NFL Title Rankings Week 6, 2026 Season
This is an objective, unbiased ranking in the same vein as the NFL Title Belt. As such, the number 1 ranked team will always be the same as the current NFL Title Belt holder.
Next week will be late.
This is Week 6 of the NFL Title Rankings of the 2026 season. See here for last year's results.
6 of the 14 games ended with the lower ranked team winning. The largest jump was the Texans who jumped 25 spots after they beat the Jaguars. The Cardinals are the lowest ranked team to win their game.
The Texans beat the Jaguars to take first and the NFL Title Belt. The Giants will have a chance to beat the Texans and take first in Week 7. With the Titans win against the Colts, the Dolphins dropped to last on their bye week. The Dolphins will have a chance to move out of last next week when they play the Jets.
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| Ranking | 2026 Wk6 | Δ | Notes | |
| 1 | Texans | +25 | The Texans jumped 25 spots and took first by beating the Jaguars. | |
| 2 | Jaguars | -1 | ||
| 3 | Patriots | -1 | ||
| 4 | Jets | -1 | ||
| 5 | Browns | -1 | ||
| 6 | Steelers | -1 | ||
| 7 | Panthers | -1 | ||
| 8 | Ravens | -1 | ||
| 9 | Bears | +15 | The Bears jumped 15 spots by beating the Falcons. | |
| 10 | Falcons | -2 | ||
| 11 | Bills | -2 | ||
| 12 | Lions | -2 | ||
| 13 | Chiefs | -2 | ||
| 14 | Raiders | -2 | ||
| 15 | Vikings | -2 | ||
| 16 | Saints | -2 | ||
| 17 | Titans | +15 | The Titans jumped 15 spots by beating the Colts. | |
| 18 | Colts | -3 | ||
| 19 | 49ers | -2 | The 49ers fell only 2 spots by beating and jumping the Commanders. | |
| 20 | Commanders | -4 | ||
| 21 | Broncos | +1 | The Broncos jumped 1 spot by beating the Seahawks. | |
| 22 | Seahawks | -4 | ||
| 23 | Bengals | -4 | ||
| 24 | Packers | -4 | ||
| 25 | Bucs | -4 | ||
| 26 | Cardinals | +3 | The Cardinals jumped 3 spots by beating the Rams. | |
| 27 | Rams | -4 | ||
| 28 | Cowboys | -3 | ||
| 29 | Eagles | -2 | ||
| 30 | Giants | -2 | ||
| 31 | Chargers | -1 | ||
| 32 | Dolphins | -1 | The Dolphins fell to last on their bye week. |
This ranking assumes that there are never any fluke games and all teams are appropriately ranked. If you beat a team that is higher ranked than you, you move ahead of them and they move down one spot. However, other teams can jump in front of teams that are higher ranked than you, moving you further down the rankings.
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Bonus rankings! This one is more straightforward. Teams get points for wins. They get more points for beating good teams and fewer points for beating bad teams. (+32 for beating the best team, +1 for beating the worst). Teams lose points for losses. They lose more points for losing to bad teams and fewer points for losing to good teams. (-32 for losing to the worst team, -1 for losing to the best). The point total was reset with the first game of the season.