detroit and get back to .500. J.J. McCarthy isn’t ready to do the heavy lifting but he can be a better game manager than Carson Wentz.
20 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 14) – Jerry Jones tried to sweep an embarrassing home loss to the Cardinals under the rug by being active ahead of the NFL trade deadline. There’s some massive downside to the Quinnen Williams deal in the scenario that the Cowboys struggle in 2026 and give a high 2027 first-round pick to the Jets. Getting back to the present, Dallas is +850 to make the playoffs. If you’re unfamiliar with gambling terms, that means that a $100 bet on the Cowboys making the postseason would win you $850. So, it’s a long shot.
21 – Houston Texans (LW: 19) – The Texans were in a good position to beat the Broncos before C.J. Stroud got hurt. Just not really their year.
22 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 21) – Still no idea what to make of this team on a week-to-week basis.
23 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 27) – Kudos to the Cards for benching Kyler Murray, who clearly has Big Loser Energy. Jacoby Brissett is less talented but he gives Arizona a better chance to win.
24 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 25) – They’re definitely not the Cincinnati Bengalds. Because there’s no d.
25 – Washington Commanders (LW: 17) – It was apparent all along that the Commanders’ 2025 offseason was foolish. Now they have to pay for their hubris of thinking they could merely pick back up where they left off in 2024 by burning a year of Jayden Daniels’ rookie contract. And there are limited opportunities for Washington in the 2026 NFL Draft since they only have two picks in the first four rounds. By contrast, the Eagles are currently projected to have as many as seven picks in the first four rounds.
26 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 26) – The Browns return from their bye to play the Jets in North Jersey. Cleveland is entering the game as 2.5-point road favorites!
27 – New York Giants (LW: 24) – Oh, look, the Giants are very bad again.
28 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 28) – The Dolphins fired their general manager who had been in place since 2016. They were 0-3 in the playoffs during that stretch. Moving on was overdue.
29 – New York Jets (LW: 29) – The Jets are worse in the short-term with Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams gone. But I do think it’s worthwhile to stock up on picks and try to get a real franchise quarterback.
30 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 30) – The Raiders showed a lot more fight than they did in their last outing but they came up just short.
31 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 31) – The Saints have lost their last three games by multiple possessions. They’re bad.
32 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 32) – The Titans losing out from here isn’t impossible. They do eventually get a home game against the Saints. Maybe they win that? Would be bad in terms of trying to get the No. 1 overall pick.
