2026 NFL Power Rankings: How all 32 teams stack up for Week 10 - ESPN

As the old sports cliché goes, «the next game is the most important one.» But that's not true for all 32 teams at the midpoint of the 2026 NFL season.

The NFC North is the first division in NFL history to have every team at least three games over .500 through Week 9. And on the other end, the NFC South made history as the first division with every team two games below .500 through Week 9. So, the intradivisional matchups down the stretch will be crucial in those divisions. And don't forget about the race for the No. 1 pick, which could come down to a Chargers-Dolphins matchup in Week 16.

In addition to the 1-32 rankings, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick the most important game remaining for each team. Their selections ranged from matchups with postseason implications to ones that might affect a team's draft standing.

To form the 1-32 list, our power panel of more than a dozen NFL analysts evaluates how all 32 teams stack up against one another. Here are a couple of highlights from this week's rankings:

The Packers have won five of their past six games, including a 45-27 win over the Patriots on Sunday. Green Bay is among four NFC North teams in the top 11 of these rankings, and it should stay there given the potency of its passing attack. Christian Watson and Matthew Golden now rank third and fourth in the NFL, respectively, in receiving yards. They're the first duo to each rank top four in the league in receiving through Week 9 or later since Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle for the 2022 Dolphins.

Speaking of dominant passing attacks, the Texans climbed five spots in our rankings after 100-plus-yard performances from Kayshon Boutte and Tank Dell in Week 9. Granted, they faced the winless Chargers. But Houston