Week Nine Power Rankings: Top 9 stays constant

One of the great midweek segments throughout an NFL season is the ranking of all 32 teams in the pursuit of capturing a Lombardi trophy.

While any two rankings are rarely the same, the debate of opinion among fans is part of what makes sport great. Combining reputation and form, here is Preme Football’s Week 9 edition of the 2026 Power Rankings.

1. Buffalo Bills
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 23-6 win @ Vikings
Week 9 MVP: James Cook III
Week 9 lowlight: Josh Allen’s early struggles against an elite defense
This week’s opponent: @ Jets

2. San Francisco 49ers
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 38-17 win vs. Raiders
Week 9 MVP: Fred Warner
Week 9 lowlight: Letting Brock Bowers explode for another 100 yards and touchdown
This week’s opponent: @ Cowboys

3. Jacksonville Jaguars
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 33-10 win @ Ravems
Week 9 MVP: Cam Little
Week 9 lowlight: N/A
This week’s opponent: @ Titans

4. Cincinnati Bengals
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 34-17 win @ Falcons
Week 9 MVP: Ja’Marr Chase
Week 9 lowlight: Failure to contain Bijan Robinson defensively
This week’s opponent: vs. Steelers

5. Chicago Bears
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 27-24 win vs. Buccaneers
Week 9 MVP: Cairo Santos
Week 9 lowlight: Caleb Williams’ 4 interceptions
This week’s opponent: Bye

6. Denver Broncos
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 26-21 win @ Panthers
Week 9 MVP: Nik Bonnito
Week 9 lowlight: Another week, another deficit through 3 quarters
This week’s opponent: Bye

7. Kansas City Chiefs
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 35-12 win vs. Jets
Week 9 MVP:  Kenneth Walker III
Week 9 lowlight: Can they replicate this offensive production against better defenses?
This week’s opponent: @ Falcons

8. Detroit Lions
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 19-9 win @ Dolphins
Week 9 MVP: Jake Bates
Week 9 lowlight: A surprisingly lacklustre offensive performance
This week’s opponent: vs. Patriots

9. Seattle Seahawks
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 17-3 win vs. Cardinals
Week 9 MVP: DeMarcus Lawrence
Week 9 lowlight: Another game won solely by the defense
This week’s opponent: @ Raiders

10. Green Bay Packers
Change in ranking: +3
Last week’s result: 45-27 win @ Patriots
Week 9 MVP: Jordan Love, Christian Watson & Matthew Golden
Week 9 lowlight: N/A – a perfect performance
This week’s opponent: vs. Vikings

11. Los Angeles Rams
Change in ranking: +3
Last week’s result: 20-13 win @ Commanders
Week 9 MVP: Puka Nacua
Week 9 lowlight: Nacua is likely to land on IR with a knee injury
This week’s opponent: @ Cardinals

12. Pittsburgh Steelers
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: Bye
This week’s opponent: @ Bengals

13. New England Patriots
Change in ranking: -3
Last week’s result: 27-45 loss vs. Packers
Week 9 MVP: DeMario Douglas
Week 9 lowlight: 4 turnovers gave them no chance against Green Bay’s offense
This week’s opponent: @ Lions

14. New York Giants
Change in ranking: +1
Last week’s result: 19-11 win @ Eagles
Week 9 MVP: Arvell Reese
Week 9 lowlight: JJ McCarthy hasn’t replicated the form that saw him pass for 243 yards in a quarter
This week’s opponent: vs. Commanders

15. Houston Texans
Change in ranking: +5
Last week’s result: 44-22 win @ Chargers
Week 9 MVP: CJ Stroud
Week 9 lowlight: They still have little margin for error if they are to make the playoffs
This week’s opponent: @ Browns

16. Minnesota Vikings
Change in ranking: -5
Last week’s result: 6-23 loss vs. Bills
Week 9 MVP: Blake Cashman
Week 9 lowlight: This is a bottom-5 offense in the NFL, simply not up to it
This week’s opponent: @ Packers

17. Las Vegas Raiders
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 17-38 loss @ 49ers
Week 9 MVP: Brock Bowers
Week 9 lowlight: Bowers simply has no help from anyone else on the offense
This week’s opponent: vs. Seahawks

18. Dallas Cowboys
Change in ranking: +4
Last week’s result: 27-23 win @ Colts
Week 9 MVP: CeeDee Lamb
Week 9 lowlight: A narrow win over the Colts is hardly convincing anyone to truly believe in them
This week’s opponent: vs. 49ers

19. Cleveland Browns
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: 22-23 loss @ Saints
Week 9 MVP: Carson Schwesinger
Week 9 lowlight: A massive blown chance to go 6-3
This week’s opponent: vs. Texans

20. Baltimore Ravens
Change in ranking: -4
Last week’s result: 10-33 loss vs. Jaguars
Week 9 MVP: Justice Hill
Week 9 lowlight: Joe Fagnano is nowhere near NFL calibre
This week’s opponent: vs. Chargers

21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Change in ranking: -2
Last week’s result: 24-27 loss @ Bears
Week 9 MVP: Zyon McCollum
Week 9 lowlight: Baker Mayfield isn’t the quarterback he once was
This week’s opponent: Bye

22. Arizona Cardinals
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: 3-17 loss @ Seahawks
Week 9 MVP: Michael Wilson
Week 9 lowlight: A week after being named starter, Gardner Minshew II is headed to IR
This week’s opponent: vs. Rams

23. New Orleans Saints
Change in ranking: +3
Last week’s result: 23-22 win vs. Browns
Week 9 MVP: Carl Granderson
Week 9 lowlight: The first 3 quarters of this game were a bedtime story
This week’s opponent: vs. Panthers

24. Carolina Panthers
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: 21-26 loss vs. Broncos
Week 9 MVP: Darren Waller
Week 9 lowlight: Nik Bonitto gave Panthers fans flashbacks of Von Miller from Super Bowl X
This week’s opponent: @ Saints

25. Washington Commanders
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: 13-20 loss vs. Rams
Week 9 MVP: Nick Cross
Week 9 lowlight: 3-for-12 on 3rd down was too much of an obstacle to overcome
This week’s opponent: @ Giants

26. Atlanta Falcons
Change in ranking: -1
Last week’s result: 17-34 loss vs. Bengals
Week 9 MVP: Bijan Robinson
Week 9 lowlight: They were completely dissected by Joe Burrow
This week’s opponent: vs. Chiefs

27. New York Jets
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 12-35 loss @ Chiefs
Week 9 MVP: David Bailey
Week 9 lowlight: Not capitalising on early dominance came back to bite them
This week’s opponent: vs. Bills

28. Miami Dolphins
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 9-19 loss vs. Lions
Week 9 MVP: Jacob Rodriguez
Week 9 lowlight: Miami continue to play incredibly uninspiring football
This week’s opponent: @ Colts

29. Tennessee Titans
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: Bye
This week’s opponent: vs. Jaguars

30. Philadelphia Eagles
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 11-19 loss vs. Giants
Week 9 MVP: Zack Baun
Week 9 lowlight: Joe Milton III did not help improve the offense one bit
This week’s opponent: Bye

31. Indianapolis Colts
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 23-27 loss vs. Cowboys
Week 9 MVP: Spencer Shrader
Week 9 lowlight: Jonathan Taylor may have played his last game as a Colt
This week’s opponent: vs. Dolphins

32. Los Angeles Chargers
Change in ranking: None
Last week’s result: 22-44 loss vs. Texans
Week 9 MVP: Daiyan Henley
Week 9 lowlight: What’s there to even say anymore?
This week’s opponent: @ Ravens

Who’s too high? Who’s too low? Let us know what changes you’d make to the Week 9 edition of the Preme Power Rankings.