NFL Rankings

One week left in the regular series and things still aren't set. The NFC East will come down to one game, but the NFC Wildcard spot could be a handful of teams. Seeding isn't set in either conference, except for a few positions. Here are the rankings heading into the final week:

NFL Power Rankings

Through Week 16

Andrew – 1350 Points (155-84-1)

Greg – 1311 Points (149-90-1) – Winner of Week 16

NOTE: Last week’s rank is noted in the first parenthesis. Current team record noted in the second parenthesis.

1. (1) Denver Broncos (12-3) – Manning continues to make a case for MVP and/or Comeback POY. The Broncos are also one win away and one Houston loss away from home field advantage throughout. – Andrew

2. (2) Atlanta Falcons (13-2) – Clinched the top seed in the NFC already. It’s amazing to me that as good as they have been all year, nobody really talks about them as a real threat to win the Super Bowl though. – Andrew

3. (5) Green Bay Packers (11-4) – Green Bay is now playing as good as they did a year ago when they entered the playoffs as heavy favorites. – Andrew

4. (6) New England Patriots (11-4) – New England isn’t entering the playoffs on a high note. They just lost to the 49ers, and this week they barely beat a bad Jacksonville team. – Andrew

5. (7) Seattle Seahawks (10-5) – Seattle isn’t positioned in the driver’s seat, but it is hard to beat against them in the NFC at this point. Once again, they looked great on both sides of the ball and they dismantled San Francisco on Sunday night. – Andrew

6. (3) Houston Texans (12-3) – Despite a crummy performance this week, Houston is still in position to be the top seed in the AFC. Will that matter though? – Andrew

7. (4) San Francisco 49ers (10-4-1) – San Francisco got embarrassed by their division counterparts, but they can still win the division with a win this coming weekend. – Andrew

8. (8) Indianapolis Colts (10-5) – Andrew Luck has taken a two win team to a ten win team and into the playoffs. If that isn’t good enough for ROY then I don’t know what is… – Andrew

9. (9) Washington Redskins (9-6) – Six in a row now in the nation’s capital. They now lead the NFC East all by themselves. But they still need to beat Dallas this week to clinch. – Andrew

10. (12) Cincinnati Bengals (9-6) – The Bengals took out Pittsburgh to clinch their playoff birth this weekend. Defense is playing so well currently. – Andrew

11. (13) Minnesota Vikings (9-6) – AD finally had an average game but that didn’t stop Minnesota from winning again. They control their destiny in the Wildcard race. AD needs 208 yards to set the all-time record. – Andrew

12. (14) Baltimore Ravens (10-5) – The Ravens finally looked cohesive once more on Sunday. Still don’t know what to expect out of them on a weekly basis though. The division is locked down at this point however. – Andrew

13. (15) Chicago Bears (9-6) – One win down, one more to go to make the playoffs. But they still need a Vikings loss too. But honestly, if they get in do they have a chance to even win a game? – Andrew

14. (10) Dallas Cowboys (8-7) – Romo and Dez are playing at an elite level. But the team continues to put themselves in a hole at the start of games. Better not happen this weekend with the division on the line. – Andrew

15. (11) New York Giants (8-7) – Basically out of the playoff hunt now and they can only blame themselves. This week the offense hit an all-time low. – Andrew

16. (17) St. Louis Rams (7-7-1) – Jeff Fisher has done an amazing job with this team to get them to .500. Could be a dangerous team in a couple years. – Andrew

17. (18) New Orleans Saints (7-8) – Just think if this team didn’t start out losing for a month at the beginning of the year. They may be in line for a playoffs run! – Andrew

18. (19) – Miami Dolphins (7-8) – Another team that has been a pleasant surprise this year and will likely become a legitimate threat in a couple years. – Andrew

19. (16) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8) – The Steelers are out of the playoffs and can blame on man: Big Ben. Two late picks have lost the game the last two weeks. Not clutch anymore… – Andrew

20. (21) Carolina Panthers (6-9) – Cam and company are starting to play great and are building for next year. – Andrew

21. (23) San Diego Chargers (6-9) – I’m just imagining what changes are coming and realize I have no clue what direction they will go. – Andrew

22. (20) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-9) – Halfway through the year things were looking up. Then they collapsed. They do have a bright future with Doug Martin though. – Andrew

23. (22) New York Jets (6-9) – Don’t think they have a QB problem but an entire organization problem. – Andrew

24. (24) Cleveland Browns (5-10) –Losing at Denver isn’t the end of the world (cause the Broncos are the best in the league right now)… but a couple injuries they sustained were scary. – Andrew

25. (25) Buffalo Bills (5-10) – They will address the quarterback position in the offseason. But the defense still needs work too. – Andrew

26. (26) Tennessee Titans (5-10) – Didn’t even look capable of stopping Green Bay on Sunday. – Andrew

27. (27) Arizona Cardinals (5-10) – Glad to see them lose because they were playing my Bears! – Andrew

28. (28) Detroit Lions (4-11) – Congrats to Calvin Johnson on the record, but it’s a meaningless record for him when the team has only four wins. – Andrew

29. (29) Oakland Raiders (4-11) – It will be an interesting offseason for this team as it always is in Oakland. – Andrew

30. (30) Philadelphia Eagles (4-11) – Personally, they got hosed on the final play and got called for grounding. They deserved one last shot at a TD that could have tied the game. – Andrew

31. (31) Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13) – Loved that they showed heart yesterday against New England. I’ll credit Tebow for that because the rumors of him coming re-energized the team. – Andrew

32. (32) Kansas City Chiefs (2-13) – Jamaal Charles has bounced back nicely after his season ending injury last year. But they don’t have a QB. – Andrew

By: Andrew Miller