Tuesday, September 8, 2026

2026 NFL Preseason Rankings

The NFL season starts tomorrow with a Super Bowl rematch between New England and Seattle. I've analyzed each team's offseason moves, along with their upcoming schedules, to determine where they all rank heading into the new season, and where I expect them to finish. Here are my full preseason rankings, along with my playoff predictions:

 

 

 

 

Actual

Proj

 

Rank

LW

Team

Rating

W

L

W

L

Seed

1

2

LA Rams

-16.17

 

 

14

3

N1

2

1

Seattle

-13.79

 

 

13

4

N5

3

10

Detroit

-10.95

 

 

14

3

N2

4

7

Buffalo

-9.51

 

 

12

5

A1

5

5

New England

-8.757

 

 

12

5

A5

6

6

San Francisco

-8.56

 

 

11

6

N6

7

4

Jacksonville

-7.778

 

 

11

6

A6

8

3

Houston

-7.452

 

 

12

5

A2

9

9

Denver

-4.447

 

 

10

7

A4

10

12

Baltimore

-3.913

 

 

11

6

A3

11

14

Chicago

-3.768

 

 

10

7

N7

12

8

Indianapolis

-3.717

 

 

11

6

A7

13

13

Kansas City

-3.648

 

 

10

7

 

14

15

Green Bay

-2.644

 

 

9

8

 

15

23

Dallas

-1.795

 

 

9

8

 

16

11

Philadelphia

-1.27

 

 

9

8

N3

17

16

LA Chargers

-0.568

 

 

8

9

 

18

26

Cincinnati

0.0471

 

 

10

7

 

19

18

Pittsburgh

0.396

 

 

9

8

 

20

19

Tampa Bay

2.093

 

 

8

9

 

21

20

Atlanta

2.3792

 

 

8

9

N4

22

17

Minnesota

2.7233

 

 

7

10

 

23

28

Washington

4.4289

 

 

6

11

 

24

24

New Orleans

5.9867

 

 

7

10

 

25

22

NY Giants

6.2746

 

 

6

11

 

26

25

Arizona

6.4173

 

 

5

12

 

27

21

Carolina

8.3939

 

 

5

12

 

28

27

Miami

10.141

 

 

4

13

 

29

30

Tennessee

13.669

 

 

4

13

 

30

29

Cleveland

16.659

 

 

3

14

 

31

31

Las Vegas

18.238

 

 

2

15

 

32

32

NY Jets

19.087

 

 

2

15

 

Wild Card

(2) Texans over (7) Colts

(6) Jaguars over (3) Ravens

(5) Patriots over (4) Broncos

(2) Lions over (7) Bears

(6) 49ers over (3) Eagles

(5) Seahawks over (4) Falcons


Divisional

(1) Bills over (6) Jaguars

(2) Texans over (5) Patriots

(1) Rams over (6) 49ers

(5) Seahawks over (2) Lions


Conference

(1) Bills over (2) Texans

(1) Rams over (5) Seahawks


Super Bowl

(1) Rams over (1) Bills


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