{"id":662935,"date":"2026-01-08T04:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/662935\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T04:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:49:15","slug":"nfl-power-rankings-final-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/662935\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Power Rankings: Final edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 2025 NFL regular season in the books, it\u2019s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings<\/a>! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they\u2019re THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. Let\u2019s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up ahead of the 2026 NFL playoffs.<\/p>\n

BLG\u2019S FINAL NFL POWER RANKINGS<\/p>\n

1 – Los Angeles Rams (Last Week: 1) – The Rams have the second-best Super Bowl odds at +430, slightly behind the Seahawks at +390. Los Angeles doesn\u2019t have the benefit of a first-round bye but they do get to play the Panthers as 10.5-point favorites on the road. With Davante Adams set to return, this team is going to put their late season struggles behind them and be a real problem in the playoffs. At the very least, they\u2019re going to be in every game until the final play \u2026 as was the case for the entire season.<\/p>\n

2 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 2) – As the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture, the Seahawks have the advantage of automatically advancing to the Divisional Round. They could be tough to beat in Seattle. But Sam Darnold still has to prove he can win in the postseason. He might not even need to play that well given the strength of his defense.<\/p>\n

3 – New England Patriots (LW: 3) – Drake Maye is really good but betting against quarterbacks with a lack of playoff experience is typically the right one to make. Also worth pointing out that this Pats team played the easiest schedule in the league by far this season. The playoffs are a different animal. Maye could elevate this team to a title run but it won\u2019t be surprising if they win one game and then get eliminated in the second round.<\/p>\n

4 – Denver Broncos (LW: 5) – The Broncos\u2019 one-score game luck could catch up to them in the playoffs but they\u2019re going to have the benefit of extra rest and home field advantage. Sean Payton is the strong favorite to outcoach the other head coach in most matchups.<\/p>\n

5 – Houston Texans (LW: 6) – Houston is entering the playoffs with the NFL\u2019s longest winning streak. The combination of C.J. Stroud and their defense is going to give them a chance to make some noise in the AFC playoff picture.<\/p>\n

6 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 7) – The Jags have proved their doubters wrong all year long. Maybe they\u2019ll just keep it going in the postseason. If they succesfully knock off Josh Allen in the first round, it\u2019s definitely wide open for them.<\/p>\n

7 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 4) – The Niners had the look of a team that had their soul stolen in a home loss to the Seahawks with the No. 1 seed on the line. This team is just so banged up and it\u2019s fair to wonder if they\u2019re mentally defeated by this point. Then again, maybe it was just one bad loss and the offense that was on fire prior to Week 18 will rebound in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

8 – Chicago Bears (LW: 8) – In the big picture, the Bears are playing with house money at this point. But it was weird to see them not give a stronger effort to secure the No. 2 seed on their own terms. There\u2019s disappointment potential here since they overachieved in the regular season. That being said, the Chicago crowd at Soldier Field should give this team an edge.<\/p>\n

9 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 9) – Can the Eagles \u201cflip the switch\u201d on offense in the playoffs? It\u2019s entirely possible that Jalen Hurts will play his best football in January and February; we\u2019ve seen it before. But in the last two quarters we saw from this starting offense, they managed to score zero points and gain just 16 yards on 18 plays. I\u2019m reluctant to assume they\u2019ll massively benefit from resting in Week 18 when they scored just two total touchdowns in the two games coming out of their actual bye earlier this season. At this point in time, it feels like it\u2019s on Vic Fangio\u2019s defense to dominate and hope the offense can somehow muster just enough to win in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

10 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 10) – No Patrick Mahomes, no Lamar Jackson, no Joe Burrow. The Bills aren\u2019t the best team in the AFC but they have the best quarterback in their confidence (accounting for the value of playoff experience).<\/p>\n

11 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 11) – The Bolts rested their starters in Week 18 but I don\u2019t know how much of a difference that\u2019s going to make while going up against the Pats in the first round. Probably one-and-done.<\/p>\n

12 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 13) – The Steelers are fortunate to be in the playoffs but, hey, betting against Mike Tomlin as a home underdog is a dangerous thing. And they\u2019re underdogs again in the first round.<\/p>\n

13 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 12) – Baltimore just barely missed out on winning the AFC North and now John Harbaugh is gone. We\u2019ll see if a new head coach can finally help Lamar Jackson get over the hump.<\/p>\n

14 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 14) – The No. 7 seed Packers are actually favored in Chicago, which is interesting since they\u2019re riding a five-game losing streak entering the playoffs. There\u2019s some buzz that Matt LaFleur could be replaced if the Pack are eliminated in the first round.<\/p>\n

15 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 15) – The Vikings finished the season on a five-game winning streak. I guess it\u2019s a good sign for Kevin O\u2019Connell that his team didn\u2019t quit on him but I\u2019m not sure how much it truly means for 2026.<\/p>\n

16 – Detroit Lions (LW: 16) – In true Dan Campbell fashion, the Lions put up a good fight in Week 18 despite having nothing to play for. Detroit got unlucky in 2025. They\u2019ll bounce back to some degree in 2026.<\/p>\n

17 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 19) – Raheem Morris is gone after a false positive end of season stretch with a quarterback who probably won\u2019t be back in 2026?<\/p>\n

18 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 17) – The Panthers blew a chance to clinch their division by losing to the Bucs \u2026 and then won it anyway thanks to the Falcons\u2019 win over the Saints in the proxy NFC South championship game. Yes, this team previously beat the Rams, but c\u2019mon. This is the worst team in the playoffs. Only nine teams had a worse point differential this season.<\/p>\n

19 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 18) – Shame that the Cowboys didn\u2019t win to go 8-8-1. That would\u2019ve been funny. Instead, they had a losing record in a season where the offense mostly cooked but the defense was such an epic disaster. Firing Matt Eberflus was clearly the right call but hiring a new defensive coordinator alone won\u2019t fix the defense. They need to improve their personnel as well.<\/p>\n

20 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 23) – The Bucs only have themselves to blame for being in a position to need a Saints win, which didn\u2019t happen, to make the playoffs. Too little, too late.<\/p>\n

21 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 20) – The Saints showed some promise down the stretch after a pretty rough start to the 2025 season. Will be interesting to see if Kellen Moore\u2019s group can make a leap next year. It\u2019s not like their division is very prohibitive.<\/p>\n

22 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 24) – Nice to see Myles Garrett take the sack record away from Michael Strahan. It was such a joke to see Brett Favre go down and give Strahan that record. Anyway, the Browns need a new head coach. Not sure that it was definitely the right call to move on from Kevin Stefanski.<\/p>\n

23 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 21) – Joe Burrow should try to force his way out of Cincy.<\/p>\n

24 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 22) – Mike McDaniel getting fired once looked like an inevitability but he\u2019ll presumably be back for 2026. With a new general manager and a new quarterback.<\/p>\n

25 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 25) – Tough to end the season on a seven-game losing streak after starting out 8-2. Even worse, they lack a clear answer at quarterback.<\/p>\n

26 – Washington Commanders (LW: 28) – Washington\u2019s magical 2024 season already feels like it was forever ago. The Commanders will be hiring two new coordinators, which can be a very big challenge while being in win-now mode (see: 2023 Eagles, 2025 Lions). The Commanders also lack ample draft assets to help this old ass roster get younger. Things might not get much better for them in 2026.<\/p>\n

27 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 26) – Brett Veach needs to have a strong offseason to help the Chiefs get back on top.<\/p>\n

28 – New York Jets (LW: 27) – The last time the Jets were No. 2 and drafted a quarterback, they picked Zach Wilson. They should probably try to get someone better this time around.<\/p>\n

29 – New York Giants (LW: 31) – Keeping Joe Schoen is an insane decision<\/a>. The Giants might actually hire a good head coach but the organization shouldn\u2019t be looking to pair that person with a desperate GM who has to make win-now moves as opposed to thinking about the Giants\u2019 long-term outlook.<\/p>\n

30 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 29) – Interested to see which head coach the Titans pair with Cam Ward. I\u2019ll feel pretty bad for him if it\u2019s Jason Garrett.<\/p>\n

31 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 32) – The smartest thing the Raiders have done in a long time is tank to get the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

32 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 30) – Who could\u2019ve guessed Jonathan Gannon is a fraud?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the 2025 NFL regular season in the books, it\u2019s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6,6609,90277],"class_list":{"0":"post-662935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-nfl-power-rankings","11":"tag-philadelphia-eagles-power-rankings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115857677940001399","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}