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2026 Week 7 Rankings

Minnesota Vikings is No. 1 in the Week 7 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. The biggest climb: Carolina Panthers, up 5 spots. The biggest drop: Baltimore Ravens, down 6 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 6

14 games were played in Week 6. Top-10 teams lost 2 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings. Minnesota Vikings is the new No. 1.

Houston Texans upset No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-31 at a neutral site. C.J. Stroud led Houston Texans with 312 passing yds. In these rankings, Houston Texans rises from No. 28 to No. 23 and Jacksonville Jaguars stays at No. 4.
No. 1 San Francisco 49ers beat Washington Commanders, 23-17 at home. Brock Purdy led San Francisco 49ers with 264 passing yds. In these rankings, San Francisco 49ers falls from No. 1 to No. 2 and Washington Commanders falls from No. 27 to No. 29.
No. 6 Buffalo Bills beat Las Vegas Raiders by 3 points, 33-30 on the road. Josh Allen led Buffalo Bills with 255 passing yds. In these rankings, Buffalo Bills rises from No. 6 to No. 5 and Las Vegas Raiders stays at No. 17.
No. 8 Denver Broncos beat Seattle Seahawks by 3 points, 17-14 at home. Bo Nix led Denver Broncos with 107 passing yds. In these rankings, Denver Broncos stays at No. 8 and Seattle Seahawks falls from No. 11 to No. 16.
Cleveland Browns beat No. 9 Baltimore Ravens by 3 points, 13-10 at home. Deshaun Watson led Cleveland Browns with 164 passing yds. In these rankings, Cleveland Browns rises from No. 15 to No. 12 and Baltimore Ravens falls from No. 9 to No. 15.

Week 6 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 7 ranking uses only games played before Week 7, 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	5-0	W 23-13 @ NO	vs #25 IND	71.0O 48.6 · D 58.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
2	San Francisco 49ersNFC West	6-0	W 23-17 vs WAS	@ #18 ATL	70.9O 55.1 · D 52.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
3	Kansas City ChiefsAFC West	5-0	W 22-6 vs LAC	@ #16 SEA	69.0O 53.4 · D 54.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
4	Jacksonville JaguarsAFC South	4-2	L 31-34 vs HOU	vs #25 IND	63.4O 54.1 · D 54.3	–
5	Buffalo BillsAFC East	5-1	W 33-30 @ LV	vs #15 BAL	63.0O 59.0 · D 44.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6	New England PatriotsAFC East	4-2	W 26-19 vs NYJ	@ #7 CHI	62.5O 49.6 · D 56.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	Chicago BearsNFC North	4-2	W 31-23 @ ATL	vs #6 NE	61.6O 53.2 · D 52.6	–
8	Denver BroncosAFC West	4-2	W 17-14 vs SEA	@ ARI	58.4O 47.7 · D 52.6	–
9	Carolina PanthersNFC South	3-2	W 25-14 @ PHI	vs #24 TB	57.7O 55.7 · D 48.8	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
10	Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North	4-2	W 26-19 @ TB	vs #21 NO	56.9O 50.3 · D 51.4	–
11	Green Bay PackersNFC North	4-2	W 23-13 vs DAL	@ #13 DET	56.7O 49.2 · D 52.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	Cleveland BrownsAFC North	4-2	W 13-10 vs BAL	@ TEN	56.2O 45.6 · D 53.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
13	Detroit LionsNFC North	3-2	W 45-21 @ ARI	vs #11 GB	55.1O 56.5 · D 45.8	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
14	Cincinnati BengalsAFC North	3-2	W 31-24 @ MIA	@ #15 BAL	54.1O 53.0 · D 50.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Baltimore RavensAFC North	4-2	L 10-13 @ CLE	vs #14 CIN	52.9O 51.4 · D 50.0	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
16	Seattle SeahawksNFC West	3-3	L 14-17 @ DEN	vs #3 KC	52.1O 51.5 · D 51.3	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
17	Las Vegas RaidersAFC West	3-3	L 30-33 vs BUF	vs #20 LAR	50.1O 53.5 · D 46.1	–
18	Atlanta FalconsNFC South	2-4	L 23-31 vs CHI	vs #2 SF	46.4O 50.5 · D 49.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
19	New York JetsAFC East	2-4	L 19-26 @ NE	vs MIA	45.4O 47.1 · D 52.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
20	Los Angeles RamsNFC West	2-4	L 16-18 vs ARI	@ #17 LV	45.3O 48.5 · D 50.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
21	New Orleans SaintsNFC South	2-4	W 34-27 @ NYG	vs #10 PIT	43.4O 51.9 · D 44.7	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
22	New York GiantsNFC East	3-2-1	L 27-34 vs NO	@ #23 HOU	43.6O 47.1 · D 48.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
23	Houston TexansAFC South	2-4	W 34-31 vs JAX	vs #22 NYG	42.6O 49.8 · D 50.5	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
24	Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South	1-5	L 19-26 vs PIT	@ #9 CAR	40.1O 48.5 · D 49.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
25	Indianapolis ColtsAFC South	2-4	L 20-26 vs TEN	@ #1 MIN	39.8O 51.0 · D 45.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
26	Dallas CowboysNFC East	2-4	L 13-23 @ GB	@ PHI	39.4O 51.4 · D 46.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
27	Philadelphia EaglesNFC East	2-4	L 14-25 vs CAR	vs DAL	39.3O 45.0 · D 50.3	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
28	Arizona CardinalsNFC West	2-4	W 18-16 @ LAR	vs #8 DEN	37.5O 47.8 · D 43.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
29	Washington CommandersNFC East	1-4-1	L 17-23 @ SF	vs PHI	34.6O 48.3 · D 44.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
30	Miami DolphinsAFC East	0-5	L 24-31 vs CIN	@ #19 NYJ	34.1O 43.6 · D 48.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
31	Los Angeles ChargersAFC West	0-6	L 6-22 @ KC	@ #20 LAR	28.8O 41.4 · D 49.6	–
32	Tennessee TitansAFC South	1-5	W 26-20 @ IND	vs #12 CLE	28.3O 40.9 · D 50.4	–

What happened in Week 6

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 6

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

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