NFL Power Rankings: Week 9, 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 9, 2026: all 32 teams by simulated win rate (share of 10,000 simulated games won against a league-average team).
RankTeamWin rate
1 (up 3 places since last week)BUF61.6%
2 (no change since last week)SFO61.4%
3 (no change since last week)LAR60.8%
4 (down 3 places since last week)SEA60.6%
5 (up 1 place since last week)CHI59.5%
6 (down 1 place since last week)NWE58.5%
7 (up 1 place since last week)JAX57.5%
8 (down 1 place since last week)CIN57.0%
9 (up 6 places since last week)HOU52.6%
10 (no change since last week)DET52.2%
11 (up 5 places since last week)TAM51.7%
12 (up 1 place since last week)KAN51.6%
13 (down 1 place since last week)DAL51.5%
14 (up 4 places since last week)PIT51.3%
15 (down 6 places since last week)CAR50.5%
16 (down 5 places since last week)ATL50.0%
17 (up 2 places since last week)MIN50.0%
18 (down 1 place since last week)GNB49.9%
19 (up 1 place since last week)LVR48.2%
20 (down 6 places since last week)BAL47.1%
21 (up 2 places since last week)NYJ46.3%
22 (up 6 places since last week)DEN44.6%
23 (down 1 place since last week)CLE43.5%
24 (down 3 places since last week)IND43.1%
25 (up 1 place since last week)NYG43.1%
26 (down 2 places since last week)NOR42.9%
27 (up 4 places since last week)ARI42.9%
28 (up 2 places since last week)WAS42.4%
29 (down 2 places since last week)LAC41.2%
30 (down 1 place since last week)MIA40.5%
31 (down 6 places since last week)PHI38.9%
32 (no change since last week)TEN38.7%