NFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Broncos Free Fall Out Of Top 5

Dec 22, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) walks off the field at halftime against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) walks off the field at halftime against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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The FanSided.com editorial team has updated their NFL Power Rankings as we prepare to enter the final week of the 2014-15 regular season. 


There is just one week left in the NFL regular seasons and the New England Patriots have managed to remain the best team in football after a big loss by the Denver Broncos.

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What the loss for the Broncos does is clinch home field advantage for the Patriots in the AFC side of the playoffs, but over in the NFC things are a little more convoluted. The Philadelphia Eagles fell a bit in the rankings, but they still rank above most of the teams still alive in the AFC playoff picture.

That loss by the Broncos dropped them out of the Top 5, and propelled four teams from the NFC into the top of the power rankings with that fall for Denver being the worst of this week.

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 (12-3)

2.

seahawks
seahawks /

Seattle Seahawks (11-4)

3.

cowboys
cowboys /

Dallas Cowboys (11-4)

4.

packers
packers /

Green Bay Packers (11-4)

5.

lions
lions /

Detroit Lions (11-4)

6.

broncos
broncos /

Denver Broncos (11-4)

7.

bengals
bengals /

Cincinnati Bengals (10-4-1)

8.

cardinals
cardinals /

Arizona Cardinals (11-4)

9.

colts
colts /

Indianapolis Colts (10-5)

10.

steelers
steelers /

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5)

11.

chargers
chargers /

San Diego Chargers (9-6)

12.

eagles
eagles /

Philadelphia Eagles (9-6)

13.

dolphins
dolphins /

Miami Dolphins (8-7)

14.

ravens
ravens /

Baltimore Ravens (9-6)

15.

texans
texans /

Houston Texans (8-7)

16.

chiefs
chiefs /

Kansas City Chiefs (8-7)

17.

bills
bills /

Buffalo Bills (8-7)

18.

49ers
49ers /

San Francisco 49ers (7-8)

19.

falcons
falcons /

Atlanta Falcons (6-9)

20.

rams
rams /

St. Louis Rams (6-9)

21.

giants
giants /

New York Giants (6-9)

22.

panthers
panthers /

Carolina Panthers (6-8-1)

23.

vikings
vikings /

Minnesota Vikings (6-9)

24.

browns
browns /

Cleveland Browns (7-8)

25.

saints
saints /

New Orleans Saints (6-9)

26.

bears
bears /

Chicago Bears (5-10)

27.

jags
jags /

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13)

28.

raiders
raiders /

Oakland Raiders (2-13)

29.

jets
jets /

New York Jets (3-12)

bucs
bucs /

32.

titans
titans /

Tennessee Titans (2-13)

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