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2025 Week 9 Rankings

Indianapolis Colts is No. 1 in the Week 9 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. The biggest climb: Houston Texans, up 5 spots. The biggest drop: Atlanta Falcons, down 5 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

← Week 8Week 10 →Latest rankingsHow the rankings work

What happened in Week 8

13 games were played in Week 8. Top-10 teams lost once. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings.

  • Houston Texans upset No. 7 San Francisco 49ers, 26-15 at home. C.J. Stroud led Houston Texans with 318 passing yds. In these rankings, Houston Texans rises from No. 20 to No. 15 and San Francisco 49ers falls from No. 7 to No. 11.
  • No. 1 Indianapolis Colts beat Tennessee Titans, 38-14 at home. Daniel Jones led Indianapolis Colts with 272 passing yds. In these rankings, Indianapolis Colts stays at No. 1 and Tennessee Titans stays at No. 30.
Week 8 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 9 ranking uses only games played before Week 9, 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

Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17Week 18Week 19Week 20Week 21Week 22Week 23

Biggest Movers

▲ 5 spots

Houston Texans logo

Houston Texans

Now #15

▼ 5 spots

Atlanta Falcons logo

Atlanta Falcons

Now #21

▼ 4 spots

San Francisco 49ers logo

San Francisco 49ers

Now #11

RankTeamRecordLastNextRatingTrend
1Indianapolis Colts logoIndianapolis ColtsAFC South7-1W 38-14 vs TEN@ #16 PIT70.4O 60.3 · D 51.9–
2Los Angeles Rams logoLos Angeles RamsNFC West5-2W 35-7 vs JAXvs NO66.3O 52.3 · D 57.1–
3Philadelphia Eagles logoPhiladelphia EaglesNFC East6-2W 38-20 vs NYG@ #8 GB64.6O 53.2 · D 51.2▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
4Detroit Lions logoDetroit LionsNFC North5-2W 24-9 vs TBvs #19 MIN63.9O 56.3 · D 51.6–
5Seattle Seahawks logoSeattle SeahawksNFC West5-2W 27-19 vs HOU@ #22 WAS63.9O 55.1 · D 52.9▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
6Tampa Bay Buccaneers logoTampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South6-2W 23-3 @ NOvs #10 NE62.9O 52.6 · D 50.6–
7Denver Broncos logoDenver BroncosAFC West6-2W 44-24 vs DAL@ #15 HOU62.4O 50.4 · D 55.0▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
8Green Bay Packers logoGreen Bay PackersNFC North5-1-1W 35-25 @ PITvs #20 CAR62.0O 52.1 · D 52.1–
9Kansas City Chiefs logoKansas City ChiefsAFC West5-3W 28-7 vs WAS@ #13 BUF61.3O 52.8 · D 57.1▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
10New England Patriots logoNew England PatriotsAFC East6-2W 32-13 vs CLEvs #21 ATL57.6O 52.0 · D 51.8▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
11San Francisco 49ers logoSan Francisco 49ersNFC West5-3L 15-26 @ HOU@ NYG57.1O 48.9 · D 52.2▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
12Jacksonville Jaguars logoJacksonville JaguarsAFC South4-3L 7-35 vs LAR@ LV56.4O 49.9 · D 51.3▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13Buffalo Bills logoBuffalo BillsAFC East5-2W 40-9 @ CARvs #9 KC56.4O 54.5 · D 50.4▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
14Los Angeles Chargers logoLos Angeles ChargersAFC West5-3W 37-10 vs MIN@ TEN55.8O 50.5 · D 51.7▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
15Houston Texans logoHouston TexansAFC South3-4W 26-15 vs SFvs #7 DEN54.3O 49.2 · D 58.7▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
16Pittsburgh Steelers logoPittsburgh SteelersAFC North4-3L 25-35 vs GBvs #1 IND51.1O 51.1 · D 47.6▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
17Chicago Bears logoChicago BearsNFC North4-3L 16-30 @ BAL@ #25 CIN47.1O 48.6 · D 47.1▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
18Dallas Cowboys logoDallas CowboysNFC East3-4-1L 24-44 @ DENvs #23 ARI46.3O 56.9 · D 41.7▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19Minnesota Vikings logoMinnesota VikingsNFC North3-4L 10-37 @ LAC@ #4 DET45.1O 48.0 · D 48.7▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
20Carolina Panthers logoCarolina PanthersNFC South4-4L 9-40 vs BUF@ #8 GB44.2O 45.1 · D 49.4▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
21Atlanta Falcons logoAtlanta FalconsNFC South3-4L 10-34 vs MIA@ #10 NE43.8O 43.8 · D 50.9▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
22Washington Commanders logoWashington CommandersNFC East3-5L 7-28 @ KCvs #5 SEA43.2O 49.8 · D 48.2–
23Arizona Cardinals logoArizona CardinalsNFC West2-5L 23-27 vs GB@ #18 DAL42.2O 49.0 · D 51.0▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
24Baltimore Ravens logoBaltimore RavensAFC North2-5W 30-16 vs CHI@ MIA42.1O 54.1 · D 44.2▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
25Cincinnati Bengals logoCincinnati BengalsAFC North3-5L 38-39 vs NYJvs #17 CHI39.8O 49.0 · D 41.4▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
26New York Giants logoNew York GiantsNFC East2-6L 20-38 @ PHIvs #11 SF39.3O 48.9 · D 47.5▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
27Las Vegas Raiders logoLas Vegas RaidersAFC West2-5L 0-31 @ KCvs #12 JAX37.0O 42.5 · D 48.5–
28Miami Dolphins logoMiami DolphinsAFC East2-6W 34-10 @ ATLvs #24 BAL35.8O 49.0 · D 45.8▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
29Cleveland Browns logoCleveland BrownsAFC North2-6L 13-32 @ NE@ NYJ35.0O 41.1 · D 51.4▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
30Tennessee Titans logoTennessee TitansAFC South1-7L 14-38 @ INDvs #14 LAC31.7O 43.5 · D 46.3–
31New Orleans Saints logoNew Orleans SaintsNFC South1-7L 3-23 vs TB@ #2 LAR31.0O 43.4 · D 48.2▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
32New York Jets logoNew York JetsAFC East1-7W 39-38 @ CINvs CLE30.2O 46.0 · D 46.6–

As of: 2025-10-27