NFL 2023: Post-Divisional Round Power Rankings

Eight teams entered the Divisional Round of the 2023-24 NFL Playoffs, and now, just four teams remain competing for the Super Bowl 58 title.

On Saturday, the top seeded-team in each conference advanced to their respective championship games: but in different fashions. The Baltimore Ravens dominated C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans 34-10 in a wire-to-wire win, with Lamar Jackson advancing to his first AFC Championship Game, while Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers needed a fourth quarter comeback in order to take care of business against Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers.

On Sunday, Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions pulled away late to send themselves to the NFC Championship Game with a 31-23 win over Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills six-game winning streak came to a halt as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs came out on top 27-24 after the Bills missed a short field goal inside the two-minute warning, sending Mahomes to his sixth straight AFC Championship Game.

With both Conference Championship matchups set, I’ll count down all eight teams that played in the Divisional Round: and while it looks like all four losing teams occupy the bottom half of these rankings, keep in mind that I’m still looking at the big picture: a great team losing a quality game to a similarly great opponent could rank higher than a mediocre team that just squeaked by a bad team.

Read on for my Post-Divisional Round Power Rankings, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any rankings, or want to follow for more NFL content including Picks and Power Rankings, be sure to connect with Sak Sports Blog on Twitter or on Facebook!