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Power Rankings For Week 16
| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (-) | New Orleans Saints | 13-2 | 5.9120 (LW × 0.993) | lost by 3 vs Buccaneers |
| 2 (↑3) | New England Patriots | 10-5 | 5.7094 (LW × 1.116) | won by 28 vs Jaguars |
| 3 (↑1) | San Diego Chargers | 12-3 | 5.5786 (LW × 1.089) | won by 25 at Titans |
| 4 (↑4) | New York Jets | 8-7 | 5.5151 (LW × 1.333) | won by 14 at Colts |
| 5 (↓2) | Philadelphia Eagles | 11-4 | 5.4367 (LW × 1.015) | won by 3 vs Broncos |
| 6 (-) | Dallas Cowboys | 10-5 | 5.2119 (LW × 1.054) | won by 17 at Redskins |
| 7 (↓5) | Indianapolis Colts | 14-1 | 5.1606 (LW × 0.891) | lost by 14 vs Jets |
| 8 (↑3) | Carolina Panthers | 7-8 | 4.8388 (LW × 1.222) | won by 32 at Giants |
| 9 (↑8) | Atlanta Falcons | 8-7 | 4.3306 (LW × 1.210) | won by 28 vs Bills |
| 10 (-) | Green Bay Packers | 10-5 | 4.3113 (LW × 1.080) | won by 38 vs Seahawks |
| 11 (↓4) | Minnesota Vikings | 11-4 | 4.0997 (LW × 0.975) | lost by 6 at Bears |
| 12 (-) | Denver Broncos | 8-7 | 3.8249 (LW × 0.973) | lost by 3 at Eagles |
| 13 (-) | Arizona Cardinals | 10-5 | 3.8185 (LW × 0.973) | won by 21 vs Rams |
| 14 (↑1) | Baltimore Ravens | 8-7 | 3.7979 (LW × 1.029) | lost by 3 at Steelers |
| 15 (↓6) | New York Giants | 8-7 | 3.7834 (LW × 0.929) | lost by 32 vs Panthers |
| 16 (-) | Miami Dolphins | 7-8 | 3.7384 (LW × 1.013) | lost by 7 vs Texans |
| 17 (↑3) | Houston Texans | 8-7 | 3.6937 (LW × 1.091) | won by 7 at Dolphins |
| 18 (-) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-7 | 3.6925 (LW × 1.074) | won by 3 vs Ravens |
| 19 (-) | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-5 | 3.6537 (LW × 1.070) | won by 7 vs Chiefs |
| 20 (↓6) | Tennessee Titans | 7-8 | 3.4791 (LW × 0.912) | lost by 25 vs Chargers |
| 21 (-) | San Francisco 49ers | 7-8 | 3.2935 (LW × 0.977) | won by 14 vs Lions |
| 22 (-) | Buffalo Bills | 5-10 | 3.1965 (LW × 1.011) | lost by 28 at Falcons |
| 23 (↑3) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-12 | 3.1071 (LW × 1.331) | won by 3 at Saints |
| 24 (↓1) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-8 | 2.9003 (LW × 0.960) | lost by 28 at Patriots |
| 25 (↑3) | Chicago Bears | 6-9 | 2.7670 (LW × 1.334) | won by 6 vs Vikings |
| 26 (↑1) | Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | 2.6855 (LW × 1.217) | won by 14 vs Raiders |
| 27 (↓3) | Washington Redskins | 4-11 | 2.6586 (LW × 0.931) | lost by 17 vs Cowboys |
| 28 (↓3) | Oakland Raiders | 5-10 | 2.4995 (LW × 0.933) | lost by 14 at Browns |
| 29 (-) | Seattle Seahawks | 5-10 | 1.9391 (LW × 0.944) | lost by 38 at Packers |
| 30 (-) | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-12 | 1.9391 (LW × 0.967) | lost by 7 at Bengals |
| 31 (-) | St. Louis Rams | 1-14 | 1.4069 (LW × 0.973) | lost by 21 at Cardinals |
| 32 (-) | Detroit Lions | 2-13 | 1.3595 (LW × 1.006) | lost by 14 at 49ers |
Comments
All the NFC playoff teams have been determined, though the precise seeding will not be determined until after next week's games.
On the AFC side, only the Titans were eliminated this week, so 7 teams are still alive for the two wildcard spots. The Jets and Ravens are the two teams with "win-and-in" scenarios.
The Cardinals have won 10 games in a season for the first time since 1976, when they were still in St. Louis.
APR does not take into account when teams rest their players, and so the Colts loss costs them dearly in the standings. They would have taken over the #1 spot with a 7 point win.
And the Jets "win" over the previously unbeaten Colts pushes them to even more ridiculous hights. Although with the Saints, Vikings, and Colts all losing, the top is looking a little soft anyway.
The Panthers get another big upset win, and climb even higher in the rankings.
The Bengals are 1-3 against teams ranked higher than #14 this week. Bengal fans may be well advised to prepare for a quick exit from the playoffs.
Teams ESPN likes more than APR:
- Bengals (+12)
- Another week, another close game against a bad team for the Bengals. At least they won this time.
Teams APR likes more than ESPN:
- Panthers (-11)
- The Panthers add another upset win to this year's resumé. Since they stopped turning the ball over on offense, they've looked a lot better.
- Jets (-10)
- As mentioned above, APR probably giving them too much credit for a win over a Colts team that wasn't trying. On the other hand, they did get a win, which is more than they can say for last week.
- Patriots (-8)
- The Patriots are another team benefitting from APR's love of big wins. Yeah, they beat out the playoff wannabe Jaguars by 4 touchdowns. But the Patriots are just 2-5 on the road. That's not good for the playoffs, and that's not a top-5 team.
