Preseason status is a baseline for how teams will be scaled earlier in the season and not necessarily the expectation for each team. Ratings are based on multiple factors including strength of schedule, balance of performance in the season prior and team defensive resume/health.

#	TEAM	RECORD	RATING	HIGH	LOW
1	Buffalo		79.3
2	Green Bay		78.2
3	Dallas		77.2
4	L.A. Rams		77.1
5	Tampa Bay		76.7
6	New Orleans		76.6
7	Kansas City		76.2
8	Indianapolis		76.1
9	L.A. Chargers		76.0
10	Cincinnati		75.8
11	Miami		75.7
12	Minnesota		75.6
13	New England		75.5
14	Pittsburgh		75.1
15	Arizona		75.0
16	Tennessee		75.0
17	Denver		75.0
18	Seattle		75.0
19	Las Vegas		74.3
20	Baltimore		74.2
21	San Francisco		73.8
22	Philadelphia		72.9
23	Cleveland		72.9
24	Detroit		72.6
25	Atlanta		71.6
26	Chicago		71.5
27	Washington		70.6
28	Carolina		70.6
29	Houston		69.5
30	Jacksonville		68.5
31	N.Y. Jets		67.7
32	N.Y. Giants		67.7