With Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books, it’s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings! What differentiates these rankings from all the others is that they’re THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. Let’s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.
BLG’S NFL WEEK 18 POWER RANKINGS
1 – Los Angeles Rams (Last Week: 1) – Any Rams fatalism out there is silly to me. Oh no, they’ve lost their last two games! Yeah, by a total of four points. And both losses were on the road. They still have the best resume of any team in the league.
2 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 2) – Can the No. 1 team in point differential and DVOA be the No. 1 team in the NFC playoff picture? To do so, they need to beat a hot 49ers team that they previously lost to back in Week 1.
3 – New England Patriots (LW: 3) – The Pats have played a ridiculously easy schedule but they’ve done their part by beating those teams and beating them comfortably. We’ll see if the lack of being battle tested catches up to them in the playoffs.
4 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 4) – The Niners are arguably the hottest team in the league. Their defense is trash at the moment but that offense is humming to the point where it might not matter. Brock Purdy is playing really good football down the stretch. And a win over Seattle gives San Francisco a much-needed first-round bye.
5 – Denver Broncos (LW: 5) – The Broncos will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a win over the Chargers, who are resting starters. Denver is listed as 13.5-point home favorites. So, yeah, they’re getting a first-round bye.
6 – Houston Texans (LW: 6) – After an 0-3 start, the Texans are entering Week 18 with the league’s fifth-best point differential. DeMeco Ryans’ squad also ranks fifth in DVOA. Don’t be surprised if this team makes some noise in the playoffs.
7 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 8) – The Jags haven’t lost a game since they were defeated by Houston in Week 10. Liam Coen has done a really nice job with this group in his first year as head coach.
8 – Chicago Bears (LW: 9) – The Bears are a win over a banged up Lions team (or an Eagles loss to Washington) away from clinching the No. 2 seed in the NFC. Caleb Williams has played some of his best football this season in his last three starts. Chicago’s loss to San Francisco felt like a moral win from the standpoint of looking ready to hang with one of the best teams in the league.
9 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 12) – The Eagles’ ability to win with such an inept offense is a testament to the greatness of Vic Fangio’s defense. It’s insane that the Birds are 2-0 in games this season when they haven’t been able to complete a pass in the second half. But that’s how good Philly’s defense is. Now, if only the offense could refrain from looking so hopelessly bad for prolonged stretches.
10 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 7) – The Bills won’t have an easy road to making the Super Bowl but there shouldn’t be any obstacles that Josh Allen simply can’t overcome.
11 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 11) – The ceiling for the Bolts is probably one playoff win at most. They just don’t have the horses up front.
12 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 16) – The Ravens are 3.5-point road favorites in the Week 18 game that will decide the AFC North division winner. If Lamar Jackson can’t come through, it’ll be more evidence that he’s not a big game player.
13 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 13) – Are we entering the last game of Aaron Rodgers’ career? And maybe the last game of Mike Tomlin’s Steelers tenure?
14 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 10) – The Packers are resting starters in Week 18, which will likely result in them entering the playoffs on a four-game losing streak. They’re probably going to lose to the No. 2 seed in the Wild Card round.
15 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 18) – The Vikings will likely end their season on a five-game winning streak. But no playoffs for them.
16 – Detroit Lions (LW: 14) – The 2025 Lions were unlucky in a lot of ways. They could be back as a force in 2026 with a last-place schedule (if they lose to the Bears) and some new coordinators.
17 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 15) – The funniest way for the Panthers to win the NFC South involves them losing to the Bucs but the Falcons beating the Saints to still allow Carolina to win their division. Hope it happens.
18 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 19) – The Cowboys are 3.5-point road favorites to beat the Giants and finish the season with an 8-8-1 record. Perfectly mediocre.
19 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 20) – If I’m a Falcons fan, I’m annoyed how the team waits until after they’re eliminated to play winning football. False positives.
20 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 21) – The Saints are 5-2 in Tyler Shough’s last seven starts. The rookie quarterback has an 98.9 passer rating in that span. Kellen Moore’s group could be primed for improvement next season, especially in a weak division.
21 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 22) – It’s a shame the Bengals keep wasting years of Joe Burrow’s career.
22 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 23) – The Dolphins are the second best team in Florida.
23 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 17) – The Bucs don’t deserve to make the playoffs after going 1-7 in their eight games leading up to Week 18. But they can make the postseason if they beat the Panthers and the Falcons lose to the Saints. Doing so will give them the right to get smacked in the Wild Card round.
24 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 26) – Interested to see if the Browns move on from Kevin Stefanski, who has hardly been their biggest problem but it’s fair to wonder how much he is part of the solution moving forward.
25 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 24) – Too bad the Philip Rivers return didn’t result in anything meaningful for the Colts. At least he got to pad his career totals a bit more?
26 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 25) – Andy Reid has to do a better job of putting his players in position to succeed next season.
27 – New York Jets (LW: 27) – There’s talk of Aaron Glenn being one-and-done.
28 – Washington Commanders (LW: 28) – The Commanders are 3.5-point road underdogs to the Eagles’ backups. One, two, three … Cancun!
29 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 29) – Cam Ward’s thrown for eight touchdowns and one interception in his last four starts.
30 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 30) – Jonathan Gannon? More like Goneathan Gannon. The Cards would be pretty unwise to keep him around.
31 – New York Giants (LW: 31) – The Giants could potentially drop to No. 7 in the 2026 NFL Draft order with a win in Week 18. From No. 1 to No. 7 in two weeks … that would be pretty bad for them. Hope it happens!
32 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 32) – The Raiders are blatantly tanking for that No. 1 pick. Not that they’re any good when they’re actually trying to win.
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