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
- 550
- Graded
- 162
- Average accuracy
- 63.0
- Pundits
- 117
29% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
162 / 550
graded
388 still pending
By season
- 20208 of 8 graded
- 20211 of 1 graded
- 20231 of 1 graded
- 202422 of 22 graded
- 2025130 of 131 graded
- 20260 of 387 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 Cowherd69 accuracy · 21 graded+33.7
- Tony Dungy49 accuracy · 1 graded+28.6
- Marcus Mosher85 accuracy · 10 graded+25.8
- 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
- Gregg Rosenthal83 accuracy · 5 graded+18.1
- Ron Rivera86 accuracy · 1 graded+17.1
- Rich Eisen62 accuracy · 34 graded+9.3
- Mike Garafolo49 accuracy · 2 graded+9.2
- TJ Jefferson71 accuracy · 7 graded+5.7
- Ralph Vacchiano67 accuracy · 1 graded+1.4
- Nick Wright0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Dan Patrick10 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Mike Mayock100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Cooper Eisen0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- John Middlekauff100 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Seth Rollins65 accuracy · 2 graded-15.9
- Daniel Jeremiah35 accuracy · 1 graded-16.7
- The Miz47 accuracy · 1 graded-17.0
- Aaron Schatz55 accuracy · 2 graded-25.0
- LaVar Arrington57 accuracy · 8 graded-27.5
- Chris Brockman53 accuracy · 16 graded-28.8
- 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 Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)69.5 · 22 graded
- The 33rd Team84.6 · 11 graded
- The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)50.0 · 4 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)53.5 · 23 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)62.2 · 55 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)69.4 · 7 graded
- The Dan Patrick Show (podcast)38.5 · 2 graded
- What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)0.0 · 3 graded
- 3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast)100.0 · 1 graded
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)66.3 · 16 graded
- The Draft Network33.4 · 9 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)27.5 · 7 graded
Every power rankings take
176–200 of 550
I'm rolling with the Bills, number one... The Niners are two for obvious reasons... the rise of the Kansas City Chiefs... Number three in my ranks... number four, and that is the Seattle Seahawks... I'm rolling with the Chicago Bears at number five.
At number one, I got the San Francisco 49ers... Number two on my list, the Buffalo Bills... Number three, the Kansas City Chiefs... The Seattle Seahawks at number four... The Broncos.
I think the Chiefs right now are the best team in the NFL.
Top 5 On The West Side — 5. Denver Broncos ... 4. Las Vegas Raiders ... 3. Seattle Seahawks ... 2. San Francisco 49ers ... 1. Kansas City Chiefs. The Rams dropped out of the top five with a road loss to the Broncos.
Here's Brady's full top 10. 10. Baltimore Ravens ... 9. Denver Broncos ... 8. Detroit Lions ... 7. Chicago Bears ... 6. Seattle Seahawks ... 5. Las Vegas Raiders ... 4. Minnesota Vikings ... 3. Buffalo Bills ... 2. Kansas City Chiefs ... 1. San Francisco 49ers
It's time for my week four Power rankings brought to you by SoFi... Number 10 on my list... It is the Las Vegas Raiders... Number nine, back on the list... Case Keenum quarterback, Chicago Bears... Number eight on the list. Back on the list is the Jacksonville Jaguars... Number seven. Up two spots are the Denver Broncos... Number six, down four spots of the Seahawks... The Ravens are now in it. Up five spots... Four. Up four spots. I'm putting the Minnesota Vikings here... Number three on the list, up one spot are the Chiefs... Number two on the list, up one spot are the 40, and the Bills stays like before.
5. Seahawks (↓4) 6. Broncos (↑3) 7. Jaguars (↑3)
Here we go at number five with a 1-2 record, the Rams... number four, I have the team that just beat the Rams, the Denver Broncos... At number three, the Buffalo Bills at 3-0... And number two, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number one, the San Francisco 49ers.
the 49ers, they're up top at one. We got the Chiefs at two. The Bills, they fell three... the Seahawks, the Ravens at five, the Broncos at six... the Jags up two at seven, and the Bengals down five... The Vikings, they're up six spots... We got the Raiders at 10... At 11, we have the Cowboys, the Bears at 12, and then we have the Rams at 13... the Lions falling one at 14, the Eagles falling five at 15, and then the Saints falling two at 16... Browns up six spots there at 17. The Jets at 18... The Steelers at 19. You have the Colts down one at 20. The Commanders at 21... the Panthers at 22. The Falcons at 23... the Texans down 13 spots... At 24... the Giants at 25, followed by Cardinals, Chargers, Packers, Bucks, the Dolphins down at 30, the Patriots at 31, and then at 32, the Titans.
Here are Cowherd's Week 3 Herd Hierarchy rankings: 10. Las Vegas Raiders ... 1. Buffalo Bills
Here's a look at where my NFL Power Rankings stand heading into Week 4. (32. Miami Dolphins ... 1. Buffalo Bills)
The Chiefs Are The Best Team In The NFL ... Conclusion: Not An Overreaction
Listen, Seattle is the best team in the NFL.
Below is a rundown of each 2-0 team, broken up into the ones that are for real and the ones that may falter in the coming months. Who's real: 1. Seattle Seahawks, 2. Cincinnati Bengals, 3. Buffalo Bills, 4. San Francisco 49ers. Pretenders: 1. Kansas City Chiefs, 2. Philadelphia Eagles, 3. Minnesota Vikings, 4. Las Vegas Raiders
Here's a closer look at Brady's top 10. 10. Detroit Lions ... 9. Las Vegas Raiders ... 8. Minnesota Vikings ... 7. Los Angeles Rams ... 6. Cincinnati Bengals ... 5. Philadelphia Eagles ... 4. Kansas City Chiefs ... 3. Buffalo Bills ... 2. San Francisco 49ers ... 1. Seattle Seahawks
Top 5 On The West Side — 5. Las Vegas Raiders ... 4. Los Angeles Rams ... 3. Kansas City Chiefs ... 2. San Francisco 49ers ... 1. Seattle Seahawks
the Ravens are tenth on my power... Number nine on the list here is Denver... I'm putting the Vikings here at eight... Up one spot, the Los Angeles Rams... Number six on the list, up one spot... the Eagles... Bengals are on the list. That five... Number four on the list, up five spots... Chiefs are a top five team... Niners three. Seahawks two... the Bills the Bills were won
THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ON SI WEEK 3 POWER RANKINGS 1. Seattle 2. Buffalo 3. San Francisco 4. Kansas City ... 32. Miami
FOX Sports (Ralph Vacchiano) Rank: 32 Previous: 32
USA Today (Nate Davis) Rank: 32
Sports Illustrated (Conor Orr) Rank: 32 Previous : 32
The Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer) Rank: 31 Previous : 30
Pro Football Talk (Mike Florio) Rank: 31 Previous : 31
ESPN Rank: 32 Previous : 31
NFL.com (Nick Shook) Rank: 32 Previous : 30
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