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2025 Week 18 Rankings

Seattle Seahawks is No. 1 in the Week 18 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars. The biggest climb: Baltimore Ravens, up 3 spots. The biggest drop: Carolina Panthers, down 2 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

← Week 17Week 19 →Latest rankingsHow the rankings work

What happened in Week 17

16 games were played in Week 17. Top-10 teams lost 3 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings.

  • Atlanta Falcons upset No. 2 Los Angeles Rams, 27-24 at home. Bijan Robinson led Atlanta Falcons with 195 rushing yds. In these rankings, Atlanta Falcons rises from No. 22 to No. 21 and Los Angeles Rams stays at No. 2.
  • No. 10 Philadelphia Eagles beat No. 8 Buffalo Bills, 13-12 on the road. Jalen Hurts led Philadelphia Eagles with 110 passing yds. In these rankings, Philadelphia Eagles rises from No. 10 to No. 9 and Buffalo Bills stays at No. 8.
  • No. 1 Seattle Seahawks beat Carolina Panthers, 27-10 on the road. Sam Darnold led Seattle Seahawks with 147 passing yds. In these rankings, Seattle Seahawks stays at No. 1 and Carolina Panthers falls from No. 16 to No. 18.
  • No. 4 Houston Texans beat No. 9 Los Angeles Chargers, 20-16 on the road. C.J. Stroud led Houston Texans with 244 passing yds. In these rankings, Houston Texans stays at No. 4 and Los Angeles Chargers falls from No. 9 to No. 10.
Week 17 recap reel

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 18 ranking uses only games played before Week 18, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Every week of 2025

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Biggest Movers

▲ 3 spots

Baltimore Ravens logo

Baltimore Ravens

Now #16

▲ 3 spots

Minnesota Vikings logo

Minnesota Vikings

Now #17

▼ 2 spots

Carolina Panthers logo

Carolina Panthers

Now #18

RankTeamRecordLastNextRatingTrend
1Seattle Seahawks logoSeattle SeahawksNFC West13-3W 27-10 @ CAR@ #5 SF71.5O 57.3 · D 55.8–
2Los Angeles Rams logoLos Angeles RamsNFC West11-5L 24-27 @ ATLvs ARI68.3O 58.6 · D 54.3–
3Jacksonville Jaguars logoJacksonville JaguarsAFC South12-4W 23-17 @ INDvs TEN66.6O 55.0 · D 53.2–
4Houston Texans logoHouston TexansAFC South11-5W 20-16 @ LACvs #12 IND64.9O 50.2 · D 58.5–
5San Francisco 49ers logoSan Francisco 49ersNFC West12-4W 42-38 vs CHIvs #1 SEA64.5O 54.7 · D 51.3–
6New England Patriots logoNew England PatriotsAFC East13-3W 42-10 @ NYJvs #24 MIA62.7O 53.6 · D 52.0▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7Denver Broncos logoDenver BroncosAFC West13-3W 20-13 @ KCvs #10 LAC62.4O 50.2 · D 53.2▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8Buffalo Bills logoBuffalo BillsAFC East11-5L 12-13 vs PHIvs NYJ60.3O 55.4 · D 49.5–
9Philadelphia Eagles logoPhiladelphia EaglesNFC East11-5W 13-12 @ BUFvs WAS59.0O 48.3 · D 55.6▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
10Los Angeles Chargers logoLos Angeles ChargersAFC West11-5L 16-20 vs HOU@ #7 DEN57.1O 49.9 · D 52.2▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
11Chicago Bears logoChicago BearsNFC North11-5L 38-42 @ SFvs #15 DET56.2O 53.2 · D 47.3–
12Indianapolis Colts logoIndianapolis ColtsAFC South8-8L 17-23 vs JAX@ #4 HOU54.8O 55.5 · D 50.0–
13Green Bay Packers logoGreen Bay PackersNFC North9-6-1L 24-41 vs BAL@ #17 MIN53.8O 50.0 · D 52.0–
14Pittsburgh Steelers logoPittsburgh SteelersAFC North9-7L 6-13 @ CLEvs #16 BAL52.7O 49.4 · D 50.9–
15Detroit Lions logoDetroit LionsNFC North8-8L 10-23 @ MIN@ #11 CHI51.2O 56.1 · D 48.1–
16Baltimore Ravens logoBaltimore RavensAFC North8-8W 41-24 @ GB@ #14 PIT50.7O 52.0 · D 49.9▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
17Minnesota Vikings logoMinnesota VikingsNFC North8-8W 23-10 vs DETvs #13 GB49.6O 46.2 · D 53.7▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
18Carolina Panthers logoCarolina PanthersNFC South8-8L 10-27 vs SEA@ #19 TB48.9O 44.7 · D 51.2▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
19Tampa Bay Buccaneers logoTampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South7-9L 17-20 @ MIAvs #18 CAR48.1O 50.3 · D 48.3▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
20Kansas City Chiefs logoKansas City ChiefsAFC West6-10L 13-20 vs DEN@ LV47.1O 48.7 · D 54.5▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
21Atlanta Falcons logoAtlanta FalconsNFC South7-9W 27-24 vs LARvs #25 NO46.0O 47.5 · D 49.2▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22Dallas Cowboys logoDallas CowboysNFC East7-8-1W 30-23 @ WAS@ NYG44.5O 55.5 · D 41.3▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
23Cincinnati Bengals logoCincinnati BengalsAFC North6-10W 37-14 vs ARIvs CLE42.4O 51.6 · D 43.4▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
24Miami Dolphins logoMiami DolphinsAFC East7-9W 20-17 vs TB@ #6 NE42.9O 46.6 · D 48.2▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
25New Orleans Saints logoNew Orleans SaintsNFC South6-10W 34-26 @ TEN@ #21 ATL41.8O 43.8 · D 50.7▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26Arizona Cardinals logoArizona CardinalsNFC West3-13L 14-37 @ CIN@ #2 LAR36.7O 48.2 · D 46.4–
27Tennessee Titans logoTennessee TitansAFC South3-13L 26-34 vs NO@ #3 JAX34.7O 45.7 · D 46.3–
28Cleveland Browns logoCleveland BrownsAFC North4-12W 13-6 vs PIT@ #23 CIN34.3O 41.5 · D 50.8▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
29Washington Commanders logoWashington CommandersNFC East4-12L 23-30 vs DAL@ #9 PHI34.2O 46.9 · D 45.9▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30New York Giants logoNew York GiantsNFC East3-13W 34-10 @ LVvs #22 DAL33.8O 48.7 · D 46.2▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
31New York Jets logoNew York JetsAFC East3-13L 10-42 vs NE@ #8 BUF30.2O 44.2 · D 43.3–
32Las Vegas Raiders logoLas Vegas RaidersAFC West2-14L 10-34 vs NYGvs #20 KC28.1O 40.9 · D 46.9–

As of: 2025-12-29