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Who will hold the NFL "Championship Belt" by the end of the 2023 regular season?‌

The "Championship Belt" concept comes from boxing/wresting and is the idea that every season, the previous years champion (here the Super Bowl) starts with the belt, and each time they lose they pass the belt to the winning team who becomes the new sole owner.

The concept is explained here:

https://grantland.com/the-triangle/introducing-the-nba-regular-season-championship-belt/

The Denver Broncos currently hold the 2023 championship belt from last year given their win over the Colts in Week 13.

Week 0: Steelers

Week 1: Steelers defended against Falcons

Week 2: Steelers defended against Broncos

Week 3: Steelers defended against Chargers

Week 4: Colts take belt from Steelers

Week 5: Jaguars take belt from Colts

Week 6: Bears take belt from Jaguars

Week 7: Bears attempt to defend against Bye Week

Week 8: Commanders take belt from Bears
Week 9: Commanders defended against Giants

Week 10: Steelers take belt from Commanders

Week 11: Steelers defended against Ravens

Week 12: Browns take belt from Steelers

Week 13: Broncos take belt from Browns

Week 14: Belt takes a Broncos Bye

Week 15: Broncos defended against the Colts

Week 16: Broncos attempt to defend against the Chargers

Week 17:

Week 18:

This market closes at the conclusion of the regular season, resolving simply with the team who holds the belt after Week 18. I'll update each week with the current owner of the belt. As a fun edge case, a tie would resolve in a division into two different belts (and could resolve for multiple teams). It's very possible this belt could collapse into the same teams as the new 2024 belt (but it wouldn't change how this resolves).

Also See:

/StopPunting/who-will-hold-the-2024-nfl-champion

/StopPunting/will-the-2023-and-2024-championship

/StopPunting/by-the-start-of-the-203132-nfl-seas

/StopPunting/how-many-unique-bird-teams-will-own

/StopPunting/how-many-unique-cat-teams-will-own

Possible clarification from creator (AI generated): The belt starts with the Kansas City Chiefs (2023 Super Bowl Champions) at the beginning of the 2023 season, who then passed it to the Steelers in Week 0.