All 32 NFL Franchises Ranked by Statistical Formula

NFL Franchise Rankings – Following the 2015 Season:

↑ = Moved up in ranking; ↓ = Moved down in ranking; as a result of the 2015 NFL season. The “X points gained” refers to how many points each franchise added from the previous season.

1. Green Bay Packers: 750 Points (12 points gained)
2. New York Giants: 646 Points (0 points gained)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers: 644 Points (4 points gained)
4. Chicago Bears: 604 Points (0 points gained)
5. Dallas Cowboys: 590 Points (0 points gained)
6. San Francisco 49ers: 556 Points (8 points gained)
7. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts: 518 Points (16 points gained)
8. Boston/Washington “Redskins”: 492 Points (10 points gained)
9. Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams: 466 Points (16 points gained)
10. Cleveland Browns: 430 Points (0 points gained)

11. Minnesota Vikings: 414 Points (10 points gained; took sole possession of 11th place) ↑
12. Oakland/Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders: 412 Points (8 points gained; fell one spot) ↓
13. New England Patriots: 396 Points (10 points gained)
14. Denver Broncos: 374 Points (40 points gained; rose one spot) ↑
15. Miami Dolphins: 350 Points (0 points gained; fell one spot) ↓
16. Philadelphia Eagles: 330 Points (0 points gained)
17. Detroit Lions: 310 Points (8 points gained)
18. Buffalo Bills: 246 Points (0 points gained)
19. Kansas City Chiefs: 224 Points (4 points gained)
20. Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals: 212 Points (10 points gained; took sole possession of 20th place) ↑

21. Seattle Seahawks: 206 Points (4 points gained; fell one spot) ↓
22. (TIE) Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans: 200 Points (0 points gained)
22. (TIE) San Diego Chargers: 200 Points (0 points added)
24. Cincinnati Bengals: 154 (10 points gained; rose one spot) ↑
25. Baltimore Ravens: 152 Points (0 points gained; fell one spot) ↓
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 142 Points (0 points gained)
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: 98 Points (30 points gained)
31. Houston Texans: 42 Points (14 points gained; rose one spot) ↑
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: 36 Points (0 points gained; fell one spot) ↓

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The top-10 franchises have remained in-tact and in the same order (for now).
Notable changes after the 2015 season include the Houston Texans are no longer in the NFL’s cellar, the Denver Broncos (Super Bowl Champions) are closing in on the New England Patriots for 13th place, the Cincinnati Bengals passed their division rival the Baltimore Ravens (despite being much older), the Minnesota Vikings are closing in on a top-10 spot, although the top-10 remained unchanged, and the Green Bay Packers only furthered their lead atop the ranking. The Miami Dolphins continue their slide down these rankings, but the Carolina Panthers are rising quickly.

To see how the rankings changed following the 2016 season, go to the Page 5.