Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NFL rankings: January 11, 2022

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings at the end of the regular season. Green Bay falls from the top spot after a loss to the lowly Lions.  All teams in the playoffs are in boldface. Green Bay (ranked 2nd) and Tennessee (ranked 7th) earned first round byes. Indianapolis (11th) is the highest ranked team to miss the playoffs.

1 Tampa Bay
2 Green Bay (bye)
3 Kansas City
4 Dallas
5 LA Rams
6 Buffalo
7 Tennessee (bye)
8 New England
9 Arizona
10 Cincinnati
11 Indianapolis
12 New Orleans
13 San Francisco
14 LA Chargers
15 Pittsburgh
16 Philadelphia
17 Las Vegas
18 Minnesota
19 Baltimore
20 Seattle
21 Cleveland
22 Miami
23 Denver
24 Chicago
25 Atlanta
26 Carolina
27 Washington
28 Detroit
29 NY Giants
30 Houston
31 NY Jets
32 Jacksonville