NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Patriots Return To No. 1

Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick (R) after clinching the AFC East title with a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick (R) after clinching the AFC East title with a 41-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The FanSided.com editorial team has updated their NFL Power Rankings as we prepare to enter the penultimate week of the 2014-15 regular season. 


There are just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular seasons and the New England Patriots have returned to the top spot following a Green Bay Packers loss to the Buffalo Bills last weekend.

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Behind the Patriots at the top of the latest NFL power rankings are the two Super Bowl teams from a year ago — the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.

The Dallas Cowboys also made up some ground following Week 15, thanks to a win over the division rival Philadelphia Eagles.

At the opposite end of the rankings, we have the Oakland Raiders bringing up the rear along with the Tennessee Titans.

Where does your team stand in the latest rankings?

Here are the NFL power rankings heading in to Week 16 of the regular season:

NOTERankings take the average of polls from VP of Content Patrick Allen, Editor-in-Chief Josh Sanchez, Editor Mike Dyce , Editor Josh Hill and Editor Jack Jorgensen.

1.

patriots
patriots /

New England Patriots (11-3)

2.

broncos
broncos /

Denver Broncos (11-3)

3.

seahawks
seahawks /

Seattle Seahawks (10-4)

4.

colts
colts /

Indianapolis Colts (10-4)

5.

cardinals
cardinals /

Arizona Cardinals (11-3)

6.

cowboys
cowboys /

Dallas Cowboys (10-4)

7.

packers
packers /

Green Bay Packers (10-4)

8.

lions
lions /

Detroit Lions (10-4)

9.

eagles
eagles /

Philadelphia Eagles (9-5)

10.

bengals
bengals /

Cincinnati Bengals (9-4-1)

11.

chargers
chargers /

San Diego Chargers (8-6)

12.

steelers
steelers /

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5)

13.

ravens
ravens /

Baltimore Ravens (9-5)

14.

chiefs
chiefs /

Kansas City Chiefs (8-6)

15.

bills
bills /

Buffalo Bills (8-6)

16.

dolphins
dolphins /

Miami Dolphins (7-7)

17.

texans
texans /

Houston Texans (7-7)

18.

rams
rams /

St. Louis Rams (6-8)

19.

49ers
49ers /

San Francisco 49ers (7-7)

20.

browns
browns /

Cleveland Browns (7-7)

21.

panthers
panthers /

Carolina Panthers (5-8-1)

22.

saints
saints /

New Orleans Saints (6-8)

23.

vikings
vikings /

Minnesota Vikings (6-8)

24.

falcons
falcons /

Atlanta Falcons (5-9)

25.

giants
giants /

New York Giants (5-9)

26.

bears
bears /

Chicago Bears (5-9)

27.

jets
jets /

New York Jets (3-11)

bucs
bucs /

30.

jags
jags /

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12)

31.

titans
titans /

Tennessee Titans (2-12)

32.

raiders
raiders /

Oakland Raiders (2-12)

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