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.
As stated last week, this week was late.
This is Week 7 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2026 season. See here for last week's results.
7 of the 14 games ended with the lower ranked team winning. The largest jump was the Giants who jumped 29 spots after they beat the Texans. The Cowboys are the lowest ranked team to win their game.
The Giants beat the Texans to take first and the NFL Title Belt. No team will face the Giants in week 8, and therefore no team can take first from the Giants. With the Dolphins win over the Jets, the Chargers dropped to last on their bye week. A bye week team dropped to last two weeks in a row. The Chargers will have a chance to move out of last next week when they play the Rams (they don't).
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| Ranking | 2026 Wk7 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Giants | +29 | The Giants jumped 29 spots and took first by beating the Texans. | |
| 2 | Texans | -1 | ||
| 3 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 4 | Bears | +5 | The Bears jumped 5 spots by beating the Patriots. | |
| 5 | Patriots | -2 | ||
| 6 | Dolphins | +26 | The Dolphins jumped 26 spots by beating the Jets. | |
| 7 | Jets | -3 | ||
| 8 | Browns | -3 | ||
| 9 | Steelers | -3 | ||
| 10 | Bucs | +15 | The Bucs jumped 15 spots by beating the Panthers. | |
| 11 | Panthers | -4 | ||
| 12 | Bengals | +11 | The Bengals jumped 11 spots by beating the Ravens. | |
| 13 | Ravens | -5 | ||
| 14 | Falcons | -4 | ||
| 15 | Bills | -4 | ||
| 16 | Lions | -4 | ||
| 17 | Seahawks | +5 | The Seahawks jumped 5 spots by beating the Chiefs. | |
| 18 | Chiefs | -5 | ||
| 19 | Rams | +8 | The Rams jumped 8 spots by beating the Raiders. | |
| 20 | Raiders | -6 | ||
| 21 | Vikings | -6 | ||
| 22 | Saints | -6 | ||
| 23 | Titans | -6 | ||
| 24 | Colts | -6 | ||
| 25 | 49ers | -6 | ||
| 26 | Commanders | -6 | ||
| 27 | Broncos | -6 | ||
| 28 | Packers | -4 | ||
| 29 | Cardinals | -3 | ||
| 30 | Cowboys | -2 | ||
| 31 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 32 | Chargers | -1 | The Chargers fell to last on their bye week. |
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.