NFL Power Rankings

NFL Power Rankings: Week 16

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By Kevin Nogle@KevinNogle Dec 17, 2013, 8:51am EST

With the end of the Baltimore Ravens victory over the Detroit Lions last night on Monday Night Football, the NFL's Week 15 slate of games was completed and the path way to Week 16 was set. With the focus turning to next week, we take a look at our Week 16 NFL Power Rankings.

As always, feel free to tell us who is too high or too low in the comments.

	Team	LW	Change	Week 15 Result	Remarks
1	49ers	2	+1	W, 33-14 at Tampa Bay	A win over Tampa Bay is more impressive than a win over New York at this point, giving the top spot to San Francisco instead of Seattle
2	Seahawks	3	+1	W, 23-0 at New York Giants	But these two are interchangeable at this point.
3	Broncos	1	-2	L, 27-20 vs San Diego	Gave up control of the AFC for two days. You're welcome, Denver.
4	Chiefs	9	+5	W, 56-31 at Oakland	Denver may have given up the AFC control briefly, only to get it back, but they aren't even assured of winning their division, given how Kansas City is bouncing back after losing three.
5	Panthers	8	+3	W, 30-20 vs New York Jets	Head into a Week 16 matchup with New Orleans tied for the division lead with...New Orleans.
6	Cardinals	10	+4	W, 37-34 at Tennessee	One game on the wrong side of the NFL Playoff picture cut line, but not letting up on the pursuit of that sixth seed.
7	Ravens	12	+5	W, 18-16 at Detroit	Win out, and the defending Super Bowl champions will win their division.
8	Patriots	4	-4	L, 24-20 at Miami	Needed Rob Gronkowski on Sunday. How much will they miss him the remainder of the year?
9	Saints	5	-4	L, 27-16 at St. Louis	Played in a dome, but still lost. Looks like it's only the Superdome that gives New Orleans super powers.
10	Bengals	6	-4	L, 30-20 at Pittsburgh	"The Bengals lost this game because the Bengals sucked. Pinning the loss on one player is irresponsible. Pinning it on the refs is just dumb." - whodeyfans, Cincy Jungle
11	Dolphins	15	+4	W, 24-20 vs New England	Miami made Tom Brady sad. Sad Tom Brady makes me happy.
12	Bears	13	+1	W, 38-31 at Cleveland	Jay Cutler looked rusty to start the game, but pulled it together and Chicago sits atop the NFC North now.
13	Packers	16	+3	W, 37-36 at Dallas	Spotted Dallas a 20-point lead in the first half before dominating their way back into the game and on to a W.
14	Colts	14	---	W, 25-3 vs Houston	Indianapolis gave up three points during their Week 15 bye week.
15	Eagles	7	-8	L, 48-30 at Minnesota	Laid an egg against a Minnesota team they should have easily dispatched. Minnesota has played well lately, but not 48-30 well.
16	Lions	11	-5	L, 18-16 vs Baltimore	Did not give up a touchdown Monday night. Still lost.
17	Chargers	24	+7	W, 27-20 at Denver	Impressive win in Denver, but it may be too little too late for the playoffs.
18	Rams	22	+4	W, 27-16 vs New Orleans	The good news for St. Louis is, no matter how much they they themselves out of a good draft pick position, Washington is doing everything they can to keep St. Louis on the clock early next May.
19	Buccaneers	18	-1	L, 33-14 vs San Francisco	The fire Greg Schiano talk is starting again. With a foruth quarter performance in which the team gained 8-yards total, that talk should not be surprising.
20	Steelers	25	+5	W, 30-20 vs Cincinnati	Aren't going to make the playoffs this year, but definitely can play the role of spoiler - and played it perfectly against Cincinnati.
21	Titans	19	-2	L, 37-34 vs Arizona	Played well enough to win, but penalties and an Arizona team looking to fight their way into a playoff spot was a bad combination for Tennessee.
22	Cowboys	17	-5	L, 37-36 vs Green Bay	Dez Bryant walked off the field early because he didn't...
23	Vikings	27	+4	W, 48-30 vs Philadelphia	Have played well lately, and finally put it all together for a win - and did it without Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart.
24	Browns	21	-3	L, 38-31 vs Chicago	Five straight losses for a team that looked good early this year, a team that could ride an impressive defense to more than their four wins.
25	Bills	28	+3	W, 27-20 at Jacksonville	Deepest sympathy and condolences to Stevie Johnson, who found out Saturday night his mother had passed away unexpectedly.
26	Falcons	29	+3	W, 27-26 vs Washington	Fumbles and interceptions should have led Atlanta to another loss, but they were playing Washington and got the W.
27	Jaguars	23	-4	L, 27-20 vs Buffalo	Jacksonville's three game winning streak ended during a week when both Atlanta and Minnesota won, meaning a three game winning streak still put Jacksonville in position for a top three draft pick.
28	Jets	26	-2	L, 30-20 at Carolina	Giving the Giants a run for the worst team in MetLife Stadium.
29	Giants	20	-9	L, 23-0 vs Seattle	A record number of points were scored on Sunday. New York did not participate.
30	Redskins	31	+1	L, 27-26 at Atlanta	Move up a spot despite the loss because a 27-26 road result is a lot better than a 56-31 destruction at home..
31	Raiders	30	-1	L, 56-31 vs Kansas City	Five turnovers from Matt McGloin and one from Terrelle Pryor was simply ugly.
32	Texans	32	--	L, 25-3 at Indianapolis	"Case Keenum looked like he was pulled out of the stands five minutes before kickoff to start at quarterback. Calling his performance 'hapless' is the understatement of the year." - Tim, Battle Red Blog