NFL Power Rankings — Week 1, 2026

#	Team	Rec	Rating	Inj	Δ Wk	SOS	vs Mkt	Earl's Take
1	Seattle Seahawks Δ —	1-0	+12.0	-1.1	——	+9.1	+11.4	—
2	Jacksonville Jaguars Δ —	1-0	+11.6	-0.1	——	-6.5	+1.8	—
3	San Francisco 49ers Δ —	1-0	+8.7	-0.9	——	+8.5	+11.4	—
4	Los Angeles Rams Δ —	0-1	+8.5	—	——	+9.6	+7.8	—
5	New England Patriots Δ —	0-1	+7.6	-1.5	——	+13.1	+10.2	—
6	Houston Texans Δ —	0-1	+5.5	-0.4	——	+5.4	+14.0	—
7	Buffalo Bills Δ —	1-0	+5.1	-0.3	——	+5.9	-1.4	—
8	Minnesota Vikings Δ —	1-0	+4.6	-0.0	——	-2.5	+7.6	—
9	Baltimore Ravens Δ —	1-0	+4.2	-1.2	——	-0.5	-5.0	—
10	Chicago Bears Δ —	1-0	+4.2	-0.3	——	-5.0	-5.1	—
11	Detroit Lions Δ —	1-0	+1.7	-0.1	——	-2.6	-4.5	—
12	Pittsburgh Steelers Δ —	1-0	+0.9	-0.3	——	-2.8	-5.2	—
13	Philadelphia Eagles Δ —	1-0	+0.8	-0.3	——	-5.6	-3.5	—
14	Denver Broncos Δ —	0-1	-0.3	—	——	+0.8	+0.5	—
15	Kansas City Chiefs Δ —	1-0	-0.5	-1.3	——	-0.3	+0.7	—
16	Indianapolis Colts Δ —	0-1	-1.3	-0.8	——	+5.4	+9.9	—
17	Cincinnati Bengals Δ —	1-0	-1.9	-1.5	——	-3.6	-2.6	—
18	New York Giants Δ —	1-0	-1.9	-0.6	——	-6.7	+9.3	—
19	Los Angeles Chargers Δ —	0-1	-2.1	-0.3	——	-4.3	-11.9	—
20	Green Bay Packers Δ —	0-1	-3.1	-0.6	——	+4.6	-4.2	—
21	New Orleans Saints Δ —	0-1	-3.8	-1.2	——	+1.8	+4.3	—
22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Δ —	0-1	-4.4	-0.8	——	-0.4	-1.8	—
23	Carolina Panthers Δ —	0-1	-5.1	-0.1	——	+4.5	+6.1	—
24	Arizona Cardinals Δ —	1-0	-5.7	-1.4	——	-1.8	+6.0	—
25	Washington Commanders Δ —	0-1	-6.0	-0.4	——	+1.1	+0.3	—
26	Cleveland Browns Δ —	0-1	-6.7	-0.1	——	+11.7	+5.1	—
27	Dallas Cowboys Δ —	0-1	-7.3	-0.6	——	-1.3	-16.5	—
28	Miami Dolphins Δ —	0-1	-9.2	—	——	-8.0	-7.5	—
29	Las Vegas Raiders Δ —	1-0	-9.2	-1.2	——	-9.2	-8.9	—
30	Tennessee Titans Δ —	0-1	-10.5	-1.0	——	-11.9	-7.5	—
31	New York Jets Δ —	1-0	-13.2	-1.3	——	-9.5	-14.3	—
32	Atlanta Falcons Δ —	0-1	-14.8	-12.0	——	+1.2	-6.7	—

Rating is in points on a neutral field: a team's rating minus its opponent's approximates the spread. Rec is the team's W-L-T through this week. Δ Wk is movement vs last week. Inj is the rating points docked for key players ruled out/doubtful/questionable this week. SOS is the average rating of opponents faced, in points vs league average (negative = easier schedule). vs Mkt is Earl's rating minus the market's (from closing lines), placed on Earl's points scale — positive means Earl is higher on the team than the market. How Earl rates teams →