Three clubs are basically tied at the top. Everyone else is playing for the next tier.
AthX Engine team projections are not fantasy defense rankings with a different label. Franchise shares score wins and losses, points scored, points allowed, and season bonuses. A team that wins ugly still gets paid. A high-scoring loser does not get a free pass.
Top 16 teams (AthX Engine projected FP)
| Rank | Team | Abbr | AthX Engine projected FP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens | BAL | 946 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | BUF | 945 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | DET | 944 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | LA | 848 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | PHI | 835 |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | SF | 832 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | SEA | 827 |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers | GB | 815 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | KC | 773 |
| 10 | Denver Broncos | DEN | 765 |
| 11 | Houston Texans | HOU | 746 |
| 12 | Dallas Cowboys | DAL | 740 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Chargers | LAC | 718 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB | 714 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | CIN | 710 |
| 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | JAX | 691 |
The top three are a photo finish
Baltimore, Buffalo, and Detroit sit 946, 945, and 944. That is not a fake tie for drama. That is AthX Engine seeing three complete teams with quarterback play, scoring punch, and enough defense to keep point differential from sinking the board.
ESPN's camp preview package frames those clubs among the league's clearest contenders heading into August. Our model agrees on the top tier, then spreads the next group.
The gap after Detroit is the real story
From the Lions to the Rams is almost 100 projected points. Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Green Bay cluster in the low 800s. That second tier is where injury luck and one free-agent miss can reshuffle September.
Kansas City at ninth will start arguments. Super Bowl resumes do not auto-fill AthX Engine team points. The model is pricing 2026 wins and scoring environment, not banners.
Houston, Dallas, the Chargers, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, and Jacksonville close the top 16 as clubs with paths and problems. Camp will decide whether any of them crash the top eight.
Franchise shares vs player boards
A Ravens team share is not "buy Lamar and call it a day." Player boards pay individual production. Team boards pay the scoreboard. You can be right about a star QB and still lose on the franchise if the defense leaks points or the record stalls.
Projected team FP is still not share price. Market activity matters when IPO week opens. See dynamic pricing. Trading is aimed at September 6–9.
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*Sources: AthX Engine 2026 team projections; ESPN 2026 camp previews; AthX Engine NFL scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*
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