Madden NFL 27 Team Ratings: All 32 Teams Ranked and Best Teams to Use

Madden NFL 27 launches worldwide on August 13, 2026, and choosing your first team starts with one big question: who actually has the best ratings? The Los Angeles Rams lead EA’s current table at 90 OVR, while every team has its own mix of offensive firepower, defensive strength, and Franchise potential. Below, you’ll find all 32 Madden NFL 27 team ratings, plus the best picks for different playstyles and rebuild challenges.

 

Madden NFL 27 Team Ratings at a Glance

Category	Team	Rating
Highest OVR	Los Angeles Rams	90
Best Offense	Los Angeles Rams	93
Best Defense	Los Angeles Rams	89
Most Even Top Team	Seattle Seahawks	86 OFF / 86 DEF
Lowest OVR	Miami Dolphins	74
Biggest Offensive Lean	Cincinnati Bengals	88 OFF / 77 DEF
Biggest Defensive Lean	Pittsburgh Steelers	78 OFF / 87 DEF

The Rams are the obvious statistical favorite, but choosing a team based only on OVR can be misleading. A strong overall rating does not tell you whether a roster is built for a mobile quarterback, a pass-heavy shootout, defensive pressure, or a slower Franchise rebuild.

 

All Madden NFL 27 Team Ratings

The following table includes every NFL team’s Overall, Offense, and Defense ratings from EA’s current official Madden NFL 27 rankings. Teams with the same OVR share the same numerical rank.

Rank & Team	OVR	OFF	DEF
1. Los Angeles Rams	90	93	89
T-2. Philadelphia Eagles	88	88	87
T-2. Baltimore Ravens	88	91	86
T-4. Denver Broncos	87	86	88
T-4. New England Patriots	87	87	85
T-6. Detroit Lions	86	92	83
T-6. Seattle Seahawks	86	86	86
T-8. San Francisco 49ers	85	89	82
T-8. Buffalo Bills	85	90	80
T-10. Kansas City Chiefs	84	90	80
T-10. Dallas Cowboys	84	87	80
T-12. Chicago Bears	83	85	82
T-12. Cincinnati Bengals	83	88	77
T-12. Pittsburgh Steelers	83	78	87
T-15. Los Angeles Chargers	82	85	79
T-15. Indianapolis Colts	82	84	79
T-15. Houston Texans	82	80	88
T-18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	81	83	79
T-18. Atlanta Falcons	81	83	78
T-18. Green Bay Packers	81	82	81
T-21. Carolina Panthers	80	79	80
T-21. Minnesota Vikings	80	82	78
T-23. Washington Commanders	79	81	77
T-23. New York Giants	79	80	78
T-23. Jacksonville Jaguars	79	79	79
T-26. Cleveland Browns	78	75	81
T-26. New Orleans Saints	78	81	75
T-28. New York Jets	77	75	77
T-28. Las Vegas Raiders	77	79	76
T-30. Arizona Cardinals	76	77	74
T-30. Tennessee Titans	76	74	78
32. Miami Dolphins	74	74	73

 

What Do Madden 27 Team Ratings Mean?

A team’s OVR gives you a quick estimate of its overall roster strength, while the separate OFF and DEF ratings show where most of that strength is concentrated.

That distinction matters. The Bengals and Steelers are both rated 83 overall, but Cincinnati has an 88 offense and 77 defense. Pittsburgh flips that identity with a 78 offense and 87 defense. Picking either team because they share the same OVR would lead to two very different games.

Team ratings are most directly useful when selecting the default NFL rosters used in modes such as Kick Off and Franchise. They are not a perfect online tier list, however. Individual player ratings, speed, abilities, positional depth, playbooks, and your own comfort with a scheme can matter more than a two- or three-point difference in team OVR. EA also notes that an overall rating does not tell the full story of a team or player.

 

Best Madden NFL 27 Teams by Playstyle

Best Overall Team: Los Angeles Rams

The Rams lead every major category with a 90 OVR, 93 offense, and 89 defense. They are the safest choice for beginners or anyone who wants a strong roster without an obvious weak unit.

Los Angeles also starts with two 99 OVR players in Matthew Stafford and Myles Garrett, giving the team elite talent on both sides of the ball.

Best Mobile-QB Team: Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore combines an 88 OVR with a 91 offense and 86 defense. Lamar Jackson makes the Ravens the natural pick for designed quarterback runs, read options, rollouts, and broken-play improvisation.

If staying still in the pocket sounds a little too peaceful, Baltimore is probably your team.

Best Offense-First Team: Detroit Lions

Detroit’s 92 offense ranks second in the game, but its 83 defense creates a clear offensive lean.

Buffalo and Kansas City offer a similar profile with 90 offense and 80 defense, while Cincinnati pushes the idea even further at 88 offense and 77 defense. These teams suit players who would rather keep scoring than wait patiently for defensive stops.

Best Defense-First Team: Denver Broncos

Denver’s 88 defense is tied for second, while its 86 offense remains strong enough to avoid becoming one-dimensional.

That makes the Broncos the safest defense-first choice for players who still want a comfortable offense.

Best Underrated Defense: Houston Texans

Houston is only 82 OVR, yet its 88 defense is tied for second in Madden NFL 27.

The 80 offense lowers the overall score, but defensive players may get far more from the Texans than their position in the full rankings suggests.

Most Even Top Team: Seattle Seahawks

Seattle has an 86 offense and 86 defense, making it the highest-rated team with perfectly even unit scores.

That does not mean every position is equally strong, but it makes the Seahawks a clean all-around option for players who do not want their roster heavily tilted toward one side of the ball.

 

Teams That Play Differently From Their OVR

Cincinnati’s 83 OVR hides an 88 offense and 77 defense, making the Bengals an obvious shootout team.

Pittsburgh shares the same OVR but flips that identity with a 78 offense and 87 defense. Where Cincinnati wants to keep scoring, the Steelers are better suited to controlling field position and limiting possessions.

Houston’s 82 OVR also looks far less impressive than its 88 defense. Meanwhile, Buffalo and Kansas City both have a 90 offense and 80 defense, yet Buffalo is 85 OVR and Kansas City is 84.

That is a useful reminder that team OVR is not calculated as a simple average of the visible offense and defense ratings.

 

Best Teams for Madden 27 Franchise Mode

Team ratings show your starting point, not the full difficulty of a Franchise save. Contracts, development, draft capital, roster age, and player personalities become more important over time.

Best Win-Now Franchise: Rams or Eagles

The Rams offer the strongest immediate roster. The Eagles are slightly lower at 88 OVR but remain balanced with an 88 offense and 87 defense.

Both are built to compete immediately rather than spend the first season collecting draft picks and calling every loss “part of the process.”

Best Mid-Level Project: Houston Texans

Houston gives you an established 88-rated defense and a clear area to improve on offense.

You do not need to replace half the roster. The main challenge is building an offense capable of keeping up with the defense.

Best Full Rebuild: Miami Dolphins

Miami starts last at 74 OVR, with a 74 offense and 73 defense.

That gives Franchise players a straightforward challenge: develop the roster, use future draft assets well, and turn the lowest-rated team in Madden NFL 27 into a contender.

 

Do These Ratings Apply to Madden Ultimate Team?

The ratings in this article describe the default NFL team rosters. They do not determine the strength of your Madden Ultimate Team lineup.

Ultimate Team lets players construct a separate roster using individual Player Items, Ultimate Captains, Evos, Skill Points, and upgrade paths. Your MUT team is therefore not locked to the Rams’ 90 OVR, the Dolphins’ 74 OVR, or the default rating of any NFL franchise.

 

Madden NFL 27 Team Ratings FAQ

 

Conclusion

The Rams may top the Madden NFL 27 team ratings, but the best team is the one that fits your game. Pick Baltimore for mobile-QB chaos, Detroit for points, Denver or Houston for defense, or Miami when a full rebuild sounds strangely fun. Once you’ve chosen your squad, check the available editions and buy Madden NFL 27 at LDShop—then see whether those ratings still matter when it’s fourth-and-long.