With the 2024 NFL Season now officially over, let's roll out one last NFL power rankings for all 32 teams as we head into the coming offseason. That's a wrap on the season. The 2025 NFL Offseason follows with free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft. Teams will try to become one of the two teams to be represented in the Super Bowl next season.
The 2024 NFL Season was filled with a bunch of crazy and unexpected storylines, as we saw what could be a historically good rookie QB class, with two rookie QBs in Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels leading their teams to the postseason.
Other teams like the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals, who had Super Bowl aspirations, couldn't even sniff the postseason. The offseason will be a time for the playoff teams in 2024 to keep their pace, and the non-playoff teams to fix the issues they had to get back into the dance.
Let's roll out or final power rankings following Super Bowl LIX.
NFL Power Rankings: Final rankings of the season following Super Bowl LIX
32. Cleveland Browns
A disastrous season for the Cleveland Browns has them with way more questions than answers. Deshaun Watson somehow tore his Achilles again and may not even play in the 2025 NFL Season. This could pave the way for the Browns to bring in a different QB solution, and it would not shock me to see Kirk Cousins playing for the team in 2025 along with a rookie QB sitting behind him.
The Browns have to get this thing right, but they’ll also have to deal with a disgruntled pass rusher in Myles Garrett, who requested a trade recently This is going to be a massive offseason for the franchise.
31. New York Giants
The New York Giants are poorly run from the top, down and need a franchise QB in the worst way. This team has made some hilariously bad decisions in recent years, and none worse than giving Daniel Jones a $160 million contract, letting Saquon Barkley leave, and passing up on three first-round QBs in the 2024 NFL Draft.
GM Joe Schoen is clearly in over his head and will have to change something if he wants to build a playoff team this year.
30. Tennessee Titans
It is safe to say that the Will Levis era has not worked out for the Tennessee Titans, and the team shockingly fired GM Ran Carthon a while ago, replacing him with Mike Borgonzi. With no clear-cut first overall QB available in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Titans may have to get creative to find their franchise passer, and there does seem to be a path forward where Levis earns the starting job in 2025.
The Titans could pursue someone like Sam Darnold, but Tennessee clearly does not have the infrastructure in place for Darnold to succeed if you ask me. Titans’ fans may have to deal with another lean year as the front office puts together a plan to right the ship.
For what it is worth, the 2026 NFL Draft does appear to be much stronger at QB. Tennessee comes in at no. 30 in our final NFL power rankings.
29. New England Patriots
Folks, please do not rule out the New England Patriots in the 2025 NFL Season. The team got rid of Jerod Mayo after just one year on the job, and while it may have not been a fair chance for Mayo, it was also clear that he wasn’t yet cut out to be a head coach in the NFL.
They brought back a familiar face in Mike Vrabel as the new head coach, and even Josh McDaniels is back in the mix as the offensive coordinator. New England seems to be building this thing the right way this time around.
Drake Maye now all of a sudden has the coaching structure in place to help him make a year two leap, but the Patriots’ roster does need a ton of help, so this process still might take multiple years. The Patriots come in at no. 29 in our final NFL power rankings of the 2024 season.
28. Jacksonville Jaguars
It has already been a crazy offseason for the Jacksonville Jaguars. They wanted to initially hire Liam Coen as their head coach, but it seemed like Coen was set to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a huge pay raise.
The sticking point was obviously Trent Baalke as their GM. Well, at the last minute, the Jaguars actually fired Baalke and were able to make the deal with Coen, who rose quickly from an offensive coordinator to head coach in the NFL.
The young head coach is now going to be tasked with getting Trevor Lawrence playing consistently once and for all. Lawrence has all the talent in the world, but he has had some inconsistent play and coaching during his brief NFL career.
The Jags do have a good bit of roster talent, and with the AFC South not being a super tough division, the Jaguars may not be far away from contending for the title. They did win the division back in 2022 and even won a playoff game that year as well.
But for now, they are still among the worst teams in the NFL.
27. Las Vegas Raiders
Coming in at no. 27 in our final NFL power rankings, the Las Vegas Raiders made a huge mistake rolling with Antonio Pierce as their head coach for 2024. It’s clear that Pierce was not cut-out to be a head coach in the NFL. He was one-and-done, and the Raiders then pivoted to Pete Carroll to right the ship.
In a surprisingly good hire, the Raiders may actually be building something substantive here. The roster is bad, though, and there is no franchise QB in sight, so it is going to take multiple years, but this team did get the crucial head coaching hire right.
26. New Orleans Saints
At some point, you wonder if the New Orleans Saints will finally hit the reset button and rebuild? This team is again in cap hell to the shock of no one, and it seems like Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator Kellen Moore will be introduced as the Saints’ new head coach following Super Bowl LIX.
Moore should hopefully get a longer leash, as this rebuild is going to take some time. Mickey Loomis is still entrenched as the GM for some reason, and throughout this latest head coaching cycle, it became clear quite quickly that the Saints’ job was the least appealing among all vacancies.
They are 26th in our final NFL power rankings.
25. Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers benching Bryce Young seemed to have helped. And all of a sudden, the team may have something substantive to build on for 2025 and beyond. It’s clear that the team needs more help with their pass rush and a true go-to weapon at wide receiver for Young. This is going to be a hugely crucial year for the QB, as if he can’t put it together in 2025, he is probably done as the starter with the Panthers.
The NFC South is also pretty open, and with the QB work that head coach Dave Canales has done with Geno Smith in 2022 and Baker Mayfield in 2023, Young could be his next successful project. Their GM is Dan Morgan, who was quite active last offseason, and I would anticipate that he’ll be a lot more calculated in 2025.
Getting that no. 1 WR is going to be a top priority, and the pass rush as we said will look a lot different. The team may also look to address the secondary as well. Carolina comes in at no. 25 in our final power rankings of the 2024 NFL Season.
24. New York Jets
Oh boy. It was not a fun season for the New York Jets, who many thought were going to make the postseason this year. Aaron Rodgers came back from his torn Achilles suffered during the 2023 NFL Season in their Week 1 game. It’s clear that the team’s investment into Aaron Rodgers simply did not work, so that left Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh of their jobs with the franchise.
The team has since hired Aaron Glenn to be their new head coach and Darren Mougey as the general manager. It’s not clear what the Jets plan on doing with players like Rodgers and Davante Adams. It could make some sense to bring Rodgers back for one final year as a bridge QB, believe it or not.
The roster is talented and former GM Joe Douglas did hit on a ton of draft picks, so this team isn’t terrible in that regard. However, the coaching and the QB play were the main reasons why this team was no good in 2024.
They’ll come in at no. 24 in our final NFL power rankings.
23. Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears were an atrociously bad team in 2024, but fear not, Ben Johnson is here. The team made the bold move to fire Matt Eberflus after their Thanksgiving Day collapse against the Detroit Lions.
And have since hired Ben Johnson, who comes from the Detroit Lions. This was a great hire for two main reasons. Firstly, getting a modern offensive head coach is probably going to be great for the development of Caleb Williams. Secondly, hiring Johnson away from a divisional rival does make them weaker.
Caleb Williams threw 20 touchdowns against just six interceptions in 2024, so he was largely taking care of the football. The sacks were outrageously too high, but part of that is on the offensive line. I would personally expect the Bears to be quite aggressive in the offseason fixing the OL, finding another pass rusher, and maybe revamping the running back room as well.
This also could be the last straw for Ryan Poles, their general manager. The Bears come in at no. 23 in our final power rankings.
22. Indianapolis Colts
I have idea what the Indianapolis Colts plan on doing at the QB position in 2025 - Anthony Richardson has been awful, period. And while I understand the ‘tools’ are there, Richardson is almost historically inefficient and just hasn’t taken any steps as a passer in the NFL.
The Colts have a rather solid roster - and it would be good enough to win the AFC South if they had a good QB, but GM Chris Ballard seemed to be playing games for years at the position, bringing in veterans like Carson Wentz, Philip Rivers, and Matt Ryan. None of them truly worked, so they finally had to draft someone, but Richardson was not a good college prospect and is an even worse pro.
Indy winning eight games in 2024 was a miracle - and they could be in line to again start Richardson in the 2025 NFL Season. The Colts are 22ndin our final NFL power rankings.
21. San Francisco 49ers
In another year where injuries were frequent, the San Francisco 49ers failed to even get back into the playoffs following their Super Bowl appearance in the 2023 NFL Season. Guys like Trent Williams, Brandon Aiyuk, and Christian McCaffrey all missed time in 2024, and with the recent news that the team is open to trading Deebo Samuel, the Niners might be headed toward a bit of a roster retooling.
The big decision this team is going to have in the offseason is how much to pay Brock Purdy on a contract extension, as it’s clear that Purdy is not truly an elite QB and basically plays as well as his surroundings, which is not a quality of a franchise QB.
The Niners also hired Robert Saleh to be their defensive coordinator, so he’s back in the mix. Right now, the momentum would tell me that the Niners do want to run it back in 2025 but also want to work in building for the future. That may not be the best idea. In our final power rankings of the 2024 NFL Season, they come in at no. 21 and do have a lot of work to do this offseason.
20. Atlanta Falcons
When the Atlanta Falcons signed Kirk Cousins in free agency last year, the idea there was that he’d be able to right the ship for a few years, as Cousins has always been a good QB. After years of poor QB play, the Falcons thought they had their guy for a couple of seasons. Well, the 6-3 start seemed to indicate that, but it felt like Kirk Cousins declined in real-time.
So it does seem kind of amazing that they also took Michael Penix Jr with the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. While the move to sign Cousins and draft Penix was criticized, GM Terry Fontenot may have actually saved his job.
Atlanta is very talented on offense - they’ve got a strong offensive line, very good weapons, but do have a defense that needs some work. If Penix is a hit and shows some promise, the Falcons will shoot up these power rankings in 2025 and will be set up nicely for the future. Could they win the NFC South in 2025?
19. Dallas Cowboys
How about them Cowboys? In another lost season, Dallas was without QB Dak Prescott for a chunk of the year due to a hamstring injury. The team finished 7-10 on the year and decided to not bring head coach Mike McCarthy back, but instead making Brian Schottenheimer the head coach.
It feels like Jerry Jones again has no plan and is just operating the team like he’s a high schooler. It’s pretty brutal, honesty. Now to be fair, the Cowboys do have a talented roster and have hit on some draft picks in recent years, but offensively, they could use another offensive lineman, another wide receiver, and maybe even a bell-cow running back.
The NFC East also seems to be a very good division with the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles leading the way. Dallas is firmly entrenched way down in the NFC hierarchy and it does not feel like they’re going anywhere worthwhile in 2025.
The Cowboys are the 19th-ranked team in our final power rankings of the 2024 NFL Season.
18. Miami Dolphins
Oh boy do the Miami Dolphins have some things to figure out in the offseason. Yet again, QB Tua Tagovailoa suffered another concussion and had to miss some time. Had he been able to play a full season, the Dolphins likely make the playoffs. But them getting into the playoffs is just about all this franchise will be able to do, at best, with their current QB situation.
Tua Tagovailoa is yet another good-not-great QB playing in a conference with future Hall of Famers at the position. Head coach Mike McDaniel also seems to be someone who falls into a similar category, and GM Chris Grier really hasn’t done himself many favors. Miami did pay Tagovailoa, so they’re stuck with him for a few years.
The 2025 NFL Offseason should hopefully be about finding a high-end franchise QB and improving in the trenches. This could allow the Dolphins to get back into playoff contention in 2025, but for the long-term, they should also have their eyes on an upgrade at QB.
They come in at no. 18 in our final power rankings of the 2024 NFL Season. Heck, if the New England Patriots make a leap in 2025, the Dolphins could finish third in the division.
17. Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals won four games in 2023 and doubled their win total in 2024, so this team is getting close. Their main issue is just simply needing more talent on the roster, and it does seem like their QB, Kyler Murray, hasn’t really done enough to be more than a ‘good’ QB.
They were 6-4 at one point and did have a lead in the NFC West, so a few more pieces on either side of the ball could have this team in a great spot. I would not rule out the Cardinals from winning the NFC West outright in 2025.
GM Monti Ossenfort does need to hit this coming offseason out of the park if the Cardinals hope to take that next leap.
16. Seattle Seahawks
It’s not everyday that a 10-win team in the NFL misses the playoffs, but that is kind of what you could expect when Geno Smith is your QB. Seattle has a good roster - they actually might have a very good roster, but they need multiple starting offensive linemen and a franchise QB.
First-year head coach Mike Macdonald clearly knows what he’s doing, but I just do not think he ideally wants to continue his head coaching career with Geno Smith under center. It will be interesting to see what the Seahawks do at this position. They also have some free agents to potentially bring back and could float WR DK Metcalf in trade talks.
The perfectly average team in the NFL, Seattle comes in at no. 16 in our final NFL power rankings.
15. Cincinnati Bengals
Winning five games in a row to end the 2024 NFL Season was not enough for the Cincinnati Bengals to make the postseason. Read that sentence again…
It was a brutal defensive year for the Bengals and proves just how important it is to be competent on both sides of the ball. Cincy was 4-8 at one point and very much out of the mix. Well, the five wins in a row did allow them to finish with a winning record, but the Denver Broncos ended up winning just enough to earn that seventh seed in the AFC.
The Bengals have already brought in a new defensive coordinator in Al Golden, but the work does not stop there. They do have some contract uncertainty with players like Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Trey Hendrickson, and Joe Burrow never seems to waste a chance to publicly speak about how he wants his receivers back.
Cincinnati is a cheap, outdated franchise, and some of that cheapness was on display in the form of a terrible defense in 2024. We’ll see how this team rebounds, if they even do. The Bengals come in at no. 15 in our final NFL power rankings.
14. Pittsburgh Steelers
Losers of five in a row to end the 2024 NFL Season, the Pittsburgh Steelers were 10-3 at one point and actually had a legitimate shot at winning the AFC North. But then, the Russell Wilson honeymoon ended. They lost the remaining four regular season games, finished 10-7, and lost their playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Until the Steelers take their QB situation seriously, this team is never going to be more than just ‘good.’ It’s not likely that Russell Wilson did enough to return as their starter in 2025, but shoot, Justin Fields is worse!
The Steelers simply have to get with the program and shift their mindset with the QB position. GM Omar Khan will end up losing his job if he can’t eventually find a franchise QB. The AFC is loaded with young QBs, and the more young QBs that enter the conference, the farther behind Pittsburgh falls. Pittsburgh comes in at no. 14 in our final NFL power rankings, good for the ‘worst’ playoff team this year.
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Another good-not-great team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers again won the weaker NFC South but did get bounced out in the first round of the NFL playoffs. In both years of the Baker Mayfield era, the Bucs have won the division, so this team really hasn’t lost much of a step since Tom Brady retired.
Tampa lost Liam Coen to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ head coaching job, so that isn’t ideal. With the Atlanta Falcons being their biggest threat, Tampa can’t sit on their hands this coming offseason. And I would truly not rule out the Carolina Panthers from being a frisky team in 2025.
We’ll see how this division shakes out in the future. The Buccaneers come in at no. 13 in our final NFL power rankings.
12. Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings won a whopping 14 games in 2024 but did not win the NFC North. They earned the fifth seed in the NFC playoffs and did get blown out in the Wild Card Round versus the Los Angeles Rams, and if you ask me, their decision with Sam Darnold did get a lot easier.
While Darnold did have a great season, there is a ceiling with the QB, so the Vikings would be best letting the QB find a free agency contract from another team. This would allow them to hand the keys over the JJ McCarthy, who missed the entire season with a knee injury.
With a ton of cap space as well coming into the offseason, the Vikings could still find themselves back in the playoffs in 2025. They are 12th in our final NFL power rankings.
11. Denver Broncos
How about the Denver Broncos? One of the surprise teams in the NFL this year, the Broncos did fall into an early 0-2 hole, and the Bo Nix doubters came out in full force to say ‘I told you so!’
Well, unfortunately for them, an NFL season is 17 games, and all Denver did after their 0-2 start was go 10-5. In those 15 games, the rookie Nix threw for 29 touchdown passes against eight interceptions. To put it bluntly, a lot of people were hysterically wrong about the Broncos. Many thought this team was going to win a handful of games, but they earned 10 wins and their first playoff spot since the 2015 NFL Season.
Now yes, they get did blown out in the Wild Card Round, but getting to the playoffs was already a huge success. Denver is firmly in the tier of a good-not-great team, but a few moves here and there could have this team on the doorstep of legitimate contention in 2025 and beyond.
10. Los Angeles Chargers
Wherever Jim Harbaugh goes to be a head coach, he finds immediate success. And this was not any different in 2024 with the LA Chargers. They went 11-6 in the regular season and playing with house money a bit. Justin Herbert had the most efficient seasons of his career, but the Chargers did get blown out in the first round of the NFL Playoffs by the Houston Texans.
The Chargers are absolutely on the right track and will load up on weapons for Justin Herbert. Their best weapon was rookie WR Ladd McConkey, and it would not shock me to see them pursue one of Tee Higgins or Chris Godwin in free agency.
They may also upgrade the tight end and running back positions. Another area where they could get younger is along the defensive line, as Khalil Mack is a free agent and Joey Bosa just can’t stay healthy and is making too much money.
Their GM is Joe Hortiz, who had one of the best rookie classes in 2024 with McConkey and right tackle Joe Alt leading the way. LA is going to be a problem going forward. They just barely crack the top-10 in our final NFL power rankings.
9. Green Bay Packers
Another 11-6 team in 2024, the Green Bay Packers have one of the deepest rosters in the NFL but simply need more ‘elite’ players. Jordan Love also needs to take another step forward as a passer, but it does not help that they are playing in the loaded NFC North. Green Bay will have some cap space this offseason to pursue a top weapon like Tee Higgins or Chris Godwin, and GM Brian Gutekunst has really done a nice job in the NFL Draft in recent years.
Green Bay went one-and-done in the playoffs this year, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles. They did make it to the NFC Divisional Round in 2023, so while they won two more games this year, they took a step back.
8. Houston Texans
For the second year in a row, the Houston Texans made a trip to the AFC Divisional Round but have not yet been able to win that game. In both 2023 and 2024, they blew out their opponent in the Wild Card Round, and this year, it was the Los Angeles Chargers, who many thought were going to win that game.
As the Texans head into the 2025 NFL Offseason, they do need some reinforcements along the interior offensive line and also could use some help at wide receiver, as Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell went both with season-ending injuries.
CJ Stroud also regressed a bit, but part of me believes that the OL played a huge part in that, and the offense under former OC Bobby Slowik never seemed to be able to adapt to what was being thrown at them.
I would look for the Texans to make a huge leap into legitimate contention in 2025 with a new OC and some OL help. Stroud has proven himself to be a young star in the NFL, and this roster is quite loaded overall. They are eighth in our final power rankings.
7. Detroit Lions
If not for some insane defensive injuries, we could have been talking about the Detroit Lions playing in the Super Bowl. But not only did they go one-and-done in the playoffs, but they lost both Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson to head coaching jobs, so the Lions are now all of a sudden a team to watch for regression in 2025.
The NFC North is also a very stacked division, so I would not just assume the Lions are going to win the division like they did in 2024. Jared Goff and the offense led the way and should still remain a problem, but the Lions could use another wide receiver and may also address their defensive line in the offseason as well.
6. Los Angeles Rams
If not for some brutal injuries to begin the 2024 NFL Season, the Los Angeles Rams would have likely earned a higher seed in the NFC and could have made things very interesting. After a 1-4 start, LA still managed to finish the year 10-7, so all in all, it was a successful season.
However, recently, it was announced by the player himself that Cooper Kupp will be traded, so the Rams seem to want to move on and get younger at other positions. The future of Matthew Stafford, their star QB, could also be up in the air.
LA did remake their defensive line quite well over the last few drafts, and they could be angling toward doing the same thing with the WR and QB rooms in the coming seasons. The future of the LA Rams is going to be quite interesting to follow in the coming months. They come in at no. 6 in our final NFL power rankings.
5. Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have not won multiple playoff games in a season since 2012 when they won the Super Bowl; it’s been that long. Something has to give at some point right? Lamar Jackson was frankly robbed of his third NFL MVP award, and the Ravens again enter an offseason failing to get over the hump.
They lost to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Round. It’s not clear what the Ravens may need to get over the hump. They have lost in the AFC Championship and AFC Divisional Round in the last two seasons.
But as long as Lamar Jackson hasn’t hit a wall, he’ll still have the Ravens in contention, as this team is clearly among the best in the NFL. They come in at no. 5 in our final NFL power rankings of the 2024 season.
4. Washington Commanders
How about the Washington Commanders? Maybe the greatest rookie season ever in the NFL, Jayden Daniels helped turn this franchise around overnight and led the team to a whopping 14 wins and a berth in the NFC Championship Game.
At this point, Daniels is a borderline elite QB as he makes his way into his second year in the NFL. The Commanders will have a boatload of cap space to spend and draft picks to potentially swing some trades.
I mean, what is there to dislike about this franchise at the moment? The roster definitely needs more talent for them to get into that true contender status, but if this is how far they got in 2024, should we already pencil this team in the Super Bowl for 2025?
Hats off to the Washington Commanders - this franchise arrived in a big way in 2024 and is here to stay.
3. Buffalo Bills
Another year, another loss in the postseason against the Kansas City Chiefs for the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have now fallen to the Chiefs in the 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 playoffs. That is flat-out insane. And in each year the Bills have lost to the Chiefs in the playoffs, KC has gone on to make the Super Bowl.
It is a huge issue, but it’s not clear what the Bills need to do differently to get over the hump. If you ask me, I actually believe they need to make an aggressive change with their head coach - Sean McDermott is a very good head coach, but he’s continually fallen short in the playoffs, and it is becoming a trend.
Am I crazy to think that Buffalo is in a dire enough situation to make a move like that? They won’t move on from McDermott, but shoot, what else are they going to do? The Bills did ‘win’ something this year, though, as QB Josh Allen controversially won the NFL MVP award, making it his first.
They come in at no. 3 in our final power rankings and are likely again going to be atop the AFC hierarchy in 2025, but will they ever get past the Kansas City Chiefs?
2. Kansas City Chiefs
Talk about a total beatdown. In Super Bowl LIX, the Philadelphia Eagles got their revenge on the Kansas City Chiefs, beating them by a final score of 40-22. It was easily one of the worst games for Patrick Mahomes in his career, regular and postseason.
Mahomes was running for his life and the Chiefs’ offense never really got in rhythm on offense. The Eagles’ defense was simply too suffocating, and even Philly’s offense had a ton of timely chunk plays. It’s back to the drawing board for GM Brett Veach, who really needs to figure out a left tackle situation, and the WR room needs more help.
The future of Travis Kelce is also probably up in the air, but the Chiefs also do not have a ton of money to spend in free agency. Kansas City failed to become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row, and it’s clear that there is a reason why it’s never been done.
They are no. 2 in our final NFL power rankings, paving the way for the best team in the NFL this year.
1. Philadelphia Eagles
The sweet revenge game in the form of a defensive masterclass from Vic Fangio. The Eagles also scored 40 points on the day and won their second Super Bowl since the 2017 NFL Season. Philly definitely silenced a ton of doubters in this one, and this is especially true for Jalen Hurts, the Super Bowl LIX MVP.
The main objective now for the franchise is to try and keep the gang together for as long as possible. Philly does have some key free agents like Zack Baun and Milton Williams, so this is going to be an interesting offseason for the now two-time Super Bowl champion GM.
The Eagles came into this game simply wanting to win it more, and the roster talent was far too much for the Chiefs to stay with. It does feel like the Chiefs get too Mahomes-reliant at times. For the Eagles, though, they have top-notch contributors wherever you look.
Philadelphia is no. 1 in our final power rankings of the 2024 NFL Season.