Battle Red Blog
It’s the beginning of the 2025 NFL Season! To celebrate this momentous occurrence, I’ve decided to rank all 32 NFL teams and added my own personal thought to each team. So, without further ado, here is my Power Ranking for the beginning of the regular season:
It’s a quarterback’s league, and the New Orleans Saints have the worst group of the bunch. Unproven and sloppy quarterback Spencer Rattler was named the Week one starter, which is more of an indictment on their roster than it is commendation of Rattler. They still do have workhorse tailback Alvin Kamara paired with a healthy Chris Olave, so offensive production under first year head coach Kellen Moore can certainly happen. Those quarterbacks are going to be a problem, though. And so is the defense, with no more Marshon Lattimore nor Paulson Adebo. They’re excited about their replacements, cornerbacks Kool-Aid Mckinstry and Alontae Taylor, but I’m sure not.
Projected 2025 Record: 4-13
Similar to the Saints, the Indianapolis Colts have a quarterback problem. The Anthony Richardson gamble seems to have officially failed after he was benched in favor of veteran signal caller Daniel Jones in week one. Jones has his own history of disappointment, so if he’s the best option available, it’s going to be a long season. Indy still has some real playmakers on their team, like running back Jonathan Taylor and wide receiver Michael Pittman, but it won’t be enough to save them from the fumblers Daniel Jones will incur.
On defense, they still have stalwart tackles Grover Stewart and DeForest Buckner, and they added to their backfield in free agency with cornerback Charvarius Ward and safety Cam Bynum. Pair them with Kenny Moore II and Juju Brents, and you’ve got a spunky backfield that could give quarterbacks like CJ Stroud some trouble. That offense, however, will be their downfall.
Projected 2025 Record: 5-12
It was just twenty months ago that the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans faced off in the wildcard card after the 2023 regular season had concluded. We all remember how that year treated the Houston Texans, but how many of us remember the Joe Flacco renaissance in Cleveland? The Browns entered that wildcard round on a heater thanks to Flacco of all people, but that magic didn’t last. Everything came crashing down in 2024, with the offense grinding to a halt under quarterbacks Deshaun Watson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson, only to be revived into Frankensteinien form by Jameis Winston.
The Browns will be trying to run it back with Joe Flacco, but if they have any hopes of being a good team this year, it’ll be because of the defense. They still have playmakers all over the place, but after a disappointing year from cornerback Greg Newsome the II and with star linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on the PUP list, they’re limited right out of the gate. General manager Joe Barry thinks he found something with second round...
