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 Divisional Week of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
Three of the four games were won by the lower ranked team.
The Chiefs beat the Bills to take the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Ravens will now have a chance at taking the Title Belt and first. Since the Belt made the playoffs, first and the NFL Title Belt will eventually go to the Super Bowl champion.
With the Commanders losing to the Cowboys in the last game of the season, the Commanders will remain last place. Until their first win next year.
The lowest ranked team still in the playoffs is the 49ers at 16. That means that 17-32 are locked in until next season. But everyone else could shift.
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 Divisional Round | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Chiefs | +2 | The Chiefs beat the Bills to take the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Bills | -1 | ||
| 3 | Steelers | -1 | ||
| 4 | Bengals | – | ||
| 5 | Ravens | +2 | The Ravens jumped 2 spots by beating the Texans. | |
| 6 | Texans | -1 | ||
| 7 | Browns | -1 | ||
| 8 | Saints | – | ||
| 9 | Lions | +5 | The Lions jumped 5 spots by beating the Bucs. | |
| 10 | Bucs | -1 | ||
| 11 | Titans | -1 | ||
| 12 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 13 | Dolphins | -1 | ||
| 14 | Jets | -1 | ||
| 15 | Rams | – | ||
| 16 | 49ers | – | ||
| 17 | Packers | – | ||
| 18 | Bears | – | ||
| 19 | Seahawks | – | ||
| 20 | Cardinals | – | ||
| 21 | Colts | – | ||
| 22 | Raiders | – | ||
| 23 | Patriots | – | ||
| 24 | Falcons | – | ||
| 25 | Cowboys | – | ||
| 26 | Broncos | – | ||
| 27 | Giants | – | ||
| 28 | Eagles | – | ||
| 29 | Chargers | – | ||
| 30 | Vikings | – | ||
| 31 | Panthers | – | ||
| 32 | Commanders | – | The Commanders will remain last for the offseason. |
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.