Each week after Monday Night game(s) has concluded, I’ll publish my list of NFL power rankings. Here is the pecking order for Week 16.
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1) Green Bay Packers – Packers bounce right back against Bears.
2) New Orleans Saints – Brees historic in dismantling Falcons.
3) San Francisco 49ers – Niners outlast surprising Seattle on road.
4) New England Patriots – Patriots stand at a soft 12-3.
5) Detroit Lions – Lions looked like it was September again in defeating Chargers.
6) Pittsburgh Steelers – Was that a bye, or the Rams?
7) Baltimore Ravens – Ravens look solid, but not great.
8) New York Giants – Giants may scrabble into NFC East title.
9) Cincinnati Bengals – Bengals clinging to playoff hopes.
10) Dallas Cowboys – Cowboys will need help now.
Read the rest of the power rankings after the jump …
11) Atlanta Falcons – Falcons no match for Saints.
12) Houston Texans – Colts came back to bite `em again, even in this lost Indy season.
13) Philadelphia Eagles – Vick spoils Cowboys’ Christmas.
14) New York Jets – Two ugly performances in a row.
15) Tennessee Titans – Titans not done yet.
16) Seattle Seahawks – Seahawks actually gave 49ers a great game.
17) Oakland Raiders – Raiders might still get into the playoffs.
18) San Diego Chargers – Chargers stopped dead in their tracks by the Lions.
19) Denver Broncos – Even Tebow can’t come back that far.
20) Arizona Cardinals – Cardinals stopped by the big stripe machine.
21) Carolina Panthers – Newton has Panthers on an upswing to end the season.
22) Kansas City Chiefs – Chiefs beat Packers, and then lose to Raiders. Blech!
23) Miami Dolphins – Dolphins can stand with most teams, including the Pats.
24) Buffalo Bills – Bills win the battle of the snow.
25) Chicago Bears – Would Cutler have made a difference against the Packers?
26) Washington Redskins – Remember when the Redskins were leading their division?
27) Cleveland Browns – Had a chance against Ravens.
28) Minnesota Vikings – Win leaves them out of Luck.
29) Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Morris may not fire himself, but …
30) Jacksonville Jaguars – Jags ending up like Jags always do: losing.
31) Indianapolis Colts – Stupid Colts.
32) St. Louis Rams – Honing in on Luck.