Power ratings put a number on how strong each team is. A higher number means a stronger team. The gap between two teams' ratings, plus a few points for playing at home, is the margin the algorithm expects — that's how an algorithm turns ratings into picks.
Each algorithm builds its ratings from the stats it was given. Every stat is measured against the league average, flipped when a lower number is better (fewer points allowed, fewer turnovers), weighted by how much the algorithm cares about it, and scaled. Each algorithm uses its own stats database. This page shows the ratings of the house algorithm — the site's own official algorithm. This week's movers are the teams whose house rating rose or fell the most since last week.
NFL power ratings
How the house algorithm rates all 32 teams right now. Higher is better.
Ratings through Week 8, 2026 — computed from 2026 season stats.
The spread is public. The house algorithm's pick for every game is a member thing — and a free account counts. Latest graded week →
This week's movers — week 8
Power-rating movers after Week 8: Rising — CIN up 2.0, to 4th from 11th; TB up 1.8, to 17th from 21st; SEA up 1.5, to 3rd from 3rd. Falling — BAL down 2.2, to 11th from 4th; KC down 2.1, to 2nd from 2nd; CAR down 1.8, to 12th from 7th.