Power Rankings

I'm going to go with the Giants over the Cowboys... I have the Cowboys better, but not a playoff team third. And Washington just doesn't have enough talent.

We did pick the Colts as the second place team in the AFC South over the Jags

I think these two teams, in my opinion, are the best two teams in the NFL, Seahawks-Rams, one and two in my book.

Here are their rankings for the top half of the league -- from 16-1.

I have them winning the division... Kansas City gets a slight edge to me. Raiders could be the best fourth Place team in football

I'm going to go with Baltimore... Cincinnati, I have as a new playoff team... Steelers... I think they'll be viable as a playoff team until about week 16, 17 or 18. Cleveland... They're just too young to win

the bills are the largest favorite ... I'll take them to win the division. New England's schedule is much tougher... The Jets in third... Dolphins are rebuilding... I'll pick them easily for fourth.

This is my toughest call in the AFC. I'm going to go Colts over the Jags... So I, the Colts, Jaguars, coin flip... and the Titans for fourth.

Here are their first rankings, from No. 32 to No. 17. 32. Miami Dolphins ... 17. Chicago Bears

Below, CBS Sports' Jordan Dajani and Tyler Sullivan examined every team's roster and attempted to rank the starting lineups around the league. ... Here are their first rankings, from No. 32 to No. 17.

They're a lock top three or four team going into the

So I actually have them still fourth in this division... they're fourth on the script here, but you think they're third in the division.

Cowherd predicted a shift in standings, projecting the Green Bay Packers to finish in fourth place in a competitive division... "They finish last."

Mike Florio runs Michael Holley through PFT’s preseason power rankings, which includes the Houston Texans at No. 3 and the New England Patriots at No. 7.

The Rams are number one, the Broncos are number two, the Seahawks are number three... the Eagles at four, the Bills at five, and the Ravens at six... The Jags there at seven, the Bengals at eight, and then the Texans at nine. The Bears are round out the top ten... the Bears Cowboys there at ten and eleven... Patriots at twelve... fourteen through sixteen Lions, Chiefs, Niners... the Chargers, Vikings, Colts, and Steelers seventeen eighteen, nineteen twenty... You put Saints twenty one, Bucks twenty two Panthers twenty three... the Titans twenty four and then the Falcons twenty five... Cardinals are at twenty six, Giants are at twenty seven, Browns at twenty eight, Commanders at twenty nine... Last two teams are the Raiders and the Dolphins... a team that's thirty first ranked here and the Jets are thirtieth

he revealed his team tiers entering Week 1 of the preseason ... There's no decision to be made regarding the Rams and Seahawks for the top spot on his tier list.

Number 10 ... the Jacksonville Jaguars at number 10 on my list ... The Bears are nine ... Houston Texans are eight ... Number seven on the list. I'm putting the Eagles here ... Number six are your Patriots ... Number five on the list are the LA chargers ... Number four is your Dallas Cowboys ... Number three is the Denver Broncos.

Los Angeles Chargers

The following 10 teams have the highest concentration of top talent based on their average overall grade among those appearing on the list and how many of those individuals cracked B/R's Top 100.

Rank 1 Los Angeles Rams ... Rank 32 Miami Dolphins

PFN's 2026 NFL power rankings put the Ravens fifth and the Rams first... Seattle at No. 2 gets the continuity case... Buffalo lands third as Infante's top AFC team... San Francisco at No. 4 comes with its own subtext

In creating these power rankings, I’m taking into consideration overall team strength ... but each team is ultimately ranked by how much I’d trust it to win the Super Bowl next season.

NFL Power Rankings takes stock of all 32 teams throughout the season. 1. Los Angeles Rams ... 32. Miami Dolphins

Other NFL team previews: 32. Dolphins | 31. Jets | 30. Cardinals | 29. Browns | 28. Titans | 27. Raiders | 26. Falcons | 25. Giants | 24. Saints | 23. Panthers | 22. Buccaneers | 21. Colts | 20. Steelers | 19. Vikings | 18. Commanders | 17. Bengals | 16. Jaguars | 15. Packers | 14. Chargers | 13. 49ers | 12. Chiefs | 11. Bears | 10. Texans | 9. Eagles | 8. Cowboys | 7. Ravens | 6. Lions | 5. Patriots | 4. Broncos | 3. Bills | 2. Seahawks | 1. Rams

Here are the pre-preseason power rankings. ... 32: Miami Dolphins ... 1: Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Rams

No. 32 Dolphins | No. 31 Jets | No. 30 Cardinals | ... No. 2 Seahawks | No. 1 Rams