2023 NFL Power Rankings: Week 18 Rankings
Updated: January 2, 2024
Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will update our consensus NFL Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.
Below you will find a table of our NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 18, sorted by their average ranking. The table also lists their respective rankings at various sites (links at bottom of table).
Change is difference from last ranking: + number = improvement, - number = decline.
Previous iteration: Week 17 NFL Power Rankings
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Rank | Team | W-L | Avg. | Chg. | ESPN | NFL | ATH | CBS | USAT | FOX | YAH | PFT |
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1 | Baltimore Ravens | 13-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | San Francisco 49ers | 12-4 | 2 | +0.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | 4.13 | +2.8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
4 | Buffalo Bills | 10-6 | 4.38 | +0.5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
5 | Detroit Lions | 11-5 | 5.25 | +0.3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Cleveland Browns | 11-5 | 5.88 | +2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
7 | Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | 6.38 | -3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | 7.88 | +0.8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
9 | Los Angeles Rams | 9-7 | 9 | +0.8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
10 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | 9.38 | -4.1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
11 | Houston Texans | 9-7 | 11 | +2.3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | 12.88 | +1.5 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-8 | 14.38 | -3.8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
14 | Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | 14.5 | +4.9 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
15 | Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | 15 | +1.6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | 15.25 | +2.6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
17 | Seattle Seahawks | 8-8 | 17.38 | -4.8 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
18 | New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | 18.25 | +3.4 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
19 | Chicago Bears | 7-9 | 19 | +3.9 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | 19.63 | -3.3 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 |
21 | Denver Broncos | 8-8 | 20.88 | -0.4 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 19 |
22 | Minnesota Vikings | 7-9 | 22.38 | -3.6 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 24 |
22 | Las Vegas Raiders | 7-9 | 22.38 | -2.4 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
22 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | 22.38 | -2.5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
25 | New York Jets | 6-10 | 25.75 | -0.4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
26 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | 26.5 | +2.8 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 26 |
27 | New York Giants | 5-11 | 27.13 | +0.4 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 |
28 | Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | 27.75 | -1.4 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
29 | New England Patriots | 4-12 | 28.5 | -0.5 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
30 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5-11 | 28.75 | -0.1 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
31 | Washington Commanders | 4-12 | 31 | -0.3 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
32 | Carolina Panthers | 2-14 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Sources: ESPN, NFL.com, CBS Sports, USA Today, The Athletic, FOX, Yahoo!, PFT
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