Gregg Rosenthal· Sep 27, 2025
Three weeks into the season, Rosenthal ranked all 32 teams 1-32 based on how likely he thinks they are to make the playoffs, with the Packers on top and the Titans last. He also said Green Bay will have the best defense in the league.
“So dead last in the NFL, I would put the Titans that's thirty two.”
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- Power RankingsSep 27, 2025
“I've divided the entire league into different groups... dead last in the NFL, I would put the Titans that's thirty two. Saints would be next, Dolphins at thirty... the Carolina Panthers... The Jets above them... The Raider, the Giants, and then at the very top of this list, the Browns... this is the number twenty one team overall, the Bears. Then the Bengals have the Patriots at twenty three and the Cowboys at twenty four... I'm putting the Vikings at the top of that list. The Jaguars are next... Stealers. Below them right in the middle of the NFL at sixteen, The Broncos at seventeen... The Texans... The Cardinals and the Falcons... number ten... The Seahawks... The Colts at eleven... The Commander's at twelve and then the forty nine ers... I'm putting the Packers... number one, the Lions and Eagles right behind them... So they're there at four, Bills at five, Ravens at six, and then the Rams, the Bucks, and... the Kansas City Chiefs”
Close · 78Scored 77.53a naive guess scored 66.37+20.43 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 20.43
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 77.53
- baseline:
- 66.37
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 32
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- Position Group RankingsGreen Bay PackersSep 27, 2025
“They still have Matt Lafleur, a quarterback I believe in, and what I think is going to be the best defense in the league.”
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More position group rankings
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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- Brandon GrahamPosition Group RankingsMiss · 0Graham ranked his top five wide receiver duos with the Eagles first, and predicted Philadelphia returns to the Super Bowl, the Rams make the playoffs again, and picked the Commanders' duo over the Cowboys' new pairing.
- Kyle BrandtPosition Group RankingsClose · 40Kyle Brandt ranked his top five NFL wide receiver duos, deliberately excluding newly formed pairings, with Cincinnati first and Tampa Bay fifth.
- Jamie ErdahlPosition Group Rankings · Los Angeles RamsHit · 80Erdahl ranked her top five wide receiver duos, putting Philadelphia first, Detroit above Minnesota, and Cincinnati fifth.
- Isaiah StanbackPosition Group RankingsMiss · 25Stanback ranked his top five wide receiver duos, with Cincinnati first, Miami second and Philadelphia fifth, and also placed the Lions atop their division.