NFL

2026 Week 2 Rankings

Jacksonville Jaguars is No. 1 in the Week 2 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

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 2 ranking uses only games played before Week 2, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	Jacksonville JaguarsAFC South	1-0	W 34-10 vs CLE	@ DEN	64.5O 52.5 · D 53.9	–
2	Chicago BearsNFC North	1-0	W 59-37 @ CAR	vs #6 MIN	64.0O 59.2 · D 46.7	–
3	Kansas City ChiefsAFC West	1-0	W 31-10 vs DEN	vs IND	63.7O 51.7 · D 53.9	–
4	San Francisco 49ersNFC West	1-0	W 27-7 vs LAR	vs MIA	63.5O 50.6 · D 54.7	–
5	Baltimore RavensAFC North	1-0	W 41-23 @ IND	vs #17 NO	63.0O 54.4 · D 50.5	–
6	Minnesota VikingsNFC North	1-0	W 39-22 vs GB	@ #2 CHI	62.7O 53.8 · D 50.7	–
7	Las Vegas RaidersAFC West	1-0	W 27-13 vs MIA	@ #24 LAC	62.0O 50.6 · D 53.1	–
8	New York JetsAFC East	1-0	W 23-10 @ TEN	vs GB	61.7O 49.5 · D 53.9	–
9	Arizona CardinalsNFC West	1-0	W 26-14 @ LAC	vs #14 SEA	61.4O 50.3 · D 52.9	–
10	New York GiantsNFC East	1-0	W 28-20 vs DAL	@ LAR	60.4O 50.9 · D 51.3	–
11	Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North	1-0	W 20-13 vs ATL	@ #19 NE	60.2O 48.7 · D 53.1	–
12	Cincinnati BengalsAFC North	1-0	W 33-27 vs TB	@ #20 HOU	59.9O 52.2 · D 49.4	–
13	Buffalo BillsAFC East	1-0	W 36-31 @ HOU	vs #16 DET	59.7O 53.0 · D 48.3	–
14	Seattle SeahawksNFC West	1-0	W 13-10 vs NE	@ #9 ARI	59.2O 46.9 · D 53.9	–
15	Philadelphia EaglesNFC East	1-0	W 24-22 vs WAS	@ #25 TEN	58.9O 49.8 · D 50.7	–
16	Detroit LionsNFC North	1-0	W 31-30 vs NO	@ #13 BUF	58.7O 51.7 · D 48.6	–
17	New Orleans SaintsNFC South	0-1	L 30-31 @ DET	@ #5 BAL	41.3O 51.4 · D 48.3	–
18	Washington CommandersNFC East	0-1	L 22-24 @ PHI	@ #23 DAL	41.1O 49.3 · D 50.2	–
19	New England PatriotsAFC East	0-1	L 10-13 @ SEA	vs #11 PIT	40.8O 46.1 · D 53.1	–
20	Houston TexansAFC South	0-1	L 31-36 vs BUF	vs #12 CIN	40.3O 51.7 · D 47.0	–
21	Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South	0-1	L 27-33 @ CIN	vs CLE	40.1O 50.6 · D 47.8	–
22	Atlanta FalconsNFC South	0-1	L 13-20 @ PIT	vs CAR	39.8O 46.9 · D 51.3	–
23	Dallas CowboysNFC East	0-1	L 20-28 @ NYG	vs #18 WAS	39.6O 48.7 · D 49.1	–
24	Los Angeles ChargersAFC West	0-1	L 14-26 vs ARI	vs #7 LV	38.6O 47.1 · D 49.7	–
25	Tennessee TitansAFC South	0-1	L 10-23 vs NYJ	vs #15 PHI	38.3O 46.1 · D 50.5	–
26	Miami DolphinsAFC East	0-1	L 13-27 @ LV	@ #4 SF	38.0O 46.9 · D 49.4	–
27	Green Bay PackersNFC North	0-1	L 22-39 @ MIN	@ #8 NYJ	37.3O 49.3 · D 46.2	–
28	Indianapolis ColtsAFC South	0-1	L 23-41 vs BAL	@ #3 KC	37.0O 49.5 · D 45.6	–
29	Los Angeles RamsNFC West	0-1	L 7-27 vs SF	vs #10 NYG	36.5O 45.3 · D 49.4	–
30	Denver BroncosAFC West	0-1	L 10-31 @ KC	vs #1 JAX	36.3O 46.1 · D 48.3	–
31	Carolina PanthersNFC South	0-1	L 37-59 vs CHI	@ #22 ATL	36.0O 53.3 · D 40.8	–
32	Cleveland BrownsAFC North	0-1	L 10-34 @ JAX	@ #21 TB	35.5O 46.1 · D 47.5	–

As of: 2026-09-14