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

NFL rankings: January 14, 2025

Below are Badger Bracketology’s rankings after the first round of the playoffs. Detroit remains the top-ranked team, and Philadelphia moves into 2nd place after beating Green Bay. The teams remaining in the playoffs are in boldface.

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