Gambling.com's NFL Power Rankings: 49ers Lead The Way
Five weeks into the season, the gap between the NFL’s risers and fallers is starting to separate the contenders from the pretenders - and nowhere is that clearer than in this week’s biggest swings.
Our rankings, based on each team's offensive and defensive ranking in the league, are a true reflection of how balanced teams are.
Through five weeks, the San Francisco 49ers top our rankings after improving their record to 5-0 following their 32-29 win over NFC West rivals Seahawks in Seattle.
Gambling.com's NFL Power Rankings
The Biggest Climbers
Green Bay Leaps 11 Places
Green Bay’s leap of 11 places is the standout move in this week’s rankings, rocketing the Packers up to a tie for 15th.
The engine behind it is almost entirely defensive: Green Bay now rank 12th in our defensive component, a dramatic swing from a unit that was dragging the team down a fortnight ago.
For a team still only middling on offense (#20), that defensive improvement alone was enough to haul them up more than a quarter of the board.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Cowboys @ Packers this weekend.
Texans Climb 8 Spots
Houston’s eight-place rise to #8 overall tells a similar story from the other side of the ball.
The Texans’ offensive ranking of 15th isn’t eye-catching on its own.
However, paired with a defense that’s climbed to #9, it’s enough to put them inside the top 10 combined.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Texans @ Jaguars this weekend.
Maye The Pats Rise Up
New England’s five-spot climb to #7 is the most top-heavy move of the week and they are favourites on betting apps to beat the Jets and climb further next week.
The Patriots’ defense ranks a strong sixth, and that’s doing the heavy lifting.
Led by quarterback Drake Maye, their offense is ranked #17 and is still a work in progress.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Jets @ Patriots this weekend.
The Biggest Fallers
Have The Raiders Been Found Out?
Las Vegas’s 11-place fall is the week’s sharpest drop, tumbling the Raiders to 18th.
Their defense has cratered to #23, undoing whatever goodwill an 11th-ranked offense had built up.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Bills @ Raiders this weekend.
Falcons Fall After Loss To Ravens
Atlanta’s slide of nine places lands them at a share of #21.
They are hurting on both sides of the ball - 18th on offense and 21st on defense.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Bears @ Falcons this weekend.
Dallas Drop 6 Spots
The Cowboys have fallen six places - and their defense is the reason.
Dallas now ranks dead last defensively in the league (#32), paired with their offense ranked a respectable #7 that simply can’t keep pace.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Cowboys @ Packers this weekend.
Titans Topple 6 Places
Tennessee’s fall to a share of 26th follows an identical pattern to the Cowboys.
Cam Ward is struggling as the leader of their offense, which ranks #29, while their defense is #17th.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Titans @ Colts this weekend.
It promises to be another exciting week of action in the NFL, but how will the rankings look after the final snap?
Check out our rankings next week to see if your team climbed a few places or dropped.
