NFL Power Rankings, 1/27/26

/ Rich Wilkins

… and then there were two.

I have to admit, I definitely didn’t see this Super Bowl coming. And you know what? Neither did you. In my first rankings, the Seahawks were 18th. The Patriots were 27th. Both were 0-1 at the time. You would have had to be insane to think they’d be here. But they are. And now they’ll play for the championship. Everyone else is finished, and for them, this will be the final rankings of the year.

And so for the rest, the what if’s. Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Buffalo, San Francisco- they all must be feeling like they missed an opportunity. They kind of did. Of course, this begs the question- was this a change season? New England, Seattle, Denver, Chicago- these aren’t old teams. They’re brand new to the stage. Do the teams who have been contending (definitely include Kansas City) have the rosters and front offices to build back up and compete next year? Some definitely will. Some won’t. For someone, we’ll figure out who next Fall, the window just closed. Lots to think about there.

I’ll do my Super Bowl pick closer to the game. For now, the final rankings.

1/19 rankings. 1/13 rankings. 1/6 rankings. 12/30 rankings. 12/24 rankings. 12/16 rankings. 12/9 rankings. 12/3 rankings. 11/26 rankings. 11/18 rankings. 11/11 rankings. 11/4 rankings. 10/28 rankings. 10/21 rankings. 10/15 rankings. 10/8 rankings. 9/30 rankings. 9/24 rankings. 9/16 rankings. 9/9 rankings.

  1. Seattle Seahawks
  2. New England Patriots
  3. Los Angeles Rams
  4. Denver Broncos
  5. Chicago Bears
  6. Buffalo Bills
  7. Houston Texans
  8. San Francisco 49’ers
  9. Jacksonville Jaguars
  10. Philadelphia Eagles
  11. Los Angeles Chargers
  12. Green Bay Packers
  13. Pittsburgh Steelers
  14. Carolina Panthers
  15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  16. Minnesota Vikings
  17. Atlanta Falcons
  18. Baltimore Ravens
  19. Detroit Lions
  20. Dallas Cowboys
  21. Miami Dolphins
  22. Indianapolis Colts
  23. New Orleans Saints
  24. Cincinnati Bengals
  25. Kansas City Chiefs
  26. Cleveland Browns
  27. Washington Commanders
  28. Tennessee Titans
  29. New York Jets
  30. Arizona Cardinals
  31. New York Giants
  32. Las Vegas Raiders

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