All 32 NFL Franchises Ranked by Statistical Formula

NFL Franchise Rankings – Following the 2014 NFL Season:

↑ = Moved up in ranking; ↓ = Moved down in ranking; as a result of the 2014 NFL season. The “X points gained” refers to how many points each franchise added from the previous season.

1. Green Bay Packers: 738 Points (24 points gained)
2. New York Giants: 646 Points (0 points gained)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers: 640 Points (18 points gained)
4. Chicago Bears: 602 Points (0 points gained)
5. Dallas Cowboys: 590 Points (22 points gained)
6. San Francisco 49ers: 548 Points (8 points gained)
7. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts: 502 Points (18 points gained)
8. Washington “Redskins”: 482 Points (0 points gained)
9. Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams: 450 Points (0 points gained)
10. Cleveland Browns: 430 Points (0 points gained)

11. (TIE) Minnesota Vikings: 404 Points (8 points gained)
11. (TIE) Oakland/Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders: 404 Points (8 points gained)
13. New England Patriots: 386 Points (40 points gained; rose one spot) ↑
14. Miami Dolphins: 350 Points (0 points gained; fell one spot) ↓
15. Denver Broncos: 344 Points (10 points gained)
16. Philadelphia Eagles: 330 Points (0 points gained)
17. Detroit Lions: 302 Points (4 points gained)
18. Buffalo Bills: 246 Points (8 points gained)
19. Kansas City Chiefs: 220 Points (8 points gained)
20. (TIE) Seattle Seahawks: 202 Points (20 points gained; rose three spots) ↑
20. (TIE) Chicago/St.Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals: 202 Points (4 points gained; rose one spot) ↑

22. (TIE) Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans: 200 Points (0 points gained; fell two spots) ↓
22. (TIE) San Diego Chargers: 200 Points (8 points gained)
24. Baltimore Ravens: 152 Points (4 points gained)
25. Cincinnati Bengals: 144 Points (4 points gained; rose one spot) ↑
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 142 Points (0 points gained; fell one spot) ↓
27. New Orleans Saints: 136 Points (0 points gained)
28. New York Jets: 130 Points (0 points gained)
29. Atlanta Falcons: 104 Points (0 points gained)
30. Carolina Panthers: 68 Points (10 points gained)
31. Jacksonville Jaguars: 36 Points (0 points gained)
32. Houston Texans: 28 Points (4 points gained)

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As you can see, there was no change in the top-10 NFL franchises of all-time.

The top franchises stayed put, but the New England Patriots (Super Bowl Champions) passed the Miami Dolphins on the all-time greatness list for 13th place. The Seattle Seahawks, runner-ups, gained an impressive three spots and moved into a tie with the Arizona Cardinals for 20th best franchise all-time (although the Seahawks are quite a bit younger than the Cardinals). A few other teams moved up a spot, as a few others fell a spot. The Tennessee Titans moved the most in the wrong direction (falling two spots). Overall, the list didn’t change too much in 2014.

To see how the rankings changed following the 2015 season, go to the Page 4.