Heading into the 2026 NFL season, the NFC might have no fewer than five teams contending for the #1 overall offense ranking by the time the year is through.
Although nine of the 16 teams in the NFC ranked in the bottom half of the league in points scored last season, this is a conference absolutely loaded with stellar offenses, and teams have taken significant measures to improve during the coaching cycle, free agency, and the NFL Draft.
Now that the dust has settled on the 2026 offseason a bit, our latest NFL Power Rankings are going to take a look at every offense in the NFC, and rank them worst to best heading into this upcoming season. Which teams have made the biggest strides? Who is being overlooked? Of course, some of what we saw last year will be considered, but we have to factor in every coaching change, roster moves, and the hypothetical of what could be in addition to what we already know.
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16. Carolina Panthers
The Panthers were among the bottom dwellers of the NFC last season in way too many major categories. Points scored, yards, first downs, turnovers -- you name it.
The Panthers' offense showed, at times, that they could be more than competent. They were downright awesome in handful of games last year. But there was just absolutely no consistency from this group last season, and you could argue that they've gotten worse, talent-wise.
The injury to Ikem Ekwonu at tackle forced Carolina's hand in the NFL Draft, where they spent their top pick on Monroe Freeling. They lost Rico Dowdle in free agency, removing the team's leader in yards from scrimmage and total touchdowns from the roster. The biggest leap of faith out of all of them might be buying Bryce Young's long-term projection. We'll see how this season goes, but the Panthers have to start at the bottom and climb up.
15. Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals being at the bottom of this list could honestly look silly as the season rolls along. Obviously, Jacoby Brissett isn't going to be winning league MVP this coming season, but the Cardinals' cupboard is not bare, by any means. Brissett threw for over 3,300 yards last season with 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. He's going to help give the offense a good look, and Arizona has playmakers to get the ball to.
Trey McBride might be the best tight end in the game. Marvin Harrison Jr. hasn't lived up to lofty expectations yet, but he and Michael Wilson are a good duo at the receiver position on paper. And now the Cardinals have added Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier to the backfield.
They might be cooking with a little something.
14. Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings' offense was a complete abomination last season, and the only reason they're not in the last spot on this list is because they've made some potentially massive upgrades.
I'm not in the camp that believes the Kyler Murray experiment is just inherently going to work. I'm taking a wait-and-see approach with that, but it's impossible not to be intrigued. You would have to think if any situation is going to get Murray back on track, at least with what was available this offseason, it would be with the Vikings.
Murray is competing with JJ McCarthy, but either one of those guys will have a trio of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and now Jauan Jennings to spread the ball to at receiver.
The Vikings have to climb out of some major holes on this side of the ball. They were dead last in 2025 in turnovers and 3rd down offense. They were near the bottom of the league in points, yards, and 1st downs. There's nowhere to go but up, right?
13. New Orleans Saints
Don't get it twisted -- the New Orleans Saints are an offense I'm very high on entering the 2026 season, but they've got to prove it. I'm not going to put the Saints even in the top 10 offenses in the NFC until they prove they can do it consistently, because no matter how much we like a unit on paper, we have to draw the line somewhere.
What do we like? Well, Tyler Shough was a really nice surprise for the Saints last year. They might have a long-term guy at the most important position. And they spent some serious assets this offseason supporting him.
The Saints landed David Andrews in free agency at left guard, significantly upgrading the offensive line. They spent more money on Travis Etienne, who now returns to his home state of Louisiana after a huge year in Jacksonville. They also spent their top pick in the NFL Draft on Jordyn Tyson, adding another explosive piece in the passing game.
Kellen Moore's got something cooking.
12. Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are truly one of the most mixed bags offensively in the entire NFC. You have to really step back and evaluate each individual piece of the puzzle here, because there's a chance they could be really good...or really frustrating.
The Falcons hired Kevin Stefanski as their new head coach, and he's going to be tasked with setting up Michael Penix Jr. and/or Tua Tagovailoa for success. The biggest part of that equation will be running back Bijan Robinson, one of the most elite playmakers in the NFL. The Falcons still have Drake London and Kyle Pitts as well, but most of the pressure is going to be on Robinson within this offense.
Injuries or not, Robinson had around 1,300 more yards from scrimmage than anyone else on the Falcons last year, and they're going to be breaking in new backs (Brian Robinson) behind him.
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It might be surprising to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this low on the list, but let's talk about it a little bit.
Despite all their potential for explosiveness, the Bucs finished 18th in points scored last season. They were 20th in passing yards, 21st in rushing yards, 23rd in red zone efficiency, and 16th in total first downs. Nothing about this offense has earned any sort of high placement based on name value of the players involved, or anything they might have done a couple of seasons ago.
The Bucs are officially in a position to have to prove themselves in a big way after last season's collapse, and that might be a good chip to have on their shoulder. For the first time since he was drafted back in 2014, there will be no Mike Evans in this offense.
10. Washington Commanders
It's impossible to judge the Washington Commanders' offense based on what we saw last year. Injuries didn't just take their toll on the Commanders, they made that unit completely unrecognizable.
A healthy Jayden Daniels will be game-changing for this offense, but that doesn't mean the Commanders have no question marks as soon as he's back on the field. This team had awful production at the wide receiver position last year, the running back room needs a jolt, and veteran tight end Zach Ertz is gone (replaced by Chig Okonkwo).
The Commanders are another team with interesting pieces, but a new scheme (David Blough replacing Kliff Kingsbury) on top of shifting personnel. Quite frankly, the ranking of the Commanders is being carried significantly by Daniels and Terry McLaurin.
9. Philadelphia Eagles
Here's a controversial take, but probably an accurate one. The Philadelphia Eagles had one of the most disappointing offenses in the NFL. Even though this is a team capable of putting up 30-plus points at a moment's notice, this is also a team that struggled badly last year with 3-and-outs.
The Eagles were 19th in points scored last season, 24th in yards, and in the bottom 10 of the NFL in points and yards per drive. Still, when this team got into the red zone, no one in the NFL was better. They were 1st in the league in red zone conversion rate.
The ability to finish drives is there, but the loss of AJ Brown looms large for this team in 2026. The Eagles are obviously hoping for a bounce-back year, but they have to be more efficient passing the ball.
8. New York Giants
The pieces are all there for the New York Giants to have one of the better offenses in the NFC. Well, they are almost all there.
The Giants need to stay healthy. That's the most important thing. But even considering they lost so many key players last season, fired Brian Daboll before the year was over, and obviously weren't the most consistent, the Giants ranked 17th in points scored, 13th in total yards, and they were a top-5 rushing attack.
There's a lot of meat on the bone here, especially with Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo returning. I love the addition of Isaiah Likely on top of the other moves the Giants made, and getting Francis Mauigoa in the 1st round through that trade with the Bengals is going to help them get even more physical in the trenches.
We'll see how much Jaxson Dart can progress in his game, but the early returns were impressive.
7. Green Bay Packers
When you see the Green Bay Packers down this far on a list of offense rankings, especially when we're only going through one conference, you know the conference is deep.
The Packers are going to look at little bit different this year offensively after doing a bit of housecleaning at the wide receiver position. Romeo Doubs has been a favorite target of Jordan Love's throughout Love's career, but he's now off to New England. The Packers also traded away Dontayvion Wicks to the Eagles.
We know this team missed Tucker Kraft badly last season, but if he can bounce back and get to full strength quickly, he takes this offense to a completely different level. Green Bay's offense needs their defense to force more turnovers this season and set them up with better field position. They had the 3rd-worst starting field position in the NFL offensively last season.
6. Seattle Seahawks
This feels offensively low for the Seattle Seahawks, who had one of the NFL's best offenses last season, including the Offensive Player of the Year -- Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
But the issues here are impossible to ignore. The Seahawks were somehow able to win the Super Bowl last year despite having an offense that turned the ball over 28 times, the 2nd-most turnovers of any team in the league. They lost offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to the Raiders, who hired him as their new head coach. They also lost Kenneth Walker to the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency.
On top of the losses, the Seahawks won't have Zach Charbonnet at the start of the year with the injury he suffered in the playoffs. That's a lot of doubt to cast over a team that ranked 3rd in the NFL in points scored last season, but this offense benefitted greatly from Kubiak's scheme and from a defense that forced 25 turnovers, nearly wiping out the offense's ball security issues.
5. San Francisco 49ers
When you dig into the 49ers' numbers offensively from last season, you really get some good insight into just how good of a coach Kyle Shanahan is. And frankly, for anyone who actually watched the 49ers last year, you can see just how good Shanahan is.
The 49ers had to deal with one injury after another last season, including at the quarterback position. Despite having to split time between Mac Jones and Brock Purdy, the 49ers were 10th in the NFL in points scored, 7th in total yards, and they had the 3rd-most 1st downs of any offense in the league.
You can poke holes in the way the 49ers approach the NFL Draft all you want -- they get results. The additions of players like Mike Evans and Christian Kirk might not carry the same type of luster they would have 3-4 years ago, but the 49ers are probably going to be one of the NFL's best offenses once again in 2026.
4. Chicago Bears
In the first year under head coach Ben Johnson, we saw the Chicago Bears make some absolutely massive strides offensively.
That was expected, and Johnson absolutely delivered.
The most important progression in 2025 came from quarterback Caleb Williams, who went from being one of the most-sacked quarterbacks in the NFL as a rookie to looking like a superstar in 2025. Williams was sacked just 24 times last season, and not only was he not taking sacks, but he wasn't throwing interceptions, either. The Bears had the fewest interceptions (7) of any team in the league.
This team ranked 9th in points scored, they were 10th in passing yards, 3rd in rushing yards, 7th in 3rd down efficiency, and 12th in red zone efficiency. And again -- this was in year one of the Ben Johnson era. It's only going to get better from here, at least from where I'm sitting.
3. Detroit Lions
As rough of a year as the Detroit Lions had last season, you can't ignore this team's talent on the offensive side of the ball.
Or their production.
The Lions were 5th in the NFL in points scored last season, 5th in total yards, and 8th in red zone efficiency. The Lions have the majority of their cast of offensive stars returning this season, with the exception of David Montgomery, who was traded to the Houston Texans.
But when you have Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, Jameson Williams, and Isaac TeSlaa coming on, you've got the recipe for a major bounce-back year.
2. Dallas Cowboys
You can talk all you want about the Dallas Cowboys being frauds or underachievers, but one thing you can't take from them -- at least, not right now -- is the fact that they have one of the best and most balanced offenses in the league.
The Cowboys were the NFL version of the drawing of the realistic-looking horse in the back half and the very rudimentary, childish-looking horse drawing in the front half. You know what I'm talking about.
The offense ranked 7th in total points scored, 2nd in total yards, and they were top 10 in both passing and rushing offense. They have arguably the best wide receiver duo in the entire league with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, and they added Javonte Williams to the mix last offseason to fortify the running game. He played well enough to earn another contract with the team.
This offense couldn't overcome the horrendous defensive play by Dallas last season, but if that defense can ascend to even competent levels in 2026, the offense is going to be even better.
1. Los Angeles Rams
The Rams have the best offense in the NFC right now, probably the NFL as a whole. They were #1 in the league in total points scored, total yards, 1st downs, passing offense, and they were 7th in the league in rushing despite only being 16th in rushing attempts.
Believe it or not, the Rams put up all those numbers despite being 17th in the NFL in 3rd down efficiency.
Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford are operating on another level right now, and they added even more firepower this offseason by drafting Ohio State's Max Klare for their 12 and 13 personnel looks. If everyone stays healthy, there is really no reason to believe there will be any regression on this side of the ball for the Rams in 2026.