This is an objective, unbiased ranking in the same vein as the NFL Title Belt. As such, the number 1 ranked team will always be the same as the current NFL Title Belt holder.
This is Week 13 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2025 season. See here for last week’s results.
Only 4 of the 16 games ended with the lower ranked team winning. The largest jump was the Panthers who jumped 26 spots after they beat the Rams, although the Bengals jumped 25 spots after they beat the Ravens. The Chargers are the lowest ranked team to win their game.
The Panthers beat the Rams to take the NFL Title Belt and first ranking. The Panthers will keep the belt while on their bye.
The Titans lost to the Jaguars to remain last. They will have a chance to move out of last again in week 14 when they play the Browns.
Let me know if you’d like to see more of this, if you’re curious about how I came up with these rankings, or if you noticed any mistakes.
| Ranking | 2025 Wk13 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Panthers | +26 | The Panthers beat the Rams to take first and the NFL Title Belt. | |
| 2 | Rams | -1 | ||
| 3 | Seahawks | -1 | ||
| 4 | Texans | -1 | ||
| 5 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 6 | Bengals | +25 | The Bengals jumped 25 spots by beating the Ravens. | |
| 7 | Ravens | -2 | ||
| 8 | Bears | -2 | ||
| 9 | Packers | -2 | ||
| 10 | Vikings | -2 | ||
| 11 | Cowboys | -2 | ||
| 12 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 13 | Lions | -2 | ||
| 14 | Patriots | -2 | ||
| 15 | Bills | -2 | ||
| 16 | Bucs | -2 | ||
| 17 | Broncos | -2 | ||
| 18 | 49ers | -2 | ||
| 19 | Giants | -2 | ||
| 20 | Jets | +10 | The Jets jumped 10 spots by beating the Falcons. | |
| 21 | Falcons | -3 | ||
| 22 | Dolphins | -1 | The Dolphins dropped only 1 spots by beating and jumping the Saints. | |
| 23 | Saints | -4 | ||
| 24 | Cardinals | -4 | ||
| 25 | Chiefs | -3 | ||
| 26 | Commanders | -3 | ||
| 27 | Chargers | -3 | ||
| 28 | Steelers | -3 | ||
| 29 | Colts | -3 | ||
| 30 | Browns | -2 | ||
| 31 | Raiders | -2 | ||
| 32 | Titans | – | The Titans lost to the Jaguars to remain last. |
This ranking assumes that there are never any fluke games and all teams are appropriately ranked. If you beat a team that is higher ranked than you, you move ahead of them and they move down one spot. However, other teams can jump in front of teams that are higher ranked than you, moving you further down the rankings.
Bonus rankings! This one is more straightforward. Teams get points for wins. They get more points for beating good teams and fewer points for beating bad teams. (+32 for beating the best team, +1 for beating the worst). Teams lose points for losses. They lose more points for losing to bad teams and fewer points for losing to good teams. (-32 for losing to the worst team, -1 for losing to the best). The point total was reset with the first game of the season.