The Pittsburgh Steelers are No. 17 in ESPN’s NFL FPI Rankings ahead of the 2024 season, one spot ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers and one below the Jacksonville Jaguars. The San Francisco 49ers were ranked No. 1, while the Kansas City Chiefs came in at No. 2. The Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills rounded out the top five. Seth Walder tweeted a graphic of where each team ranked in the first release for 2024.
First look at FPI ratings for the 2024 NFL season. pic.twitter.com/6eQF5hshMS
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) May 29, 2024
ESPN defines FPI as “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season.