NFL

2026 Week 3 Rankings

Minnesota Vikings is No. 1 in the Week 3 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 2

16 games were played in Week 2. Top-10 teams lost 6 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Minnesota Vikings is the new No. 1.

Denver Broncos upset No. 1 Jacksonville Jaguars, 20-13 at home. Bo Nix led Denver Broncos with 288 passing yds. In these rankings, Denver Broncos rises from No. 30 to No. 16 and Jacksonville Jaguars falls from No. 1 to No. 13.
Green Bay Packers upset No. 8 New York Jets, 20-17 on the road. Jordan Love led Green Bay Packers with 145 passing yds. In these rankings, Green Bay Packers rises from No. 27 to No. 14 and New York Jets falls from No. 8 to No. 19.
New Orleans Saints upset No. 5 Baltimore Ravens, 24-17 on the road. Tyler Shough led New Orleans Saints with 252 passing yds. In these rankings, New Orleans Saints rises from No. 17 to No. 15 and Baltimore Ravens falls from No. 5 to No. 17.
Los Angeles Rams upset No. 10 New York Giants, 28-6 at home. Matthew Stafford led Los Angeles Rams with 327 passing yds. In these rankings, Los Angeles Rams rises from No. 29 to No. 11 and New York Giants falls from No. 10 to No. 21.
No. 6 Minnesota Vikings beat No. 2 Chicago Bears, 9-3 on the road. Carson Wentz led Minnesota Vikings with 143 passing yds. In these rankings, Minnesota Vikings rises from No. 6 to No. 1 and Chicago Bears falls from No. 2 to No. 8.
No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs beat Indianapolis Colts by 3 points, 33-30 at home. Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City Chiefs with 382 passing yds. In these rankings, Kansas City Chiefs falls from No. 3 to No. 4 and Indianapolis Colts rises from No. 28 to No. 27.

Week 2 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 3 ranking uses only games played before Week 3, 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	Minnesota VikingsNFC North	2-0	W 9-3 @ CHI	@ TB	70.7O 50.3 · D 57.1	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
2	Seattle SeahawksNFC West	2-0	W 31-7 @ ARI	@ WAS	70.3O 51.3 · D 56.4	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
3	San Francisco 49ersNFC West	2-0	W 35-13 vs MIA	vs #18 ARI	70.1O 54.8 · D 55.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	Kansas City ChiefsAFC West	2-0	W 33-30 vs IND	@ MIA	65.2O 53.9 · D 51.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
5	Buffalo BillsAFC East	2-0	W 41-31 vs DET	vs LAC	64.4O 57.2 · D 45.7	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
6	Las Vegas RaidersAFC West	2-0	W 26-14 @ LAC	@ #15 NO	61.6O 50.8 · D 53.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	Cincinnati BengalsAFC North	2-0	W 20-6 @ HOU	@ #23 PIT	61.2O 51.0 · D 52.7	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
8	Chicago BearsNFC North	1-1	L 3-9 vs MIN	vs #9 PHI	57.9O 55.0 · D 51.5	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
9	Philadelphia EaglesNFC East	2-0	W 24-20 @ TEN	@ #8 CHI	56.8O 49.5 · D 49.7	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
10	New England PatriotsAFC East	1-1	W 20-3 vs PIT	@ #13 JAX	56.4O 47.7 · D 57.0	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
11	Los Angeles RamsNFC West	1-1	W 28-6 vs NYG	@ #16 DEN	54.8O 48.6 · D 53.8	▲ 18Up 18 spots since last week
12	Detroit LionsNFC North	1-1	L 31-41 @ BUF	vs #19 NYJ	52.2O 53.7 · D 45.1	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
13	Jacksonville JaguarsAFC South	1-1	L 13-20 @ DEN	vs #10 NE	52.0O 50.4 · D 52.4	▼ 12Down 12 spots since last week
14	Green Bay PackersNFC North	1-1	W 20-17 @ NYJ	vs ATL	52.0O 51.9 · D 46.4	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
15	New Orleans SaintsNFC South	1-1	W 24-17 @ BAL	vs #6 LV	51.5O 51.3 · D 50.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
16	Denver BroncosAFC West	1-1	W 20-13 vs JAX	vs #11 LAR	51.5O 46.8 · D 51.3	▲ 14Up 14 spots since last week
17	Baltimore RavensAFC North	1-1	L 17-24 vs NO	vs #22 DAL	49.0O 52.1 · D 50.4	▼ 12Down 12 spots since last week
18	Arizona CardinalsNFC West	1-1	L 7-31 vs SEA	@ #3 SF	48.7O 47.8 · D 49.3	▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
19	New York JetsAFC East	1-1	L 17-20 vs GB	@ #12 DET	48.6O 47.4 · D 53.7	▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
20	Carolina PanthersNFC South	1-1	W 34-3 @ ATL	@ #24 CLE	48.0O 57.0 · D 44.3	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
21	New York GiantsNFC East	1-1	L 6-28 @ LAR	vs TEN	47.6O 47.5 · D 49.3	▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
22	Dallas CowboysNFC East	1-1	W 37-20 vs WAS	vs #17 BAL	47.1O 52.1 · D 48.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
23	Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North	1-1	L 3-20 @ NE	vs #7 CIN	43.7O 45.3 · D 50.4	▼ 12Down 12 spots since last week
24	Cleveland BrownsAFC North	1-1	W 23-19 @ TB	vs #20 CAR	42.8O 46.5 · D 48.0	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
25	Houston TexansAFC South	0-2	L 6-20 vs CIN	@ IND	39.0O 47.4 · D 49.1	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
26	Miami DolphinsAFC East	0-2	L 13-35 @ SF	vs #4 KC	37.0O 47.1 · D 46.8	–
27	Indianapolis ColtsAFC South	0-2	L 30-33 @ KC	vs #25 HOU	35.7O 52.6 · D 43.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South	0-2	L 19-23 vs CLE	vs #1 MIN	35.4O 50.5 · D 46.4	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
29	Tennessee TitansAFC South	0-2	L 20-24 vs PHI	@ #21 NYG	34.3O 46.8 · D 48.7	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
30	Los Angeles ChargersAFC West	0-2	L 14-26 vs LV	@ #5 BUF	34.1O 46.0 · D 47.7	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
31	Washington CommandersNFC East	0-2	L 20-37 @ DAL	vs #2 SEA	33.5O 48.7 · D 46.1	▼ 13Down 13 spots since last week
32	Atlanta FalconsNFC South	0-2	L 3-34 vs CAR	@ #14 GB	26.6O 40.8 · D 48.1	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week