NFL Power Rankings: Week 8, 2026

Every team ranked by how often it wins 10,000 simulated games against a league-median opponent, using our drive-by-drive game simulation. Win rate measures team strength independent of schedule. How the model works.

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NFL power rankings, Week 8, 2026: all 32 teams by simulated win rate (share of 10,000 simulated games won against a league-average team).
RankTeamWin rate
1 (up 4 places since last week)SEA61.8%
2 (no change since last week)SFO61.7%
3 (up 5 places since last week)LAR60.4%
4 (down 3 places since last week)BUF58.4%
5 (down 2 places since last week)NWE58.3%
6 (up 3 places since last week)CHI57.3%
7 (down 1 place since last week)CIN56.4%
8 (down 1 place since last week)JAX55.3%
9 (down 5 places since last week)CAR53.1%
10 (up 2 places since last week)DET53.1%
11 (up 3 places since last week)ATL52.5%
12 (up 3 places since last week)DAL52.3%
13 (down 3 places since last week)KAN51.2%
14 (down 1 place since last week)BAL50.8%
15 (down 4 places since last week)HOU50.6%
16 (up 6 places since last week)TAM50.2%
17 (up 1 place since last week)GNB47.0%
18 (up 3 places since last week)PIT47.0%
19 (up 1 place since last week)MIN46.3%
20 (down 4 places since last week)LVR45.7%
21 (down 4 places since last week)IND45.1%
22 (up 1 place since last week)CLE44.9%
23 (down 4 places since last week)NYJ44.3%
24 (no change since last week)NOR42.8%
25 (no change since last week)PHI41.9%
26 (up 1 place since last week)NYG41.0%
27 (up 3 places since last week)LAC40.8%
28 (up 1 place since last week)DEN40.4%
29 (up 2 places since last week)MIA39.2%
30 (down 2 places since last week)WAS39.2%
31 (down 5 places since last week)ARI39.0%
32 (no change since last week)TEN36.4%