Everyone has his or her own set of NFL power rankings, but not all of them are computer-driven, algorithmically-derived approaches that look at underlying data to figure out true team strength.
But numberFire's power rankings do.
Using our nERD metric, which indicates expected point differential against an average opponent on a neutral field, here is how our model initially ranks all 32 teams entering the 2021 season.
We can expect some instant updates after Week 1 concludes, but here's the first look at the 2021 NFL season.
The Heavy Underdogs
These squads rate out with a nERD score of -4.