POWER
NFL POWER RANKINGS
EPA-Derived Power
SF sits atop the league on EPA, +0.266 per play, with a 0.009 cushion over the field.
+0.209
TOP OFFENSE · SF
-0.210
TOP DEFENSE · MIN
+0.490
#1-TO-#32 GAP
TOP 5 TEAMS
RANKED BY NET EPA/PLAY
Super Bowl % comes from the playoff Monte Carlo simulator, a separate model from the EPA ranking above.
FULL RANKINGS
ALL 32 TEAMS · 2026| # | TEAM | NET EPA | SB % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SF | +0.266 | — |
| 2 |  KC | +0.257 | — |
| 3 |  JAX | +0.191 | — |
| 4 |  BAL | +0.146 | — |
| 5 |  CAR | +0.125 | — |
| 6 |  MIN | +0.111 | — |
| 7 |  CIN | +0.102 | — |
| 8 |  LAR | +0.078 | — |
| 9 |  BUF | +0.076 | — |
| 10 |  SEA | +0.059 | — |
| 11 |  CHI | +0.057 | — |
| 12 |  NE | +0.054 | — |
| 13 |  GB | +0.045 | — |
| 14 |  HOU | +0.045 | — |
| 15 |  DET | +0.029 | — |
| 16 |  NYJ | +0.022 | — |
| 17 |  LV | -0.014 | — |
| 18 |  PIT | -0.015 | — |
| 19 |  ATL | -0.035 | — |
| 20 |  DEN | -0.042 | — |
| 21 |  TB | -0.043 | — |
| 22 |  NYG | -0.047 | — |
| 23 |  CLE | -0.053 | — |
| 24 |  WAS | -0.081 | — |
| 25 |  DAL | -0.085 | — |
| 26 |  ARI | -0.098 | — |
| 27 |  NO | -0.118 | — |
| 28 |  IND | -0.129 | — |
| 29 |  LAC | -0.189 | — |
| 30 |  TEN | -0.191 | — |
| 31 |  PHI | -0.213 | — |
| 32 |  MIA | -0.224 | — |
METHODOLOGY
Net EPA per play = offensive EPA/play minus defensive EPA/play on scrimmage downs (pass + run only). Offensive EPA measures how many expected points a team adds per play when on offense; defensive EPA measures the same from the opposing offense. A negative defensive EPA means the defense suppresses scoring. Data sourced from nfl_data_py play-by-play; includes regular season and postseason games.
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SCHEDULE STRENGTH
Remaining difficulty
FREQUENTLY ASKED
San Francisco 49ers lead NoPunt's 2026 NFL power rankings with a net EPA of +0.266 per play, the best play-by-play efficiency margin in the league.
Purely from play-by-play Expected Points Added (EPA), offensive EPA per play, defensive EPA per play, and the net margin, across every snap of the season. No polls, no opinions: it's a measure of how efficiently each team actually plays.
Standings count wins and losses; power rankings measure how well a team plays regardless of record. An 8-3 team on a soft schedule can rank below a 6-5 team that's dominated tougher opponents by EPA, the rankings reward performance, not just results.
Every week during the NFL season, as each game's play-by-play data is processed. In the offseason they hold at the final rankings from the last completed season.