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 Week 9 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.
There were a lot of shakeups in the upper middle rankings, 7 of the 14 games in total. The Bengals beat the Bills to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Bengals will play the Texans next weekend for control of the NFL Title Belt and first.
The Patriots lost to the Commanders and will remain last. The Patriots can move up next weekend by beating the Colts.
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 Wk9 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Bengals | – | The Bengals beat the Bills to keep the NFL Title Belt and first. | |
| 2 | Ravens | +1 | The Ravens jumped 1 spot by beating the Seahawks. | |
| 3 | Seahawks | -1 | ||
| 4 | Lions | – | ||
| 5 | Broncos | – | ||
| 6 | Chiefs | – | ||
| 7 | Chargers | +15 | The Chargers jumped 15 spots by beating the Jets. | |
| 8 | Jets | -1 | ||
| 9 | Raiders | +15 | The Raiders jumped 15 spots by beating the Giants. | |
| 10 | Giants | -2 | ||
| 11 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 12 | Commanders | -2 | ||
| 13 | Steelers | +3 | The Steelers jumped 3 spots by beating the Titans. | |
| 14 | Titans | -3 | ||
| 15 | Vikings | +10 | The Vikings jumped 10 spots by beating the Falcons. | |
| 16 | Falcons | -4 | ||
| 17 | Colts | +4 | The Colts jumped 4 spots by beating the Panthers. | |
| 18 | Panthers | -5 | ||
| 19 | Texans | -5 | ||
| 20 | Jaguars | -5 | ||
| 21 | Browns | -4 | ||
| 22 | Cowboys | -4 | ||
| 23 | Packers | +3 | The Packers jumped 3 spots by beating the Rams. | |
| 24 | Rams | -5 | ||
| 25 | Saints | -5 | ||
| 26 | Bears | -3 | ||
| 27 | Bills | – | ||
| 28 | Bucs | – | ||
| 29 | Dolphins | – | ||
| 30 | 49ers | – | ||
| 31 | Cardinals | – | ||
| 32 | Patriots | – | With the Patriots losing to the Commanders, the Patriots will remain last. |
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.