Power Rankings
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
- Takes logged
- 381
- Graded
- 148
- Average accuracy
- 66.1
- Pundits
- 89
39% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
148 / 381
graded
233 still pending
By season
- 20208 of 8 graded
- 20211 of 1 graded
- 20231 of 1 graded
- 202420 of 22 graded
- 2025118 of 131 graded
- 20260 of 218 graded
Who is good at power rankings
- Jamie Erdahl100 accuracy · 1 graded+100.0
- Anthony Gargano75 accuracy · 1 graded+75.0
- Akbar Gbaja-Biamila75 accuracy · 2 graded+62.5
- Peter Schrager63 accuracy · 2 graded+50.0
- Kyle Brandt71 accuracy · 4 graded+48.3
- Nick Shook54 accuracy · 1 graded+45.5
- Manti Te'o67 accuracy · 3 graded+40.5
- Colin Cowherd72 accuracy · 20 graded+33.9
- Gregg Rosenthal86 accuracy · 4 graded+32.4
- Tony Dungy49 accuracy · 1 graded+28.6
- Marcus Mosher85 accuracy · 10 graded+25.7
- Danny Parkins70 accuracy · 1 graded+23.8
- Ryan Reynolds83 accuracy · 1 graded+23.3
- Richard Sherman50 accuracy · 4 graded+20.8
- Jonas Knox76 accuracy · 8 graded+20.0
- Seth Rollins55 accuracy · 1 graded+18.2
- Ron Rivera86 accuracy · 1 graded+17.1
- Rich Eisen63 accuracy · 31 graded+17.1
- Mike Garafolo49 accuracy · 2 graded+9.2
- TJ Jefferson71 accuracy · 7 graded+5.7
- Ralph Vacchiano67 accuracy · 1 graded+1.4
- John Middlekauff100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Mike Mayock100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick10 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Nick Wright0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Daniel Jeremiah35 accuracy · 1 graded-16.7
- The Miz47 accuracy · 1 graded-17.0
- Chris Brockman66 accuracy · 11 graded-19.0
- Aaron Schatz55 accuracy · 2 graded-25.0
- LaVar Arrington57 accuracy · 8 graded-27.5
- Bucky Brooks0 accuracy · 1 graded-75.2
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)77.5 · 2 graded
- The 33rd Team84.6 · 11 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)62.9 · 27 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)64.0 · 51 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)68.0 · 6 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)53.5 · 23 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)38.5 · 2 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)100.0 · 1 graded
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)66.3 · 16 graded
- The Draft Network33.4 · 9 graded
Every power rankings take
51–75 of 381
There's my AFC East, Buffalo, New England, Jets, Dolphins.
NFC South, Saints, Panthers, Bucs, Falcons.
NFC North, best division in football. I'm going to take Detroit... Take the Bears second... but I'll still take their playoff momentum, their third Vikings fourth.
And in the NFC West, I flipped it. I went Seattle second, Rams first.
NFC East. Listen, Philadelphia's roster, I'm going to take them... I'm very high on the Giants... Cowboys will be much better defensively, but we've pumped the brakes here... Washington... They'll finish fourth.
I do like the Ravens... Pittsburgh has a very high floor and a lower ceiling. They're third... Feel pretty strongly about Cleveland last and Pittsburgh third here.
AFC West, I made a change. Denver second, Kansas City third... The Raiders will be a very fun fourth place team.
NFC South, Saints, Panthers, Bucs, Falcons.
AFC West, I made a change. Denver second, Kansas City third... The Raiders will be a very fun fourth place team.
Feel pretty strongly about Cleveland last and Pittsburgh third here.
There's my AFC East, Buffalo, New England, Jets, Dolphins.
but I'll still take their playoff momentum, their third Vikings fourth.
Washington, old, lost their left tackle... They'll finish fourth.
WalterFootball's current NFL Power Rankings provide an amusing wrinkle. Denver enters Week 1 ranked 15th. Kansas City is 17th.
My first power rankings of the season... I'm putting the Bears at 10... at nine, I'm putting the Houston Texans... the chargers are eight... Number seven are the Eagles... at six, the New England Patriots... The Buffalo Bills are here [five]... Four is Dallas... Three is Denver... I put them at two in their title defense, and I put the Rams at one
I have the Falcons fourth... The Panthers third, I I I like the Saints... Somehow the Bucks winning the division, Saints second.
I've got the Saints finishing last again... I do have the Falcons third... And I've got the Bucks winning the division. I've got the Panthers finishing second.
So I got the Panthers finishing fourth place. Okay. I got the Falcons finishing third... They're Bucks and the Saints.
here is Cowherd's actual top 10 before Week 1 kicks off ... 10. Bengals ... 1. Seahawks
CBS Sports (Pete Prisco): Rank: 32
THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ON SI WEEK 1 POWER RANKINGS 1. L.A. Rams ... 32. Arizona
The Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer) Rank: 30
USA Today (Nate Davis) Rank: 32
NFL.com (Nick Shook) Rank: 32
The Ringer (Diante Lee) Rank: 29
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NFL — power rankings (160 graded)
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