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 Super Bowl Week of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2023 season. See here for last week’s rankings.

The Chiefs beat the 49ers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Chiefs will now hold the NFL Title Belt until their first loss of the 2024 season.

With the Commanders losing to the Cowboys in the last game of the season, the Commanders will remain last place until their first win of the 2024 season.

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 The Chiefs beat the 49ers to keep the NFL Title Belt and first.
2 Bills  
3 Steelers  
4 Bengals  
5 Ravens  
6 Texans  
7 Browns  
8 Saints  
9 49ers  
10 Lions  
11 Bucs  
12 Titans  
13 Jaguars  
14 Dolphins  
15 Jets  
16 Rams  
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.