NFL rankings: January 5, 2026

Below are Badger Bracketology’s NFL rankings at the end of the regular season. The teams in the playoffs are in boldface with their seeds in parentheses. 1 Seattle (1-NFC) 2 LA Rams (5-NFC) 3 Jacksonville (3-AFC) 4 Denver (1-AFC) 5 New England (2-AFC) 6 Houston (5-AFC) 7 Buffalo (6-AFC) 8 San Francisco (6-NFC) 9 Philadelphia (3-NFC) 10 LA Chargers (7-AFC) 11 Green Bay (7-NFC) 12 Chicago (2-NFC) 13 Detroit 14 Pittsburgh (4-AFC) 15 Minnesota 16 Indianapolis 17 Baltimore 18 Tampa Bay 19 Kansas City 20 Atlanta 21 Carolina (4-NFC) 22 Dallas 23 Miami 24 Cincinnati 25 New Orleans 26 Washington 27 NY Giants 28 Cleveland 29 Arizona 30 Tennessee 31 NY Jets 32 Las Vegas