NFL Power Rankings: All 32 Clubs by Scoring Margin

All 32 NFL clubs ranked on scoring margin per game rather than win-loss record, because two clubs on the same record are rarely the same side.

Our NFL power rankings order all 32 clubs on scoring margin per game rather than win-loss record, because margin is the better guide to how a side is actually playing and the better guide to what happens next.

The Method

Two clubs on the same record are rarely the same side. One has won four games by three points, the other has won four by twenty. We rank on points scored minus points conceded, divided by games played, and show the record alongside so you can see where the two disagree. No opinion, no preseason hangover, no reputational nudge.

NFL Power Rankings 1 to 32

Rank	Club	Conf	W-L	Margin/game	Season margin	Streak
1	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	5-0	+11.4	+57	W5
2	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	6-0	+11.2	+67	W6
3	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	5-0	+9.0	+45	W5
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	4-2	+8.3	+50	L1
5	Chicago Bears	NFC	4-2	+5.2	+31	W1
6	Carolina Panthers	NFC	3-2	+4.6	+23	W2
7	Buffalo Bills	AFC	5-1	+4.3	+26	W2
8	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	3-3	+4.3	+26	L2
9	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	4-2	+4.0	+24	L1
10	New England Patriots	AFC	4-2	+3.8	+23	W3
11	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	3-2	+3.8	+19	W1
12	Detroit Lions	NFC	3-2	+3.2	+16	W1
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	4-2	+1.5	+9	W2
14	Green Bay Packers	NFC	4-2	+0.3	+2	W3
15	Houston Texans	AFC	2-4	+0.2	+1	W2
16	Las Vegas Raiders	AFC	3-3	+0.0	+0	L3
17	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	2-4	-0.5	-3	L2
18	New York Giants	NFC	3-2-1	-0.7	-4	L1
19	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	2-4	-1.3	-8	L2
20	New York Jets	AFC	2-4	-1.7	-10	L1
21	Denver Broncos	AFC	4-2	-1.8	-11	W2
22	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	2-4	-1.8	-11	L2
23	Cleveland Browns	AFC	4-2	-2.7	-16	W1
24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	1-5	-3.2	-19	L1
25	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	2-4	-3.3	-20	L2
26	New Orleans Saints	NFC	2-4	-4.3	-26	W1
27	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	2-4	-5.2	-31	L4
28	Washington Commanders	NFC	1-4-1	-6.7	-40	L1
29	Tennessee Titans	AFC	1-5	-7.5	-45	W1
30	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	2-4	-8.7	-52	W1
31	Los Angeles Chargers	AFC	0-6	-10.2	-61	L6
32	Miami Dolphins	AFC	0-5	-12.4	-62	L5

 

At the top, Kansas City Chiefs on +11.4 a game. At the bottom, Miami Dolphins on -12.4. That gap, about 24 points a game, is three touchdowns worth of difference, and it is why the spread on a mismatch runs as wide as it does.

Rankings are not the ladder. For the official division tables and playoff seeding see the NFL standings, for completed scores the NFL results, for what is on and when the NFL schedule in Australian time, and for the broadcast picture how to watch the NFL in Australia. The rest of our coverage is in the American football betting hub.

Betting alongside it: our NFL multi tips run through the season, and the NFL betting guide covers how the spread, totals and player markets are priced in Australia.

NFL Power Rankings FAQs

How are these power rankings calculated?

By scoring margin per game: points scored minus points conceded, divided by games played. It is a single transparent number, not a panel opinion, and it updates itself as results land.

Why use points margin instead of win-loss record?

Because record hides how a side is winning. Four narrow wins and four blowouts read the same in the standings and mean very different things next week. Margin separates them.

Are power rankings the same as the NFL standings?

No. The standings are the official division tables and playoff seeding. Power rankings are an ordering of all 32 clubs by performance, and a club can rank well here while missing the playoffs.

How do power rankings help with betting?

They are a sanity check on a line. If a club is priced as a heavy favourite but sits mid-table on margin, the market may be paying for reputation rather than form.